Allegro in B-flat major

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Repeated ideas give this Allegro more expressive room than its short length suggests. The teaching notes from E–Music Maestro identify answering versions of earlier gestures and suggest a quieter echo. That is an invitation to distinguish a statement from its return, while keeping the line moving. Paired slurs and thirds also ask for attention to how notes are grouped, not just whether they are correct.

At the keyboard

Choose one repeated gesture and try two degrees of sound without changing its pulse. Listen to the left hand on its own before putting the texture back together. At slurred pairs, let the second note release naturally rather than turning every new group into a hard accent. Work on short exchanges until their relationship is audible.

Music in this edition

1. Allegro in B-flat major