This piece is thoroughly classical in every way. If it's too early to introduce Mozart or Haydn to students, this would be a more than accurate substitute. Mostly homophonic, copious parallel 3rds, elegant call and response passages and gracefully subtle and unpretentious counterpoint. For a piece as technically easy as it is, there is real opportunity to work on musicality and style as the musical material is solid.

AISI Level - 5.5/10

AQ Level - 8/10

Interest Allocation - All Parts Have Interesting Lines (bass a bit less)

Key area: G Major, C Major

LH:
~ 1st pos. for all instruments throughout.
~ Diatonic to keys of G and C Major (2nd finger adjustments)

Intonation:
~ Exposed unison and octave passages in some sections

RH:
~ Détaché (light, classical style),
~ Accents,
~ Short slurs (2 or 4 note groups, and not often; all changes vis a vis the pulse),
~ Lifts (down-down)

Rhythm:
~ Mostly confined to pulse or simple subdivision.
~ Most difficult rhythm is dotted quarter - eighth.

Meter: 4/4

Tempo: Allegro, q=120

Road Map: 1 simple tempo modifier (ritard - a tempo)