About the Music: This short piece, along with many others, were based upon the Smallwood’s piano tutor book, a renowned piano syllabus that sets out to improve the technical ability and understanding of piano students all across the world. This specific piece, Waltz, is in the key of C Major and is designed to improve fluency in using both hands and introduces the concepts of waltz-like musical structure and broken octaves.
About: This is the beginning of a series of piano technical works and exercises. These exercises will help improve the technical ability and musical understanding of the student, ranging from scales and multi-octave scales to multi – octave arpeggios and daily preparatory exercises in each key to improve fluency.
About the Music: This short piece, along with many others, were based upon the Smallwood’s piano tutor book, a renowned piano syllabus that sets out to improve the technical ability and understanding of piano students all across the world. This specific piece, Hungarian Melody, is in the key of C Major and is designed to improve fluency in using both hands and introduces the concepts of eighth note rhythms and waltz-like musical structure.
This short piece, along with many others, were based upon the Smallwood’s piano tutor book, a renowned piano syllabus that sets out to improve the technical ability and understanding of piano students all across the world. This specific piece, March, is in the key of C Major and is designed to improve fluency in using both hands and introduces faster rhythms and broken chords.
Slow Air in C Major – Smallwood’s Piano Tutor
Performer: Surya Shreejith
About the Music: This short piece, along with many others, were based upon the Smallwood’s piano tutor book, a renowned piano syllabus that sets out to improve the technical ability and understanding of piano students all across the world. This specific piece, Slow Air, is in the key of C Major and is designed to improve fluency in using both hands and introduces the concepts of broken chords and uneven rhythms.
Favorite Reel in C Major – Smallwood’s Piano Tutor
Performer: Surya Shreejith
About the Music: This short piece, along with many others, were based upon the Smallwood’s piano tutor book, a renowned piano syllabus that sets out to improve the technical ability and understanding of piano students all across the world. This specific piece, Favorite Reel, is in the key of C Major and is designed to improve fluency in using both hands and introduces the concepts of chords.
Invention No. 12 in A Major (BWV 783) – Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Surya Shreejith
About the Music [As per the Trinity College of London Grade 7 Exam Book]: Johann Sebastian Bach wrote this piece, along with another invention, to educate his son on the techniques of the keyboard. This piece is lively, upbeat, and demonstrates clear independence of the hands, strong articulation, and a freedom of thought concerning dynamics.
About the Piece: Beethoven composed “Für Elise” in 1810, and it is thought to be written for Therese, a woman he wanted to marry in 1810. The piece is short and sweet, and is often described as romantic and loving. Some speculate that the general mood is one of agony that develops into happiness, as presumably, the relationship between Beethoven and Therese wasn’t mutual.
About the Music: Divenire is one of many famous works crafted by Ludovico Einaudi, an Italian Contemporary Classical Composer. Released in 2006, the song name means “to become” and highlights growth and prosperity in the music.