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Cruella de Vil - Melville A. Leven - ABRSM 2017/18 Grade 6 Piano C2 with TEACHING NOTES

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Channel: MusicOnline UK · 2016 · Education

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TEACHING NOTES
There is a lot of detail in this piece one would do well to take time to observe every small aspect. Overlapping notes (e.g. 0:20) abound and the fingering (e.g. LH lower notes (0:30) is paramount to achieving a good performance. One area where in teaching this piece I have found overlapping important is bar 11. If the top B flat doesn't overlap the lower C sharp, the latter sounds like it's part of the tune (which it's not, watch 0:36)

The last two notes in the LH of bar 12 raise an interesting question, although they are part of a decrescendo, should the last A sharp be louder than the preceeding note since this A sharp is the main tune starting again. In this video it is played such (0:40)

The middle section provides some interesting challenges in terms of staccato notes. Bar 23 is particularly tricky where the staccato occurs in the top of the RH but the lower RH notes have to hold a legato line (1:11).

Have fun with the RH tremolos is bars 29, 30 and 32. They should start exactly on the 3rd beat of each of these bars NOT when you playthe tied quaver just before the beat (the tremolo marking is only on the dotted note in each case).

Pedalling, throughout can also be sparingly added ONLY after you have mastered a good legato fingering. Putting pedal in too early might tempt you to be lazy with your fingering. Once you have mastered the technically aspects of this piece, remember to enjoy it. After all, the marking at the beginning is "with a swagger" (not that we are recommending alcohol to achieve a good performance :p ). If your performance doesn't make you smile - you're doing something wrong!!

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