Dunn

How does Chopin’s pianism affect our understanding of his teaching and practice of his works? How did Chopin’s training in Poland affect his teaching and approach to technique? Chopin’s fingerings reveal that his approach to piano playing vastly differs from how it appears in many editions of his music. This session focuses on Chopin's fingerings according to primary sources. Examples from Etudes Op 10 and Op 25 as outlines of Chopin’s pianistic approach will be applied to complex portions of his Polish works (Mazurkas, Ballades, Polonaises). Teachers will gain insight into working with complex passages using Chopin’s methods by showing the differences between Chopin's fingerings and the editor's fingerings. Demonstration at the piano will compare Chopin fingerings with editors' fingerings, leading to broader questions of editorial fidelity to Chopin’s style and the best editions to teach Chopin. Teachers can expect to learn about the relationship between Chopin’s Etudes and his more significant works, the filiation of editions, and best practices for teaching fingerings in Chopin’s music. Participants are welcome to bring passages with complex fingering or technical problems, and Dr. Dunn will offer a solution.

Dr. Jarred Dunn (TonebaseArtist, Yamaha Artist) teaches at McGill University and has been a Guest Lecturer at Juilliard, Mannes, SMU, Peabody, and many other institutions worldwide. As an authority on Chopin, he recorded the complete Chopin Mazurkas (Lexicon Classics) and performed numerous recitals in the United States, Canada, and Europe. He has also won numerous international competitions, including the 1st Prize and Concerto Award at the Lithuanian International Chopin Competition in Vilnius. He studied in Poland with Anna Górecka, AndrzejJasiński, and Katarzyna-Popowa-Zydroń.