from the Rhythm Department of the Autumn 2004 issue

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How do you help your students achieve rhythmic continuity in slow pieces without sounding mechanical?

Article by Sophia Gilmson
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Excerpts 1 & 2a: from "Chorale" from Schumann's Album for the Young, Op. 68. First as written, then with rhythmic "fillers" using the following rhythms:


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 Excerpt 3: from the slow movement of Mozart's Piano Sonata, K. 333


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 Excerpt 4: ditto


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Excerpt 5: ditto


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Excerpt 6: from "Morning Prayer" from Tchaikovsky's Album for the Young, Op. 39


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Excerpt 7: ditto


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Excerpt 8: ditto


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Excerpt 9: from the slow movement of Beethoven's Piano Sonata, Op. 7, #4


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Biography

 

Sophia Gilmson, Russian-born pianist, graduated cum laude from the Leningrad (St. Petersburg) Conservatory in Russia where she studied with Vitaly Margulis. She has concertized extensively in Russia, Italy, and the United States to high critical acclaim. Among her awards are The First Prize in the Young Artists Competition in New York City, Teachers Grand Prize in the Piano International Recording Competition, Austin Critics Table Mount Everest Award; and several Teaching Excellency awards, including Collegiate Teacher of the Year Award presented by the Texas Music Teachers Association. Her students have won major prizes on national and international levels. She has presented workshops and master classes nationally including World Piano Pedagogy and Music Teachers National Association Conferences. Presently she holds the position of Associate Professor of Piano Pedagogy at the University of Texas School of Music.

 

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