Prelude In C (Bruce Siegel)

People have been asking about the piece I play in "Piano Technique: A Whole-Body Approach." For sheet music & outstanding piano tutorials: http://www.doctorkeys.com/chord-piano-lessons/prelude-in-c.html

ABOUT THE PIECE

As a music teacher, I'm always trying to find repertoire that teaches specific skills, and at the same time, is a pleasure to play. Naturally, the challenge is greater in the early stages, when students' abilities are so limited.

Well, a long time ago I wrote a piece called Prelude in C that's worked well over the years, and that people have enjoyed playing. I've taught it to more than a hundred students by now. With adult beginners, it's sometimes the first piece they learn.

And because I like to teach "by ear" in the beginning stages (for many reasons, as discussed here http://doctorkeys.com/piano-blog/2011/10/the-top-3-myths-about-learning-to-play-the-piano-2/ ), I wrote this piece using simple repeating chord patterns that could be easily memorized without having to read music. The beginning and ending are composed entirely of broken chords, which are easier to play than block chords, and give the music a lovely flowing sound.

The piece uses the chord progression from the famous Pachelbel Canon. And I recently added a contrasting B (middle) section that sounds, I think, a bit like a theme from an epic movie.

Here's a video of me playing the piece. Don't be misled by the fact that I play it at a really fast tempo--the A section (and its return) don't need to be played NEARLY that fast.

Видео Prelude In C (Bruce Siegel) канала Bruce Siegel