There are quite a few of these educational pieces that I have plans to further develop into larger/more complex works, and this is one.
Yes, the majority of the material that will go into this method has been tested on students, and the newer pieces are being tested as I complete them. And yes, working with students with them is always enlightening -- giving a much better sense of not only common technical challenges and solutions, but also of how a student is likely to hear and process a given piece initially. I first started composing these educational pieces about 17 or 18 years back when I was first teaching and found gaps in the method books I was using. Some have been revised very heavily over the years.
By the way, this particular music is based on the Ukrainian Dorian scale (hence the G#).
I'll keep you posted as the release approaches -- thanks for the interest.
]]>Have you tested the pieces with students? That is an important step in writing for the educational market.
Just a couple of thoughts.
Great performance, recording, and presentation as always.
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