Nuevas piezas colombianas para la iniciación al piano

Abstract

This work emerged as an attempt to counteract the lack of a repertoire by Colombian composers focused on the early stages of piano students of any age. To address this issue, we commissioned piano pieces to composers at EAFIT University Department of Music. They had to follow specific guidelines with the purpose of categorizing those works within five levels of difficulty. In this article, we take a glimpse at the background of piano repertoire for beginners and through the music education practice in Colombia. We also offer a short pedagogic analysis of the pieces selected from each level, and some suggestions for the use of the five levels methodology.