How to Teach Duncombe Sonatina
Today we’re talking about how to teach the Sonatina in C Major by William Duncombe. This is a little piece which packs a lot of pedagogical punch and is a great exercise in duple and triple divisions.
This is the eighth in my series of videos covering historical repertoire pieces found within method books. Have you checked out "Method to Masterworks" yet? It’s your guide to smoothly transitioning your student from a method series into intermediate repertoire.
Recommended Editions:
Masterwork Classics 3 (Jane Magrath)
Journey Through the Classics 2 (Jennifer Linn)
Method books containing this piece:
Piano Adventures Performance book 3A (Faber & Faber)
Alfred Premier Performance book 4 (Dennis Alexander, Gayle Kowalchyk, E. L. Lancaster, Victoria McArthur, and Martha Mier)
Syllabus listings for difficulty level:
RCM Level 1
Illinois AIM Level 3
Jane Magrath Level 3
Topics highlighted in the video below:
Ability to keep a steady pulse and subdivde into 2’s and 3’s (duplets and triplets)
Very basic counterpoint between the hands - good fingering required for a bit of movement
Basic ABA ternary form
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