Gum Ball Machine

Dennis Alexander
Martha Mier

Era

Modern

Difficulty Level

Primary

Mood

Happy

Style

Waltz

Theme

Candy

Video

Elements

C Major Five Finger Scale

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Scales and Hand Positions

A simple scale that contains the first five notes of the C Major scale.

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Dotted Half Notes

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Rhythm

Half notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three quarter notes.

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Half Notes

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Rhythm

Notes whose lengths are equal to one half the value of a whole note.

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Hands Separate

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Hand and Finger Techniques

A technique that involves only one hand playing at a time throughout most or all of a piece.

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Details

Title

Gum Ball Machine

Composers

Dennis Alexander
Martha Mier

Publisher

Alfred Music

Collection

Premier Piano Course, Lesson 1A

Year

2005

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signature

None

Time Signature

3/4

# of Measures

8

Teacher Duet

Yes

Lyrics

Yes

Student Age

Children

Student Type

Ambitious Students