Barre 2 - Plié

Description of elements of a typical combination:

A constant lyrical quality is needed (Cavalli 2001, p. 102).
The music needs to be expressive without being overly dramatic; save this for the adagio combination (Cavalli 2001, pp. 102-103).

triple (3/4)

moderate - 118 bpm

Smooth and connected playing with tasteful pedal
Some stress and unstressed playing in the 2-count demi plié verses the continuous quality of a 4-count grand plié

The teacher counts in 1&a – triple meter (evenly vs. The dotted quality of the previous exercise).
This is a longer combination with a sequence of steps happening in first, second, fourth, and fifth positions of the feet.
The teacher seems to speed up the tempo while demonstrating the combination. We do not need to replicate that—the teacher is just going through the steps quickly. Always keep a consistent, steady tempo unless the teacher specifies otherwise.

Piece should be rather lengthy with multiple sections or be prepared to vary in the many times you repeat

02_Original_Joplin Bethena Concert Waltz.pdf

Barre02_Plies_Bethena_Joplin10.22.22.pdf

Changes made in arranged score:

Used the “four count introduction” as written but add in all beats of 3 /4 meter in the left hand
Used material from mm. 1-67 of the original score
Added in chords for improvisation at the end of the score

Reactions while playing the combination:

Even though it was not demonstrated in the combination, a balance was needed after completing the combination on the left side; I decided to improvise using the chords that are indicated at the end of my annotated score.

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