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- 9.9 Shape a long melodic line
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- Romantic character pieces (Level 9)
In the lessons
8 lessons and 8 pieces where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| 9.9 | Shape a long melodic lineÉtude in C-sharp minor, Op. 2 No. 1, Alexander Scriabin |
| D.10 | Carry a barcarolle pulse through chromatic colourMallorca (Barcarola), Op. 202, Isaac Albéniz |
| L.3 | Transform a theme without losing the long spanBallade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, Frédéric Chopin |
| L.6 | Join violently contrasting sound worldsBallade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38, Frédéric Chopin |
| L.12 | Preserve musical direction at concert-study speedÉtude in C-sharp minor, Op. 10 No. 4, Frédéric Chopin |
| C.4 | Keep a theme audible beneath a storm of figurationÉtude in A minor “Winter Wind”, Op. 25 No. 11, Frédéric Chopin |
| C.7 | Reveal an embedded line inside bilateral arpeggiosÉtude in C minor, Op. 25 No. 12, Frédéric Chopin |
| C.9 | Make a substantial toccata a musical argumentToccata in C major, Op. 92, Carl Czerny |
In Musicianship
The units whose theory questions ask about it.
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| 9.9 | A long line |
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