Chamber music for the precollege student: "you say tomato, I say tomaahto--let's call the whole thing off!".

Chamber music for the precollege student: "you say tomato, I say tomaahto--let's call the whole thing off!". It has been my belief for a long time that the struggles in our world could be solved if everyone in positions of power and authority were required to sing in a choir or play chamber music together once a week! Wouldn't that be interesting? When we engage in conversation with each other, we are involved in a verbal dance that moves through agreement, disagreement, opinion, fact, expression and emotion. In today's world successful communication between people is the tool that will create peace, mutual understanding and collaboration on a variety of important issues. Think of the times you have been with someone who doesn't speak your language; you find a way to communicate, through gesture or facial expression facial expression,n the use of the facial muscles to communicate or to convey mood. , because human beings have an intense desire to connect with other people. The same magic happens when our students enter into the world of chamber music. The art of dialogue and verbal articulation can be beautifully learned through the collaborative musical experience. There is a mixture of delight, discovery and sometimes frustration, but sharing those differences and reaching an agreement on the musical goals and projection is the whole point. It's about the journey as much as the destination. The precollege pianist spends so much time practicing alone--often for years. I have found it rare when the talented high school pianist has even had the opportunity to accompany the school or church choir. The common practice after eight to ten years of lessons is for the student to perform a final high school senior recital Recital - dBASE-like language and DBMS from Recital Corporation. Versions include Vax VMS. , usually consisting entirely of solo repertoire. When this is completed, no matter the talent, it is often the last time they play with any serious application. When students are involved with chamber music from an earlier age, they develop a sense of responsibility to other musicians and to the music. They, in turn, bring another dimension to their solo work by gaining more listening skills and making the inner lines speak. I also believe chamber music can be the answer to retaining students longer and getting our piano students in particular excited about "new" and challenging repertoire. By including chamber music in the precollege training, there is more likelihood students will continue to play into their adult life because the experience of chamber music, among other things, is a social one. There is a wealth of repertoire available and accessible for the precollege pianist and for the precollege string, wind and brass players, too. If piano students are playing Mozart and Haydn sonatas The following is a list of musical pieces that belong to the category, Sonata. Classical (ca 1760 – ca 1830) Haydn Sonata in C Major (H. XVI:3 / WU 14) (c1765) Sonata in D Major (H. , Chopin nocturnes This article is about the orchestral suite by Claude Debussy. For other musical compositions called "Nocturne", see Nocturne.Nocturnes is an orchestral composition in three movements by the French composer Claude Debussy. and Debussy preludes, they certainly are capable of playing some chamber music repertoire. I always am amazed a��maze?v. a��mazed, a��maz��ing, a��maz��esv.tr.1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise.2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex.v.intr. at the number of calls I receive each spring from the local instrumental teachers, asking one week ahead of the spring festival if I have a pianist who can "accompany" their violin student on a movement of the Beethoven D Major Sonata sonata(sənä`tə), in music, type of instrumental composition that arose in Italy in the 17th cent.At first the term merely distinguished an instrumental piece from a piece with voice, which was called a cantata. ! Why is chamber music important for the piano student? The chamber repertoire ranges from the delicate weaving in the Poulenc Flute Sonata A flute sonata is a sonata usually for flute and piano, though occasionally other accompanying instruments may be used. Flute sonatas in the Baroque period were very often accompanied in the form of basso continuo. , to the transparent lines and harmonies of a Mozart Violin Sonata A violin sonata is a musical composition for solo violin, often (but not always) accompanied by a piano or other keyboard instrument, or by figured bass in the Baroque. , to the complex and thick textures of the Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata A cello sonata usually denotes a sonata written for cello and piano, though other instrumentations are used, such as solo cello. The most famous Romantic-era cellos sonatas are those written by Johannes Brahms and Ludwig van Beethoven. . In my opinion, this rich and vast repertoire is inspiring for any pianist and serves to deepen their technique and musicianship. I certainly have had moments as a collaborative pianist when I wanted to rename Re`name´v. t. 1. To give a new name to.Verb 1. rename - assign a new name to; "Many streets in the former East Germany were renamed in 1990" the piece to read: "Sonata for Piano and Violin"! I remember several years ago, after a performance of the Debussy Cello/Piano Sonata, someone shaking my hand backstage and thanking me for "helping out the cellist that evening." Ah me! How Do I Integrate Chamber Music Into My Private Studio? Many private teachers are concerned about how they would bring students together for chamber music. With