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It balances styles and aesthetics to enrich interpretation while consolidating essential skills at this level: rhythmic precision, dynamic control, articulation, phrasing, and fluency in reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe selection features major composers and contemporary figures from the educational repertoire, including works by \u003cstrong\u003eSerge Prokofieff\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDmitri Shostakovich\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eKarl Jenkins\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCarol Barratt\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Norton\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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