Fireworks Suite by Handel: Lesson Ideas
The Minuet from Handel's Fireworks Suite features in Grade 1 Piano Exam Pieces in the 2025 & 2026 Piano syllabus.
This resource created by Karen Marshall is designed to be taught over approximately 6 weeks.
Karen Marshall has provided a resource toolkit in the style of her ABRSM Piano Star Skills Builder book. You can find some free sample pages for Karen's book here to download and please visit the ABRSM shop to purchase a copy.
By exploring these activities, you will be incorporating the other elements of the exam into your lessons – sight reading, scales/arpeggios, creativity and aural skills.
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2. Aural activities – teacher resource
Perform the piece of music to your pupil.
After listening to the piece, discuss the following questions with your pupil:
- Does the music start loudly or quietly?
- Does the music end loudly or quietly?
- Listen as I play, can you raise your hand when the music gets significantly quieter?
- Is the articulation mainly smooth (legato) or detached (staccato). Or does it change?
- Can you clap the pulse as you listen to the music?
Play the first line right hand only and ask your pupil to:
- Echo the rhythm (clapping) two bars at a time.
- Echo the pitch of the first line, right hand only.