Ring the Town Bells
Elizabeth W. Greenleaf
Included in
Era
Modern
Difficulty Level
Early Elementary
Mood
Happy
Style
Children's Song
Elements
Blocked 5ths
Intervals
Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 5th of any quality.
Blocked 5ths Accompaniment
Accompaniment Patterns
A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses repeating blocked 5ths in a single position with simple or slow-moving rhythms.
Fermatas
Rhythm
Indications placed above or below notes instructing the player to hold those notes longer than their original notated length.
Five Finger Scales
Scales and Hand Positions
Simple five-note scales whose notes fit within a comfortable hand shape; applied when more than one such scale appears in a piece.
Details
Title
Ring the Town Bells
Composer
Publisher
Collection
Year
2001
Instrumentation
Solo Piano
Key Signature
C Major
Time Signature
4/4
# of Measures
28
Teacher Duet
No
Lyrics
No
Student Age
Children
Student Type
Average Students
Teaching Tips
Demonstrate,
Highlight Dynamic Contrasts,
Slow Practice,
Work on Creating a Good Tone