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    Sy pine SAC) Editor's note ‘elcome to Play Beginner. ‘My guess is that youre starting out on the wonderful journey of learning the piano, I am hoping that this will Pianist edition whet your appetite. Even if you are a retumnee after years away from the instrument, it should offer the perfect motivation and inspiration to get you hooked again. So, first and foremost... the SCORES. I have gathered an assortment of my favourite beginner-level scores from past issues of Pianist (they'll be great sight-reading exercises for the more advanced player). The pieces range from Baroque to Romantic; 18 full scores including Bach's evergreen Prelude in C, Satie’s intoxicating Gymnopédie No 1 and a simplified arrangement of Borodin’s famous Polorstian Dance. As every carefully chosen piece has a unique style, each one will teach you something different about technique. ‘With the help of contributor Melanie Spanswick, who gives a step-by-step lesson on. three of the more ‘advanced! beginner pieces, you should be able to iron out any tricky ¢ Steps’ article and lots of beginner video bits in no time, Plus, there's Tim Stein's“ lessons to view. Play Beginner should keep you busy for months on end, And who knows, by the time you've finished, you might be ready for Play Intermediate! ERICA WORTH, EDITOR Pianist www.pianistmagazine.com PUBLISHER ‘Warners Group Pbleton pc Director: Stphen Warr Pableher Clete Lye EDITORIAL ‘Warmer Group Pbextone 31-32 Park Ro: Soon ede S15) eter nea Worth edtorgpenisiragzinecom Te 4(012072660760. 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This Ecosse dates fiom 1825: Iewas dedicated by the publisher to one Duchess Sophie, again doubles wth an Ineereven than che Ninth Symphony or che novel and abupe Bagatelles Op 119, eyeto profit. For playing advie, look tthe technical tips on the score. ean energetic but moderate tempobegn your Use the sf markings to make asight RH emphasis Move towards the Eflat in bar 3 which x proctse at slow speed and with hands Separate. onthe rst beat ofthe Bar. Itmight ee ate odd the high pot ofthe frst four-bar phrase. at frst to ploce the thumb ona black note but isis 2 Standard practi. 1 2 a 6 3 The keys E flat major: eta of Sf of signature. L 2 2 1 y 1 5 Y y 1 3 8 3 3 Keep the sald accompanying LH crotchets in strict time, and get the gers ready over ‘he next notes tobe played ~ especialy wien it comes to thetwo-nete chords, RH notes tobe played staccato (etched) trough bars Sand 6 Return tothe begining and repeat 3 2 (On the repeat ship to the'2bor. In bors 9 and 10 (aso 13 and 14), the slur encourages you tin the frst. ‘wo notes ith gato and a sight downiup maton wi he hand The st A quick bond movement ‘wo nates should be strongly convasted with toca. seeded forthe thumb 9 toreach deta E fl 4 1s c) L —i mf 2 Watch out here fora change nthe LH pattern. The octave jump down in the RH requires 2 quick hand sh ‘After playing the bar above, On the repeat skip the'I'bor ‘0 ack and repe fiom bar 9. and fish with the'2bor Alexander BORODIN (1833-1887) From Polovtsian Dance No 17 (arrangement) "The Polonia also spelled ‘Polovesan) Dances were composed for an inelude in Borodin opera Prine for: Ths exer, rom the 17dh dane, sell ‘Gliding, Dance ofthe Maidens. The song Stranger in Paradise’ fom Kismet also uses this melody, laying ip: Notice the marking atthe stare Tent and espresso! ~ very slow and expresive. You will need to find a really ood fing legato inthis pee, and BEGINNER. wwe ave given fingerings that will help you with this. Ifthe fingerings dont sui yourhand, though, do.ry others. Think in longphrases-The RH hasta sing while the LH is the calm accompaniment, edalling areaeal beginner, we suggest that you dont add the pedal ntl the notesare 100, percent secure, ‘Takea look atthe technical tips within the score. included in the score, but ifyou Proctse the RH on ts own fistso thot you eto grips wth the phrasing Feel the bottom of Tedmnkh Lento e espressivo ‘miners god sng tne The geing wl wor od get pag Prete srt fi and sts soft 2 = nt ee ar throughout be = 3 piece ey of jor (@ hac cider (nly se he pel when al he notes ‘ E = Ee Ped ter A 3 3 BG fencer! a. The LH neds be the pu ofthe piece Keep ings roving even f the marking et (a) Taper te pase of roduly (ith atte dminvend) 5 between bor6 ond the begining of bar 8 san 28 ‘Be prepoed forthe LH chord atthe start of bor 6. Tt might fee awkward a fist T_T 13 Ifyou have o wide enough hand span ty the fingering 4 235.This wil alow for [Notice the fingering over the RH Fin bo 15. ‘More the thumb slendy onto the note. — LJ ober ene a) 54 3 Eduardo di CAPUA arr. KEMBER O Sole Mio Composer and aranger Jol Kember write This popular Neapolitan song, with ‘musi by Eduard di Capua (1865-1917) and lis by Halian poet Giovanni ‘Capure, dates fom 898, ‘0 solo mio trl translates as “My sunshine begins withthe words"Che bellcos na jurata ‘esol (‘What beautifl sings sunny day), so your performance needs sound bright and happy to reflec this. (Classic recordings ofthis song ae by Enrico Caruso, Benianino Gig and Mario BEGINNER. ‘Lanz. In 1949 che American singerTony Matin recorded There No Tomorrow 0 . Thekeyis Finger widsos pec )] © cider 5 i ep the puke even inthe LH above ensuring thatthe repectedC withthe thumb remains soe These ntes shold be queer on the two-ote chor 5 21s se i fi 2 Return tothe begining and repeat 2 pat bar 5 & Note the tree sets of strsin bor 5,and hn the ong gato } : tretnbar & Mae car ference rc dobonbeevesn Date Bo 4 2 4 9% sa There aver brie development section in bors 9! Make nice i 3 Nose te sforzando ‘conversation between the two hands the LH respond to he RH 5 toring elon Acentote the chords i both hands 13, bar 200 the end repeats bars 8 3 — C7 po Tal off calmly toward the end, but keep hold ofthe pus. Leopold MOZART (1719-1787) 5 . BEGINNER. Minuet in F Leopold Mozart, the father of Wolfgang and Nannetl, closely supervised his che LH docs often play on the fst beat! Hence, your RH will really ave ro children’s musical education, writing pices like this fo them ro learn keyboard. emphasise the firse note ofthe bat. At bar 9, however, che LH comes in with all Playing ps: Although this pieeis marked Allegro, dont pay i¢too quickly. Ie its Force, Always keep in mind che 3/4 pulse, giving due weighe tothe fre LH. needs to sound like a minuet Ty to give ita detached quality and always make octave, Noticeall the changes in dynamics, Pedal is ne needed ‘mphasison thefirstbeatofthebar.Thelattercan be quiteard toachievesccing_Takealookat the technical tips within the score. Emphoss the RH first beatin bar I And then tt toper off Wh regordsto orton, the nates in both the RH gently towards first beat of bar 2. Don’t put too much weight on the ‘and LH should be detached, No legato needed! ‘minim Try to fallow this method for subsequent bars. Allegro += 162 . 2 2 12 5 3 203 5 1 Theeyis F mj Note the fltin the ey signature, Sf Round of isis section nicely with a slight diminuend (ou don sow down). Then go back tothe C being ond repeat 5 aos A a2 3 1 2 1 7 3 9 Inthe LH at this pointe fingers should be ‘ready’ Change the style here immediotely ~ see ‘over the notes. There are some wide intervals to the strong forte chords inthe LH. While ‘cover (The same wll opply atthe end ofthe piece) might seem awkward, the emphasis needs tobe on the cotchet chord, nt the mii. Final flourish starts o bar 13, ith mezzo forte dynamic in bth hands Ils sot a5 4 1 mf 2 2 7 2 ’ 5 ‘Make o sudden lowering of dynamics to piano here. Itshould come as @ surprise. Tal offricey atthe end with a sight decrescendo, and ‘then repeat the second section (bar 9 tothe end) Félix LE COUPPEY (1811-1887) Arabian Air, No 28 from ABC du Piano BEGINNER ix Le Couppey was hited by the Pars Conservatoire atthe tender age of 17 allsound calm and legato, with dynamics rarely going above mezzo piano, to teach harmony even ashe wasstlla student there. The talented young pianist Pada: Even hough pedal bas noc been marked into the score (ands not 100 hcame a well-known teacher. His ABC di Plano was extremely popula percent quired, as thisisa Beginner piece), we advise you try ewe pedal changes Playing sips: There'sa lovely French Baroque quality ths piece. Take alook at _ per bar—thatis, a change per every beat, the phrase markingsand notice how the LH sometimes mimicsthe RH. Ieshould Takealookat the technical tips within the score. This isin the key ofA minor (noice the G shor). The minor key gives it thot sight souful fee. Bath hands should play legato (zmacth). And we suggest hands Separately at fist as the port oe quit independent. Observe allthe crescendo and Notice othe phrase markings.

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