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Allegro

Lesson Book page 49

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1. Look at the RH in the first measure. Can you find the note and finger?
2. How many times does the pattern in measure one appear in the piece?
3. What's the difference between the RH in measures 1-2 and measures 5-6? Let's play these measures to hear the forte and piano.
4. Now add a LH C when you play that pattern. Let's play those measures once again.
5. In measures 3 and 4 the LH gets busy. Do the notes step or skip?
6. Compare Mm. 3-4 with Mm. 7-8. Do you see any changes?

Be sure the student feels and plays Allegro

explore and create

• A Real Allegro Tempo

  In Italian allegro means fast and lively. Let's play Allegro just that way. (Play the duet)

• Allegro Sailors

  Go back to Hey, Hey, Look at Me! or Russian Sailor Dance and play these pieces allegro.

• Meet the Composer

  Mauro Giuliani taught himself how to play, and he was one of the most famous guitarists of his time. Beethoven was his friend and wrote some music for him. To see what Giuliani looked like, try an image search for his name on Google. You'll also see how men dressed in those days.

partner pages

Theory

p. 37 Skips on the Staff

• Eye-Training continues with sightreading line-to-line skips.
• Ear-Training focuses on listening to which example the teacher plays, followed by note naming.

Performance

p. 23 Donkeys Love Carrots

• A traditional folk song using line-to-line skips pairs with the classical Allegro.
• Extend the piece by playing the last two measures as a special ending up the piano! The teacher may accompany with the final measures of the duet.

pedagogy pointers

This piece is packed with line-to-line thirds. Note that this time the right hand begins with the thumb on E. The hands played together in Best Friends, but this is the first time the right hand moves on its own, and the left hand is like an accompaniment.

The student learns that allegro means fast and lively, but also that it's important to first learn a piece slowly.

accompaniments on disk

• CD Tracks 64-65
• MIDI File 32

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see it in action

Teaching Video 47

One secret to good reading is to be aware of what's the same and what's different. Ingrid is quick to make these comparisons, even to pointing out where it says "fast and lively" on the page. Learning the piece in sections reinforces this reading process. Because dynamic changes are included at the outset, musical playing is "built-in".

Holding the left-hand whole notes improves as the reading becomes secure. A cautious tempo is gradually upgraded. "Let's see what the Allegro speed feels like." Ingrid is ready to go, and the smooth, graceful duet is convincingly "fast and lively".

Ask Yourself

• What is evident about the teacher's comments throughout the entire presentation?
• How would you describe Ingrid's involvement?

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