King for a Day

Ben Crosland

Excerpt of King for a Day

Included in

Magic Beans!

Era

Modern

Difficulty Level

Early Elementary

Mood

Happy

Styles

Folk,

Modern

Elements

Blocked Chord Accompaniment

Image of the Blocked Chord Accompaniment element

Accompaniment Patterns

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

Left Hand Melody

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Texture

A type of texture where the left hand plays the melody and the right hand plays the accompaniment for an extended period of time.

Legato

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Expression

A type of articulation indicating the player to play smoothly and seamlessly, with the notes slightly overlapped.

Quarter Notes

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Rhythm

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

Details

Title

King for a Day

Composer

Ben Crosland

Publisher

Editions Musica Ferrum

Collection

Magic Beans!

Year

2016

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signature

C Major

Time Signature

3/4

# of Measures

16

Teacher Duet

No

Lyrics

Yes

Student Age

Children

Teaching Tips

Demonstrate,

Hands Separate Practice,

Play Small Segments,

Slow Practice