Burgmüller’s 18 Characteristic Studies, Op. 109: A Guide to Playing with Music Character

By Hanni Zhang

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jun 4, 2020
• ISBN: 9781984582386

Hanni Zhang

Hanni Zhang is an enthusiastic pianist and teacher and is currently pursuing her Doctorate degree at the University of Maryland School of Music in the United States. Hanni presently serves on faculty at the International School of Music in Washington, D.C. She has participated in many worldwide competitions and has gained many awards, including recent invitations to play at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Hanni’s extensive research on intermediate students’ programmatic music has been recognized for helping many students to overcome practicing and musical plateaus. Her in-depth research on the music of Burgmuller has been instrumental in helping students to understand and appropriately interpret music and accordingly has helped many of her students to achieve international piano competition awards. . Hanni’s mindset of striving for continuous improvement through teaching and practicing sets her apart from her peers and brings immeasurable value to all of her students.

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgment

Introduction

I Titles Describing Nature

II Titles Indicating the Style of the Music

III Titles Named by Musical Terms

IV Titles Evoking the Music’s Emotion

Bibliography

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

I WOULD LIKE TO offer my sincerest gratitude to all of my students who consistently support my teaching and musical research. The memories we have shared together through their musical journeys have had a profound effect on me and I will always deeply cherish them. My students’ various personalities and musical identities inspire me to constantly strive for improvement as a piano tea cher.

I would also like to warmly thank my husband Ethan, who has taught me that perhaps the best quality of being a good teacher is being patient. I also owe eternal thanks to my