Next in the Level It Up! series!
LEVEL IT UP: a Quartet, Movement 3!
"This is a fantastic series! Keep it going." -- Keith Snell, world-renowned editor/composer for Neil A. Kjos Music Company
**Access the complete LEVEL IT UP Library below!**
Presenting our 3rd series of 4 sessions...
LEVEL IT UP: a Quartet, Movement 3! Each program will be presented live on Zoom twice -- tune in for either one...or both! Each session is recorded and you can catch it later if you can't tune in live!
Thursday, 5/14 at 12 PM EDT and Saturday, 5/16 at 1 PM EDT:
Leveling Up Dmitri Shostakovich: from Miniature to Monolith!
Biting irony and deep introspection...and a great admiration for J. S. Bach. Did you know Shostakovich wrote his own set of 24 preludes and fugues in each key? He wrote everything from children's pieces to his own Preludes and Fugues to his sonata, come level up music composed by one of the most prominent Soviet era composers.
Thursday, 5/21 at 12 PM EDT and Saturday, 5/23 at 1 PM EDT:
Leveling up Edward MacDowell: American Lyricism, Leveled Up!
MacDowell's music provides a treasure trove of imaginative music that will definitely appeal to your younger and intermediate students' imagination. Come level up from delightful character pieces to his 4 large-scale sonatas.
Thursday, 5/28 at 12 PM EDT and Saturday, 5/30 at 1 PM EDT:
Leveling Up Florence Price: ftom Spiritual Roots to Pianistic Mastery!
Price was a New England Conservatory graduate and the first African-American woman to have a major work performed by a symphony orchestra. She wrote a lot of great music for piano that is finally being explored and performed...join us in this important and fascinating journey!
Thursday,6/4 at 12 PM EDT and Saturday, 6/6 at 1 PM EDT:
Leveling Up Clementi: from Sonatinas to Sonatas...and more!
Clementi wrote more than just the famous and popular Op. 36 sonatinas! He wrote dozens of sonatas, and Beethoven owned several copies of the sonatas, as he was a great admirer of the brilliance and depth of expression. Join us as we explore some of these important predecessors of the Beethoven sonatas...and much more!
READY TO REGISTER?
Fee is $35 per each session (sessions are about 90 minutes each)
Register for all 4 for only $100 at a discount!
WHAT IS "LEVEL IT UP!"?
LEVEL IT UP! - the online course series that can help you match your students to the right level of music, composer by composer! Great for amateur pianists as well for guidance in determining what repertoire to study and play!
HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF THESE QUESTIONS?
**LEVEL IT UP! is featured this season in workshops for Utah Music Teachers Association, Anchorage (Alaska) Keyboard Teachers Association, Montgomery County (MD) Music Teachers Association, Richmond (VA) Music Teachers Association, and Springfield (VA) Music Club, a club in NFMC.**
LEVEL IT UP: a Quartet, Movement 3!
"This is a fantastic series! Keep it going." -- Keith Snell, world-renowned editor/composer for Neil A. Kjos Music Company
**Access the complete LEVEL IT UP Library below!**
Presenting our 3rd series of 4 sessions...
LEVEL IT UP: a Quartet, Movement 3! Each program will be presented live on Zoom twice -- tune in for either one...or both! Each session is recorded and you can catch it later if you can't tune in live!
Thursday, 5/14 at 12 PM EDT and Saturday, 5/16 at 1 PM EDT:
Leveling Up Dmitri Shostakovich: from Miniature to Monolith!
Biting irony and deep introspection...and a great admiration for J. S. Bach. Did you know Shostakovich wrote his own set of 24 preludes and fugues in each key? He wrote everything from children's pieces to his own Preludes and Fugues to his sonata, come level up music composed by one of the most prominent Soviet era composers.
Thursday, 5/21 at 12 PM EDT and Saturday, 5/23 at 1 PM EDT:
Leveling up Edward MacDowell: American Lyricism, Leveled Up!
MacDowell's music provides a treasure trove of imaginative music that will definitely appeal to your younger and intermediate students' imagination. Come level up from delightful character pieces to his 4 large-scale sonatas.
Thursday, 5/28 at 12 PM EDT and Saturday, 5/30 at 1 PM EDT:
Leveling Up Florence Price: ftom Spiritual Roots to Pianistic Mastery!
Price was a New England Conservatory graduate and the first African-American woman to have a major work performed by a symphony orchestra. She wrote a lot of great music for piano that is finally being explored and performed...join us in this important and fascinating journey!
Thursday,6/4 at 12 PM EDT and Saturday, 6/6 at 1 PM EDT:
Leveling Up Clementi: from Sonatinas to Sonatas...and more!
Clementi wrote more than just the famous and popular Op. 36 sonatinas! He wrote dozens of sonatas, and Beethoven owned several copies of the sonatas, as he was a great admirer of the brilliance and depth of expression. Join us as we explore some of these important predecessors of the Beethoven sonatas...and much more!
READY TO REGISTER?
Fee is $35 per each session (sessions are about 90 minutes each)
Register for all 4 for only $100 at a discount!
WHAT IS "LEVEL IT UP!"?
LEVEL IT UP! - the online course series that can help you match your students to the right level of music, composer by composer! Great for amateur pianists as well for guidance in determining what repertoire to study and play!
HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF THESE QUESTIONS?
- What is the best first Bach Invention for your student?
- Best first Prelude and Fugue from Well-Tempered Clavier?
- My student has played one of the easier Beethoven Sonatas...are they ready for the big ones?
- Is there any music by Liszt that my early intermediate student could play?
**LEVEL IT UP! is featured this season in workshops for Utah Music Teachers Association, Anchorage (Alaska) Keyboard Teachers Association, Montgomery County (MD) Music Teachers Association, Richmond (VA) Music Teachers Association, and Springfield (VA) Music Club, a club in NFMC.**