Old MacDonald Had a Dog

Dennis Alexander
Martha Mier

Era

Modern

Difficulty Level

Primary

Mood

Happy

Styles

Children's Song,

March

Themes

Animals,

Famous Tunes

Video

Elements

Alternating Right and Left Hand

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Hand and Finger Techniques

When only one hand plays at a time and the notes alternate continually between both hands.

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Forte

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Expression

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

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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

Old MacDonald Had a Dog

Composers

Dennis Alexander
Martha Mier

Publisher

Alfred Music

Collection

Premier Piano Course, Lesson 1A

Year

2005

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signature

None

Time Signature

4/4

# of Measures

8

Teacher Duet

Yes

Lyrics

Yes

Student Age

Children