Mazurkas, Op. 24

Frédéric Chopin

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First listen

Listen once without writing. What do you notice?

1 PULSEDoes the music feel steady or dance-like?

Sentence stemThe pulse feels ___.

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2 ARTICULATIONAre the piano notes smooth, detached or strongly accented?

Sentence stemThe piano sounds ___.

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3 STRUCTUREHow are the short pieces different from one another?

Sentence stemOne piece is ___, while another is ___.

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4 DYNAMICSHow do louder and softer phrases shape the dance character?

Sentence stemThe phrase becomes ___ when ___.

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5 PITCHHow does the melody move between higher and lower parts of the piano?

Sentence stemThe melody moves ___ before it ___.

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There is no right or wrong answer. Which words match your response?

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