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frank_48

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Haydn & Technique

on: December 15, 2008, 06:27:42 AM

what do people think about having some haydn sonatas on the side to develop a students technique? would that be good? or are there other pieces from other composers that would be better suited..?

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hyrst

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Re: Haydn & Technique

Reply #1 on: December 15, 2008, 09:50:48 AM

I think they are great for learning technique and sight-reading, but only for pretty advanced students. Czerny would be my choice for intermediate learners.

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Reply #2 on: December 15, 2008, 07:16:58 PM

As a student, I also thought about using Haydn's simpler sonatas as learning opportunities. But since I am not naturally fluent in trills, mordents and other ornaments, they were more of a challenge than I thought. The student should be very secure in ornaments because Haydn throws one in for every measure...

And of course, if you wanted to really get practice in ornaments - Haydn would be a great start!

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