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Pupil Saver
A party for the fingers
Margaret Goldston’s Jazztoccata (Alfred) has
been a huge success with my late-intermediate
students. The composition’s strong rhythmic
drive exudes energy, and the C-minor key gives
the piece an introspective quality that my older
students welcome. One student beamed with
delight as she told me that it sounded like a piece
a professional pianist would play.
The introduction features syncopation, accents, and precise pedal
markings. The opening accented left-hand notes—C chromatically
descending to A—will be a recurring theme. The succeeding passage, interspersing left-hand ascending chromatic tones with a Cto-C melodic octave, is a brilliant technical exercise. All this excitement leads to a deceptively simple cantabile five-finger melody
accompanied by an Alberti bass, as seen in measures 7-10.
Students already familiar with Alberti bass will quickly learn the
left-hand accompaniment in this expressive section.

In the next two-and-a-half pages, Goldston weaves five-finger
patterns and scales into a hauntingly beautiful melody. The Alberti
bass revives the descending chromatic C-to-A heard in the introduction, while quietly maintaining the underlying toccata feel.

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A sudden Agitato marks the beginning of a complete change of
character. This evolves into a boogie-woogie at measures 39-42,
and the piece becomes a party for the fingers.

The Cantabile section—now marked forte—returns briefly, but
the melody is enriched with luscious chords for a thicker texture.
At measure 59, the coda brings back elements of both the lyrical
five-finger melody and the intense introduction.

I strongly recommend teaching the Agitato and final Cantabile
sections first. Once these more complex sections are learned, everything else will be a breeze.
Jazztoccata is a riveting solo with the perfect combination of jazz
and classical elements, a piece that students will want to perform
often, and friends and family won’t tire of hearing.
—Carmen Doubrava
Got a Pupil Saver? If you are interested in submitting
your Pupil Saver for consideration, please contact Susan
Geffen at m.editor@claviercompanion.

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Clavier Companion - March/April 2013
Contents
Editor's Page
Letters to the Editor
Poetry Corner
Winds of Change
An interview with Dennis Alexander
Committed to record: An appreciation of Walter Legge
2013 Directory of Summer Camps & Institutes
Jazz & Pop: Diminished and half-diminished seventh chords
What aspects of teaching pedaling do you think are most important?
Piano study in 21st-century China
Repertoire Spotlight: Solfeggio in C Minor, by C.P.E. Bach
How do you choose repertoire for your adult students?
First Looks: Books on teaching and practicing
New music reviews
CD & DVD reviews
Pupil Saver
News & Notes
Keyboard Kids' Companion
Advertiser Index
Questions & Answers
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Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - Contents
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - 2
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - 3
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - Editor's Page
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - 5
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - Letters to the Editor
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - Poetry Corner
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - Winds of Change
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Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - 11
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - An interview with Dennis Alexander
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Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - Committed to record: An appreciation of Walter Legge
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Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - 2013 Directory of Summer Camps & Institutes
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Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - Jazz & Pop: Diminished and half-diminished seventh chords
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Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - What aspects of teaching pedaling do you think are most important?
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Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - Piano study in 21st-century China
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Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - Repertoire Spotlight: Solfeggio in C Minor, by C.P.E. Bach
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - 53
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - How do you choose repertoire for your adult students?
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - 55
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - 56
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - 57
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - First Looks: Books on teaching and practicing
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - New music reviews
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - 60
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - 61
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - 62
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - 63
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - CD & DVD reviews
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - 65
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - Pupil Saver
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - News & Notes
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - Keyboard Kids' Companion
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - 69
Clavier Companion - March/April 2013 - Advertiser Index
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