Black Cats Waltzing

Dennis Alexander

Excerpt of Black Cats Waltzing

Included in

Halloween Favorites, Book 1

Era

Modern

Difficulty Level

Early Elementary

Mood

Scary

Style

Children's Song

Themes

Animals,

Dancing

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Elements

A Minor Five Finger Scale

Image of the A Minor Five Finger Scale element

Scales and Hand Positions

A simple scale that contains the first five notes of the A Minor scale.

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Accents

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Expression

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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Accidentals

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Intervals

Sharps, flats and naturals that do not appear in a key signature.

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Blocked 5ths

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Intervals

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 5th of any quality.

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Details

Title

Black Cats Waltzing

Composer

Dennis Alexander

Publisher

Alfred Music

Collection

Halloween Favorites, Book 1

Year

1998

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signature

A Minor

Time Signature

3/4

# of Measures

40

Teacher Duet

Yes

Lyrics

Yes

Holiday

Halloween

Student Age

Children

Student Type

Average Students

Teaching Tips

Highlight Dynamic Contrasts,

Highlight the Contrast in Articulation,

Sing the Words,

Tap and Count