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by Nancy Ostromencki and John M. Zeigler
Rio Rancho, NM USA
e receive a great
deal of e-mail from students and teachers asking for help with repertoire. Without hearing
the student play, having a listing of past repertoire, and knowing something about the
student’s technical abilities, this is a difficult task. We usually suggest that the
students ask their individual private teachers about appropriate repertoire and
communicate to the teacher regarding music they would like to study and the technique
needed to help further that study. Choosing appropriate repertoire involves a careful
balancing of skills, physical ability, musical interests, pedagogical value, existing
repertoire, and emotional maturity of the student. The teacher needs to take a thorough
knowledge of the student's level of playing and use it as a springboard to explore and
expand the students technical and musical abilities.
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