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Tarantella Terrifique
Later Elementary Level
Willis
Composer: Claudette Hudelson
$3.99 (US)*
HL 406851Closer Look Add to Wish List Add to Cart Description: An easy piece in 6/8 time that can sound “hard” when played fast. RH uses the same 5-finger patterns with various harmonies. The melody is played in both hands as a melody “workout” for the hands. The piece is in ABA form with an intro and coda.
Purpose: This piece is great for strengthening fingers equally for uniform tone and developing agility.
Suggestions for Instruction: I start with RH-showing the repetition of the melody and parts thereof. Then I point out various LH positions for the 5ths.
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Galloping Ponies
Mid-Elementary Level
Willis
Composer: Claudette Hudelson
$2.99 (US)*
HL 406430Add to Wish List Add to Cart Description: It is in A B A form with a coda. The song has direct dynamic contrasts and also shading (crescendo- decrescendo). It is meant to be played in a 'lively' tempo that the student can master.
Purpose: * It's an exercise for a legato right hand accompanied by a detached left hand.
* The student learns to 'roll off' staccato at the ends of slurs gently without 'punching' them.
* The song also requires the student to count the eighth rests in mm. 18-19, 22-23 in order to give 'oomph' to the following accented quarter notes.
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My First Sonatina
Mid-Elementary Level
Willis
Composer: Claudette Hudelson
$2.5 (US)*
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Jaunty Jig
Mid-Elementary Level
Willis
Composer: Claudette Hudelson
$1.95 (US)*
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Summertime Solos
Pianovations Big-Note Series/ Early to Mid-Elementary Level
Willis
Composer: Claudette Hudelson
$4.95 (US)*
HL 416482Closer Look Add to Wish List Add to Cart 10 short and attractive selections for beginners, notated in big-note format to provide greater ease in reading. Titles include Hoola Hoop, Swinging High, Dance of the Dandelions, My Piano Tuner, and On A Dark and Stormy Night. -
Turkish Bazaar
Later Elementary Level
Willis
Composer: Claudette Hudelson
$1.95 (US)*
HL 406692Add to Wish List Add to Cart Description: Introduction to toccatina style bass pattern;
legato/staccato touches;
contrasting dynamics on repeat patterns;
and also uses a coda passage at the end.
Purpose: A practice in coordination: playing various melodic patterns against a repeating toccatina bass pattern.
Suggestions for Instruction: I would start by having the student play the left-hand pattern to show consistency. The bass will be found in two different positions. The piece returns to the familiar pattern of mm. 3-14 after each new idea; similar to a rondo. I also point out the...(more) -
Swan Pond
Mid-Elementary Level
Willis
Composer: Claudette Hudelson
$1.95 (US)*
HL 416499Add to Wish List Add to Cart Description: A nice solo in 3/4 time with Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake theme in the B section. One hand moves at a time.
Purpose: The piece serves to introduce accidentals and also to give practice in playing in 3/4 time which seems to be difficult for beginners to learn, who tend to hold the third beat for two counts.
Suggestions for Instruction: I suggest that they count the note values “quar-ter, quar-ter, quar-ter” so that it is consistent without paying too much attention to the bar lines.
Other information:
Originally titled “Swan Pond (not Swan...(more) -
Sunflower Serenade
Later Elementary Level
Willis
Composer: Claudette Hudelson
$1.95 (US)*
HL 406799Add to Wish List Add to Cart Description: It has a waltz-type sound. It's written in d minor and parallel D Major. The RH uses several different positions. The LH stays in a d minor 5-finger position.
Purpose: Teaches RH phrasing and “lifting”, contrasting dynamics mp to mf, and is an exercise in shading.
Suggestions for Instruction: I point out LH first to show how it stays in one place. That makes the student think the piece is easier.
Use RH alone for shaping a phrase and “breathing”.
Other Information:
The title came from another piano teacher who loves to...(more) -
A Porcupine in Love
Early Elementary Level
Willis
Composer: Claudette Hudelson
$1.95 (US)*
HL 406677Add to Wish List Add to Cart Description: A short beginning piece that has several teaching ideas. It begins in middle-C position and the right-hand position changes at m. 9.
Purpose: Introduces various touches, dynamic contrasts, 8va, accents, a touch of pedal at the end, and a glissando for fun
Suggestions for Instruction: Have the student first practice “bouncing” a single staccato note, then play the notes on the page in the same manner. Practice a 5-finger legato, then play those notes on the page. See if the student can play two notes; one note mf and the other f and hear a difference....(more) -
Sonatina in C
Later Elementary Level
Willis
Composer: Claudette Hudelson
$2.5 (US)*
HL 406510Add to Wish List Add to Cart Description: This contains three movements similar to those that might be found in a classical sonatina. The first movement is in ABA' form with a medium tempo. The second movement has a lyrical, cantabile melody. The third movement is a fast “gigue-like” movement.
Purpose: The student may learn the variations in sound and mood produced by movements indicative of a classical sonatina.
Suggestions for Instruction: 1) Have the student try the right hand first, observing correct fingering. Practice tapering 3-note slurs that end with staccato. Practice playing crescendo...(more)
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