Style periods
Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th century in outline, with their keyboard music.
- Category
- Style periods and performance practice
- First taught in
- 4.8 Shape Classical articulation
- Theory cards
- Style periods (Level 4)
- From Schubert to Debussy (Level 9)
- The piano grows with the music (Level 10)
In the lessons
8 lessons and 8 pieces where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| 4.8 | Shape Classical articulationTraditioner af swenska folk-dansar, Part 2 No. 31, Traditional, arr. Olof Åhlström |
| 9.7 | Move a scale in octavesSong without Words in A minor “Volkslied”, Op. 53 No. 5, Felix Mendelssohn |
| 10.10 | Prepare a complete performancePrelude in A-flat major, Op. 28 No. 17, Frédéric Chopin |
| D.10 | Carry a barcarolle pulse through chromatic colourMallorca (Barcarola), Op. 202, Isaac Albéniz |
| D.11 | Keep clarity inside a compact modern sonata movementSonatine, M.40 — I. Modéré, Maurice Ravel |
| L.8 | Hear a slow dance through harmonic colourImages, première série: Hommage à Rameau, L. 110 / CD 105, Claude Debussy |
| L.11 | Keep a perpetual motion transparentImages, première série: Mouvement, L. 110 / CD 105, Claude Debussy |
| C.10 | Keep volatile colour under complete concert controlGaspard de la nuit, M. 55: III. Scarbo, Maurice Ravel |
In Musicianship
The units whose theory questions ask about it.
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| 4.8 | Rests and dots |
| 9.7 | Deceptive returns |
| 10.10 | Seventh colours |
Related ideas
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