Pieces Prepared

• Gershwin: Prelude 1, first 2 pages
• Simon and Garfunkel: America
• Mozart: Sonata in C minor, first movement, first 3 pages
• Debussy: Suite Bergamasque, Prelude
• Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Promenade

Pieces Covered and Feedback

All pieces covered

Gershwin:

• Work on the rhythm in the first two opening measures
• Accents

Mozart

• Bring out the main chord theme every time it appears
• Accent the leading notes that resolve, even if not accented

Mussorgsky

• Really use the right hand pinky to bring out the main note in the chords

Debussy

• For the 3 note staccato chords at the end of some of the phrases, make sure the third chord is staccato, instead of held.
• Decide on what is p, what if f, and hold those consistently for different sections.
• Meno p – a little less soft (so slightly louder) than the p in the previous phrase.

Simon and Garfunkel

• Pinky again – use the pinky in the chords to bring out the melody

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