Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1273551
Composed by Amanda Tero. 21st Century,Contemporary,Instructional. Score. 8 pages. Amanda Tero #865691. Published by Amanda Tero (A0.1273551).
Hidden Cove is an intermediate piano solo in 5/4, offering a mesmerizing journey to a world of secluded serenity. It serves as an oasis of tranquility, a respite from the chaos of the outside world. This piece provides valuable practice in inner voicing and mastering the 5/4 meter for your student's musical growth.
Hidden Cove intermediate piano solo technical & pedagogical aspects
Hidden Cove intermediate piano sheet music is written in 5/4 with a gentle 3+2 pattern.
The right hand features middle-voice melody, where the student must practice voice leading. Sections of harmonic sixths walk up and down the piano. There are 4 measures with octaves.
The left hand is a basic pattern of fifths and then broken chords.
This makes a peaceful intermediate piano solo for recitals.
5 pages. Key of G.
Musical Elements in Hidden Cove intermediate piano sheet music:
  - 5/4 meter
  - Note values: whole note, dotted half note, half note, dotted quarter note, quarter note, eighth note
  - Note reading: bass clef C2-D4, left hand in treble clef, treble clef E3-F#5
  - Right hand sixths scale
  - 8va
  - Slight syncopation
  - Repeated melodies
  - Repeated sections
Teaching Tips for Hidden Cove intermediate piano sheet music
The emphasis of this piece is the 5/4 meter. Be sure your student can capture a gentle ebb and flow with the meter. It is to be very natural, not forced.
There is a basic melody that is repeated in both inner voices and outer voices. Helping the student identify the melody throughout the piece will help them in learning it.
There are three basic left hand patterns: open fifths, rocking fifths, and then simple broken chords (root - fifth - root).
Read the imagery description above to your student to help them capture the essence of this piece.