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Topic: Songs students practice obsessively  (Read 2982 times)

Offline patrickh

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Songs students practice obsessively
on: June 16, 2013, 06:42:20 PM
As a piano teacher, I have had students practice songs obsessively over and over again - and had other songs they didn't care about.

Currently my memory fails me on exactly which songs my students practiced over and over again, so I am turning to the forum for help.

Can you name some songs which your students practice obsessively over and over again?

Thanks for any help!
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Offline pytheamateur

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Re: Songs students practice obsessively
Reply #1 on: June 16, 2013, 09:30:08 PM
If you mean songs that can actually be sung, then Mary Had A Little Lamb seems to be an old time favourite.
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Beethoven - Sonata in C sharp minor, Op 27 No 12
Chopin - Fantasie Impromptu, Nocturn in C sharp minor, Op post
Brahms - Op 118, Nos 2 & 3

Offline magic_sonata

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Re: Songs students practice obsessively
Reply #2 on: June 19, 2013, 07:35:39 PM
Songs and compositions are two completely different things. What you are reffering to is compositions or pieces, not songs.

I find that my students practice all pieces equally.
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Offline lilla

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Re: Songs students practice obsessively
Reply #3 on: June 22, 2013, 06:25:19 PM
Canon in D
Fur Elise
Moonlight Sonata
The Entertainer
Most toccatas, jigs, rags
Or pop pieces, Coldplay's Clocks, Adele, Rihanna, etc.
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