Important General Information

This TWI will show you how to learn a new Classical Sonata in two weeks! Your learning arc will tighten by mapping assignments, targeted skill-building, and practicing to perform. 

For maximum benefit, choose a sonata from the list below that is slightly easier than your technical maximum. This TWI focuses on skills for quick learning: don’t pick something you couldn’t realistically learn given your schedule in a two-week period. By the end of this TWI you should be able to determine exactly how to spend your time when you’re learning a new piece for maximum efficiency of learning.

Sonata List:

Haydn: two-movement Sonatas

Hob. XVI:18, 25, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 48, 51

Haydn: three-movement “Workshop” Sonatas

Hob. XVI:18, 19, 20; 44, 45, 46

Mozart (three-movement Munich Sonatas)

K. 279, K. 280, K. 281, K. 282, K. 283

Beethoven: two-movement Sonatas

Op. 49: nr. 1 or nr. 2

Op. 78 

Beethoven: three-movement Sonatas

Op. 10: nr. 1 or nr. 2

Op. 14: nr. 1 or nr. 2

Op. 79