March Piano Madness

March Piano Madness

MARCH MADNESS PIANO CHALLENGE!

Each week you will be assigned two pieces to listen to (YouTube links are provided below), and I'll ask you to vote on your favorite. Team members, family, and friends are all welcome join in - if you listen you can have a vote!

A few points on listening:

• THE ONE RULE: no talking/noise distractions while you listen (this may be the hardest part of the challenge)
• Listen in the car, during mealtime, when you practice, etc. - whenever works for you is fine. (I've made it a point to choose shorter pieces - most are under 10 minutes - so no one should have trouble finding time to do this each week.)
• Try drawing or coloring what the music makes you think of while you listen
• You don't have to sit still while you listen - move around and dance if you feel like it!
• Talk about what you hear! We'll discuss it in your lesson, too.
• Don't worry if you forget to vote  - you'll have a chance to do that during your lesson if needed.

Here are the YouTube links for your listening assignment this week.  Find your team and listen to the examples, then pick your favorite of the two! This first round of voting ends on Monday, March 2. 


Team #1 - Bebe, Lillian, and Max
Johann Sebastian Bach, WTC I Prelude and Fugue no. 13 in F-sharp major
Domenico Scarlatti, Sonata in D major, K. 492/L. 14
Vote for your favorite!


Team #2 - Stella, Maggie, Michael
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata no. 11 in A Major, Rondo alla Turca 
Franz Josef Haydn, Sonata in D major, Hob. XVI - first movement
Vote for your favorite!


Team #3 - Irene, Adrita, Emma
Ludwig van Beethoven, Pathetique Sonata, 2nd movement [stops at 5'30"]
Franz Schubert, Impromptu no. 3 in G-flat major, D. 899 
Vote for your favorite!


Team #4 - Zoe, Mira, Ellen
Frederic Chopin, Heroic Polonaise in A-flat major 
Franz Liszt, Concert Etude no. 3 "Un Sospiro" (Arrau)
Vote for your favorite!


Team #5 - Nora, Wesley, Andrew
Johannes Brahms, Rhapsody in B minor 
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Prelude Op. 32 no. 10 in B minor 
Vote for your favorite!


Team #6 - Lentz, Lilianna, Anna S.
Claude Debussy, Estampes - Gardens in the Rain 
Maurice Ravel, Miroirs - Alborada del gracioso 
Vote for your favorite!


Team #7 - Anna G., Jenny, Jizelle
Samuel Barber, Excursions
Aaron Copland, Passacaglia
Vote for your favorite!


Team #8 - Eric, Arwen, Steven
Sergei Prokofief, Toccata in D minor
Alberto Ginastera, Sonata, Op. 22
Vote for your favorite!