Sat, Oct 05
|Classic Pianos
2024 Piano Play-In!
Time & Location
Oct 05, 2024, 10:20 AM – 12:00 PM MDT
Classic Pianos, 1332 S Broadway, Denver, CO 80210, USA
About the event
2024 Suzuki Piano Play-In
at Classic Pianos, 1332 S Broadway, Denver, CO 80210, USA
10:20 am until 12 pm.
Registration Fee: $20 before Sept 14; $25 Sept 15 and after
Please pay for your registration fee here: https://of.deluxe.com/gateway/publish/0c8187b1-14b5-1282-5dbc-766d64e0f444
Students will receive a medal and a goodie bag
Suggested attire: White shirts for students, black and/or white for teachers
(so we look sharp for the pictures.)
What is a Suzuki Piano Play-In? Think of a “symphony” of pianos, all playing in perfect harmony. A Play-In is a wonderful event that showcases one of the core principles of the Suzuki philosophy: the power of review to build ability and confidence. In the Suzuki approach, students share a common repertoire, allowing them to create beautiful music together.
Early level students are motivated and inspired by the performances of their more advanced peers. Upper level students have the opportunity to revisit repertoire from previous books and polish their skills, all with the goal of joining the ensemble with their fellow peers. It's an exciting challenge that pushes them to further refine their technique and musicality. The Piano Play-In is open to Suzuki piano students of all levels!
Colorado boasts one of the few Piano Play-Ins in the country! Thank you Classic Pianos and CO Suzuki teachers!
What pieces should be prepared?
There is a three-year rotation through most of the pieces in Books 1-6. Click here to find the current list: Suzuki Piano Play-In Repertoire. or see below.
Can students use music or do the pieces need to be memorized?
While memorization is certainly encouraged, sometimes intermediate and advanced students are so involved with their current complex pieces that they get behind with reviewing their early-level repertoire. Encourage them to relearn the pieces by reading! Be sure to bring the repertoire to a polished level of performance. Remind students and their parents that review is so healthy!
Can teachers participate?
Yes! Even if you don’t have students participating, teachers can come and play along! It is really so much fun to play with such a large group of pianists. Member teachers do not need to pay a registration fee, but do let us know you are coming.
Questions?
Students should contact their teacher with questions. Teachers may contact the Chairperson, Laura Benson at flowben@hotmail.com with questions.
Title Composer Book Tempo
Lightly Row Folk 1 120 = quarter
Mary Had a Little Lamb and London Bridge Folk 1 120 = quarter
Long, Long Ago Bayley 1 76 = quarter
Little Playmates Chwatal 1 120 = quarter
Allegro Suzuki 1 112 = quarter
Twinkle Variations - A B C D Arr. Suzuki 1 69 = quarter
Ecossaise Hummel 2 120 = quarter
Short Story Lichner 2 100 = quarter
Minuet 2 Bach 2 112 = quarter
Arietta Mozart 2 138 = quarter
Sonatina in G mvt. 1 Beethoven 2 116 = quarter
Sonatina Op. 36# 1 Clementi 3 69 = half note
Minuet in g minor Petzolt 3 116 = quarter
Wild Rider Schumann 3 76 = dotted quarter
By a Limpid Stream Burgmuller 4 92 = quarter
Minuet 1, from Partita in Bb Bach 4 120 = quarter
Arabesque Schumann 4 104 = quarter
Fur Elise Beethoven 5 108 = eighth note
Sonata in C Major - Allegro con Brio Haydn 5 120 = quarter
Foreign Lands and People Schumann 5 58 = quarter
Invention # 8 Bach 6 72 = quarter
Sonata in C Major - K.545 Allegro Mozart 6 92 = quarter