March Slave, Tchaikovsky

[Megan]

I am practicing March Slave at the moment, trying to improve my timing.
I was wondering if this piece is 2nd or 3rd grade.?

[Peter]

That would depend on what arrangement you have of it!

[Megan]

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That would depend on what arrangement you have of it!

Yes sorry Peter, I should have mentioned it is adapted for piano.
Apologies for the poor image.

[Sorrano]

This is a favorite of mine (the original). Have fun with it!

[Peter]

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Yes sorry Peter, I should have mentioned it is adapted for piano.
Apologies for the poor image.

It's no more than grade 2. How are your lessons going?

[Enrique]

This is a favorite of mine (the original). Have fun with it!

Is the theme with which the march debuts Tchaikovsky's own, Sorrano?

[Megan]

It's no more than grade 2. How are your lessons going?

Thanks Peter, according to my tutor I am making steady progress, though sometimes I think otherwise. I can play the piece above through but not perfect timing, which is something I have to really concentrate on. I
Sometimes when I go back to pieces that I have played nicely and the tutor has been happy with it, if I have left that piece too long, I notice get rusty again.
I have my ups and downs, and if I get tired practicing a piece, I then leave it and take a breather out in the garden, tidy up etc.
I enjoy my lessons all the same.

[Peter]

Is the theme with which the march debuts Tchaikovsky's own, Sorrano?

No, it is a Serbian folk song.

[Enrique]

Thanks Peter.