How To Teach Attwood Sonatina in G Major

Today we’re talking about how to teach the first movement of the Sonatina in G Major by Thomas Attwood. This is a great option for a student's first sonatina movement.

Recommended editions:

• Sonatinas: The First Book for Pianists (Margery Halford)

• The Festival Collection, book 2 (Helen Marlais)

Topics highlighted in the video below:

• G Major key signature, scale patterns, and chords

• Alberti bass

• Broken interval accompaniment like 6ths and 7ths m.13-14

• Slurs for phrasing

• Dynamics

• Steady tempo, albeit with breaths for phrasing

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