🇺🇸George Gershwin ： Do Do Do

“Do Do Do” is an approachable piano work that combines Gershwin’s gift for melody with a distinctly jazz-inflected sense of rhythm. An engaging melody emerges over a lively pulse, and the piece’s sense of flow becomes especially clear when one follows the presentation and repetition of the melody along with its changes of atmosphere. In performance, the left-hand accompaniment should not become too heavy, while the right-hand melody should be shaped with natural phrasing and a singing tone. Syncopations should remain light while maintaining the underlying pulse, and accents should be used with restraint. Bringing out changes in dynamics and tone from one passage to the next helps convey the work’s stylish vitality. Rather than relying only on finger movement, performers should remain aware of the breathing quality of the melodic line.