Sore Thumb Blues
Grade 3
I've written this piece today because of a small cut on my thumb, which happened whilst making coleslaw. Never trust salad! Still, it inspired me to write a 'thumbs free' piece.
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Grade 3
I've written this piece today because of a small cut on my thumb, which happened whilst making coleslaw. Never trust salad! Still, it inspired me to write a 'thumbs free' piece.
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Grade 3
Here in the south of England it's a long time since we've had enough snow to build a snowman. So I just have to imagine what they might dance like, and the kind of music they'd like to dance to.
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Grade 3
This winter classic is quite tricky for the right hand. It covers a wide range, intended for string instruments. As pianists we have to use clever tricks with fingering to achieve this.
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Grade 3
This tune sounds impressive but it's actually not that difficult, as it falls nicely under the hands. As with so much music, it's all about getting the fingering right, especially the first note of a phrase.
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Grade 3
A great piece for the quick-fingered, the broken chords fit nicely under the hand, making this piece easier to play than it sounds. What more could you want?!
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Grade 3
Quick fingers are needed here, but it all fits under the hand nicely, and it's more fun than practising scales!
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Grade 3
As with my piece Running Aground, I've used a short, simple melody in the bass, and decorated it with an increasingly complex right hand part. Experiment with your own dynamics, as I have done in the video.
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Grade 3
This piece will suit players who like classical Sonatinas, but with a bit of drama thrown in!
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Grade 3
This piece is a lot of fun to play. The phrasing in bars 15 and 16 is challenging, but worth the effort!
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Grade 3
This piece will get your fingers dancing over the keys!
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Grade 3
Another piece written late at night on a balmy evening. There's a little bit of a French influence in this, I don't know why, perhaps I had been playing some Debussy that day!
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Grade 3
This piece needs lots of energy to drive the left hand quavers, which are straight, not swung. Learn to play this and you'll be one cool cat!
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Grade 3
There's quite a lot going on in this piece - staccato, legato, swing rhythms, crossing of hands, left hand melody - lots of details to perfect!
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Grade 3
From Grade 2, students need to play chromatic scales. Here's a more fun way to practise them!
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Grade 3
One of my students suggested a piece representing leaves 'zigzagging' to the ground. I think my leaves are falling in a more controlled manner, but hopefully it has still become a nice piece of music.
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