Level 2 Repertoire

Question 1

List your Level 2 repertoire selections by category.

Answer 1

List A: Menuetto in C Major, by W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
List B: Atacama Desert, by Wynn-Anne Rossi (b. 1956)
List C: Courageous Cat, by Teresa Richert (b. 1964)
Etude: Etude in F Major, Op. 190, No. 27, by C. L. H. Kohler (1820-1886)

Question 2

What are the pedagogical goals for the Leve 2 List A piece “Menuetto in C Major”, by Wolfgang A. Mozart?

Answer 2

1. Minuet dance style (6-step dance in 3/4 time)
2. Balance between the hands: RH melody, LH accompaniment
3. Analysis of the form of the piece, and the music history (typical Classical composition style, famous composer)
4. Articulation: portato touch, 2-note slurs
5. Terraced dynamics

Question 3

What are the pedagogical goals for the Level 2 List B piece “Atacama Desert” by Wynn-Anne Rossi?

Answer 3

1. Music history and characteristics & conventions of 20th-century music
2. Rhythmic pedalling technique
3. Balance in RH to voice melody line without banging on the thumb
4. LH solid intervals, esp those larger than P5; m.16 V7 chord

Question 4

What are the pedagogical goals for the Level 2 List C invention “Courageous Cat” by Teresa Richert?

Answer 4

1. Contrapuntal music - 2 melodies instead of melody and chords; balance between hands. Analysis of form. History: the Invention form and its origins in Baroque music.
2. Ritardando and correct use of it
3. Rhythm: counting of 2 sixteenths and eighth note.
4. Articulation of slurs and phrases and release for rests

Question 5

What are the pedagogical goals for the Level 2 Etude in F Major by C.L.H. Kohler?

Answer 5

1. Pedaling technique - none is written out, only suggested.
2. Control of articulation and rhythm at slow speed, without rushing
3. Dynamic expression including balance, requiring left hand to remain as gentle accompaniment to RH melody.
4. Shaping phrases, and shaping LH broken chords.