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THE FULL COURSE

Core Elements of Learning Repertoire

  • Difficulty: 
    all-levels
  • Duration: 
    1
     hour

Looking to improve your piano skills to play pieces like Für Elise or Clair de lune, but don't want to go through years of boring beginner pieces before graduating to your favorite repertoire? If so, this course is for you. Join Steinway Artist Leann Osterkamp as she introduces you to the core elements of learning serious repertoire at the piano. Designed both for novice players with only a basic familiarity with treble and bass clef as well as more experienced players looking to fill in gaps in their skills and understanding, this course will put you on a fast track to learning the gems of the intermediate concert repertoire – from Bach Inventions to Mozart Sonatas, Brahms Intermezzi to Rachmaninoff's C-sharp minor Prelude.

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Encountering the Score (Beethoven's Für Elise)

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Creating Texture: Dynamics & Articulation (Mozart, Debussy)

03

Polyphony: Lines, Layers, & Voicing (Bach, Rachmaninoff)

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Dave McLellan

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