students' full schedules, it can be a challenge, but it only takes a little patience and creative thinking to make this a rich part of your curriculum. Here are a few suggestions: * Get to know the local instrumental teachers in your area. Host a coffee and cake reception so you can meet and share ideas. Find out what levels and repertoire they are teaching and discuss the possibilities of grouping students in chamber music. Some of the best collaborations occur spontaneously over chocolate and espresso! Start introducing chamber music to your piano students by having them play the various parts on the second piano or keyboard while you play the piano part. Talk about what they hear and how the lines in the cello celloor 'cello:see violin. celloor violoncelloBowed, stringed instrument, the bass member of the violin family. Its full name means “little violone”—i.e., “little big viol. or flute part are related to the piano score. * Invite local string or wind teachers to your studio to share the experience of coaching and rehearsing with the students. * Have a session once a month on a Saturday where you bring the instrumentalists together with your piano students. Everyone receives the music ahead of time, and when you come together, it can be a wonderful way of introducing the repertoire and artistic skills needed to play chamber music. This is an entire career on its own, and too often the young pianist, who has a natural ability for this, doesn't get exposed until they go to college. Think about the times for district festivals--shouldn't piano students be the ones who are collaborating with their peers? * Notice when there are chamber music concerts being broadcast on public television. Have a studio project where your students watch these programs and write a one-page review they can bring to the next group or studio class. * Invite a professional chamber music group from your area to visit your studio one Saturday morning. They can present a "working rehearsal," where they talk to the students about what they are doing and how they arrive at musical conclusions together. * Plan one of your local MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system.(2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. chapter meetings to feature chamber music and invite a chamber group to participate. This can help the piano teachers start connecting their students with the instrumental students according to according toprep.1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.2. In keeping with: according to instructions.3. age and ability. * Have one of your studio recitals focus on collaborative piano. Each student would perform with a partner on a chamber piece or movement. This can work well if you team up with a local violin or flute teacher. * If you are part of a chamber group, include your group in one of your studio recitals. Invite the students to sit closely and be "inside" the group as you perform so they can be near the experience of the chamber ensemble. * Open the scores of the Brahms or Beethoven violin or cello sonatas. Show your piano students this repertoire and how it demands a facile (language) Facile - A concurrent extension of ML from ECRC.http://ecrc.de/facile/facile_home.html.["Facile: A Symmetric Integration of Concurrent and Functional Programming", A. Giacalone et al, Intl J Parallel Prog 18(2):121-160, Apr 1989]. technique and good ears. (It's not just an accompaniment, which many of them initially think!) If Students Can't Hear It, They Can't Play It! Chamber music really can be the vehicle for featuring your best students! It requires that the musicians involved become aurally au��ral?1?adj.Of, relating to, or perceived by the ear.[From Latin auris, ear; see ous- in Indo-European roots. aware on levels not always as obvious when playing solo repertoire. By high school age, piano students should be able to handle a fair amount of the chamber music repertoire, and what a wonderful way to get students of similar age and ability together in small music groups. This also can lead to collaboration on senior recitals, school events, music festivals and collegiate auditions. Chamber music also is a wonderful way to help young musicians on all instruments realize that in most repertoire, the piano is not just "accompaniment," but an integral part of the music and conceived so by the composer. If you play a Beethoven violin or cello sonata, they are equal and, yes, even conversational parts. The relationship that develops while playing chamber music becomes very intimate--and involves trust and accountability. As Maurice Hinson says in his preface to The Piano in Chamber Ensemble about the spirit of chamber music, it is "the music of friends." (1) NOTES (1.) Hinson, Maurice, The Piano in Chamber Ensemble. Bloomington, IN; Indiana University Press Indiana University Press, also known as IU Press, is a publishing house at Indiana University that engages in academic publishing, specializing in the humanities and social sciences. It was founded in 1950. Its headquarters are located in Bloomington, Indiana. , (1978): ix. Jody Graves holds a D.M.A. degree from the Eastman School of Music Eastman School of Music:see Rochester, Univ. of. and is professor of piano at Eastern Washington University Eastern Washington University - A university 20 miles southwest of Spokane, WA on the edge of the rolling Palouse Prairie.http://ewu.edu/.Address: Cheney, Washington, USA. . She is an active performer, teacher and adjudicator ad��ju��di��cate?v. ad��ju��di��cat��ed, ad��ju��di��cat��ing, ad��ju��di��catesv.tr.1. To hear and settle (a case) by judicial procedure.2. , interested in promoting concert art music and fostering collaborative experiences between artist and listener.