Three Welsh Tunes no. 3
Grade 3
Gweddi Wrth Fynd I'r Gwely (Bedtime prayer) has a gentle, lilting melody, and I've kept the accompaniment deliberately simple.
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Grade 3
Gweddi Wrth Fynd I'r Gwely (Bedtime prayer) has a gentle, lilting melody, and I've kept the accompaniment deliberately simple.
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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 3
Hapus Ydwyf (I am happy) is a sweet little tune, which I've harmonised using a two-part accompaniment for left hand. Try to imagine your left hand is playing two instruments, like a cello and a bassoon, or singing in two voices like a tenor and bass.
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Grade 3
I've had some fun with this Jamaican song, adding some bluesy harmony that you might not expect - especially at the end!
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Grade 2
This folk song tells the true story of a man who disappeared in quicksand in his horse-drawn cart. Hopefully it won't give you a sinking feeling!
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Grade 2
This is a popular Latvian lullaby. A mother and father gather forest fruits and honey for their baby, or 'bear cub'. The left hand is simple in sound but takes some practice technically.
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Grade 3
Have some fun with this piece, enjoying the mostly staccato melody and accompaniment.
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Grade 2
I'm desperate to get out in the garden and get planting a new area. But there's still frost in the forecast, so I have to be patient, and make up little tunes about it instead!
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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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Grade 3
A tune for the active or adventurous player!
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Grade 1
A sweet little tune, but be sure to hold the left hand notes for their full values.
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Grade 2
This is the second piece dedicated to Ceri Francis and her pupils. It's a good workout for all the fingers, and has a minimalist feel to it.
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Grade 2
Today's piece is the first of two dedicated to Ceri Francis and her students. After a kind donation, Ceri asked for some music to be used for a competition within her music studio. The brief was to write something using pedal, with a melancholy mood and a nature theme. So, here is Winter's Silence.
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Christmas
Here's the full song kindly sponsored by Philippa Poulton Smith.
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Christmas
Today's piece was kindly sponsored by Philippa Poulton Smith, who made an unusual request - for a song, which could also be a piano solo, on the theme of goodwill being year-round, not just for Christmas. Here's the piano solo version - please see a separate post for the full song!
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Christmas
Today's piece was kindly sponsored by Jill Ritzema, for her granddaughter Uma.
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Christmas
Today's piece was kindly sponsored by Jo May, in memory of her late sister, on the occasion of what would have been her 50th birthday.
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Christmas
Today's piece was kindly sponsored by my mum and dad. The title has no relation to the popular carol. It's just my take on the journey of the Kings, with a bit of a swing in their step!
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Christmas
Today's piece was kindly sponsored by my godmother, Brenda Inglis, for her granddaughter Lilly. Lilly is learning the piano, and may not be quite ready to master the piece this Christmas, but I'm sure she'll be able to tackle it next year if she keeps up the practice! ;-)
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Christmas
Today's piece was kindly sponsored by Jenny Jones. Here we have a simple rising and falling melody, accompanied by left hand broken chords, which can be hard to stretch, but the sustain pedal can help out here.
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Christmas
Today's piece is kindly sponsored by June Jaundoo. In Candy Cane, I've tried to evoke the feeling of excitement of a child's Christmas.
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Christmas
Today's piece was kindly sponsored by Sharon and Vicko. I know marriage isn't eternal joy every minute, but wouldn't that be dull! Hopefully in this piece I've captured all the best bits.
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Christmas
Today's piece was kindly sponsored by pianist Jill Morton, for her mother Helen. This piece is all about creating an atmosphere - what happens between the notes is just as important as the notes themselves!
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Christmas
Today's piece was kindly sponsored by Nicola Shergold. Broken chords are shared between the hands, with a melody created by the final note of each sextuplet.
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