My brood of students and I enjoy the romp through a set of parallel thirds within a five-finger position.
In our escapade, we usually dance through the Major and parallel minor tonalities.
Interplay, back and forth always helps. It allows the teacher to model physical ingredients of a buoyant staccato.
Arms and wrists should be relaxed, and suggested points of energy renewal are identified. Ilyana, 8, punctuated these with claps before she gave it a whirl.
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