Children in the Garden

Florence Newell Barbour
Sue Ruby (Editor)

Transcribed from original manuscript in Library of Congress archives. Never published before
Excerpt of Children in the Garden

Included in

Child's Play

Era

Twentieth Century

Difficulty Level

Late Elementary

Style

Folk

Theme

Garden

Elements

8th Notes

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Rhythm

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-eighth the value of a whole note or half the value of a quarter note.

Blocked Chord Accompaniment

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Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses major and minor triads with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

Crescendo and Diminuendo

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Expression

Indications instructing the player to play gradually louder (crescendo) or softer (diminuendo).

Crossing Over Thumb

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Hand and Finger Techniques

The physical motion of crossing fingers 2, 3, 4, or 5 over the thumb; used when playing scalar passages or outside of five finger scales.

Details

Title

Children in the Garden

Composers

Florence Newell Barbour
Sue Ruby (Editor)

Collection

Child's Play

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signature

E Minor

Time Signature

4/4

# of Measures

26

Teacher Duet

No

Lyrics

No

Student Ages

Children,

Teens