How To Teach Mozart Sonata K.545

Today we're talking about how to teach the first movement of the Sonata in C Major K.545 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Everyone knows this piece, and it looks pretty easy on the page. But what do you need to know to teach it well? Download my FREE Repertoire Difficulty Worksheet here: https://www.jannawilliamson.com/blog/...

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I mention trills in this video. For a longer video all about basic ornamentation, please click here:    • How To Teach Basic Ornamentation  

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0:00 Introduction and editions
1:24 How difficult is this piece?
3:29 Technical considerations: Left hand patterns
5:02 Technical considerations: Scales
5:48 Technical considerations: Long trills
7:20 Tempo
8:15 Phrasing
8:49 Elusive quality of elegance

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