Songs of the Zodiac – Cancer
Grade 4
A set of twelve pieces exploring some of the characteristics of star signs.
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Grade 4
A set of twelve pieces exploring some of the characteristics of star signs.
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Grade 4
A set of twelve pieces exploring some of the characteristics of star signs.
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Grade 4
A set of twelve pieces exploring some of the characteristics of star signs.
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Grade 4
A set of twelve pieces exploring some of the characteristics of star signs.
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Grade 4
This is the final piece in the 'Dreamscapes' series.
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Grade 4
Don't feel you need to be too strict with your counting in this one. It should sound effortless and flowing.
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Grade 4
This Dreamscape has a hint of the Celtic about it.
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Grade 4
Allowing the chords to melt into each other using the sustain pedal will make this piece even dreamier.
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Grade 4
Here's a waltz with a long, meandering melody and a syncopated rhythm.
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Grade 4
A simple, laid-back piece which I hope you'll find whisks you away to your happy place.
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Grade 4
Don't worry about hurrying the grace notes in the left hand of bar 7 and 9, as taking your time gives a 'rubato effect' which heightens the drama as the crescendo builds.
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Grade 4
The rhythms may look complicated in this piece, but if you think of the sextuplet as two sets of triplets it's more straightforward.
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Grade 4
My second Dreamscape features some crossing over of hands. Watch the video if you are unsure.
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Grade 4
Here is my seventh and final Postcard from Spain, a 'Puppet Dance'.
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Grade 4
See 'Night in the Taberna' and let me know which ending you prefer!
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Grade 4
For my sixth Postcard from Spain, we enter a local tavern where dancing and drinking are not optional!
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Grade 4
My fifth Postcard from Spain is a lively piece with a melody in the left hand, so make sure this comes out clearly above the rhythmical right hand.
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Grade 4
My fourth Postcard from Spain is a lullaby. The melody is shapely and supported by a counter-melody in the left hand. Think of it as a duet, with the hands rising and falling together, and vary the dynamics accordingly.
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Grade 4
Here's my second Postcard from Spain. Play it as expressively as you can, and remember that a composer's dynamics are a starting point, but you can add your own variations of dynamic as the mood and melody takes you.
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Grade 4
It's a steady piece, but uses all the fingers, so it's a good workout for fingers 4 and 5!
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Grade 4
In this piece I've had some fun with the 'blues scale', which I decided would sound cool in the left hand.
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Grade 4
This romantic little piece is hiding a technical challenge for the right hand. Repeated notes (double takes) are achieved by using a change of finger, which makes for a clean attack.
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Grade 4
Mae Duw Yn Hoffi Gweled (God likes to see) is a jolly tune, which I've made even jollier with a jaunty left hand accompaniment.
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Grade 4
I asked my other half to sing me three notes to inspire a piece, and they sang F sharp, B and E. Hence the title of this piece, which I decided to write in the key of C sharp minor, except for a section in the middle. Enjoy using your thumbs on black keys - so often it's a no-no, but sometimes it's the only way, and it's fun!
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