Getalova O. Country Summer. Children's Pieces for Piano

All the teachers recognize imagination to be utmostly important for young musicians. Technical problems should be caused by art only. Therefore the musical characters ought to be like hot cakes for children. The album “Country Summer” was created for this very purpose. Here is the cycle of pieces united by the narration. Holidays in the country are described by means of musical portraits, landscapes, genre sketches. Every piece is provided with a small story and vivid graphical drawing, emphasizing its idea. The pieces are intended for mastering of various pedagogical problems, i. e. scales, alberti basses, crossed hands, trills, expressive intonations, phonations. Special attention is paid to pedal, its binding and colouristic function. The author supposes the teachers to join the process of mutual creation and work at the cycle concerning dynamics and pedal. Hopefully, your interpretation would be much more lovely and attractive.

Contents: 

1. Hurrah! Holidays Have Come. Etude
2. Our Dear Black Cat
3. Rickie Outdoors
4. Let's Drive. Etude
5. Rickie and Chicks
6. Motor's Song. Etude
7. White Hen Roy
8. Morning in the Forest
9. On the Waves
10. The Sunset Rays
11. Lullaby