The master's thesis includes an introduction with information about the composer's life and the circumstances surrounding the creation of the Children’s Pieces, Op. 39. Each of the 24 pieces is individually analyzed in terms of form, with included suggestions for a pedagogical approach that encompasses working on the piece from the student’s first encounter with it to the final performance. Potential interpretative and technical challenges in individual sections are highlighted – challenges that students will work on together with the teacher and later consolidate independently. For each piece, the method or exercises are provided, which the student can use as preparation before starting to play, in order to master the technical challenges present in the piece in advance. The focus lies on what Kabalevsky himself aimed for: to motivate students through a highquality approach to the piece and to guide them toward the best possible performance – one that is both enjoyable and filled with the childlike joy of exploring the unknown.
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