Teaching Notes
The title of this piece gives us as much of a clue as anything, as to how it should be played. A swan moves gracefully through the water and likewise your playing should be as smooth as possible. Dynamic changes are also always gradual, never sudden.
As for the "singing" description, this achieved by always making the melody in the RH more prominent than the chords underneath. You could think of the LH part as being the swan's feet, which although providing momentum, are unnoticed. This will be especially important on the very last chord, which needs care to not disturb the calm still water as the swan comes to a stop.
In bars 29 and 30, be careful with the rhythm of the quaver at the end of the bar. It might be tempting to play a crotchet here as you did throughout many other bars in the piece.
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