Roller Skate Ride

Nancy Faber

Excerpt of Roller Skate Ride

Included in

Primer Level Gold Star Performance Book

Era

Modern

Difficulty Level

Early Elementary

Mood

Happy

Style

Children's Song

Video

Elements

Crescendo and Diminuendo

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Expression

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

Five Finger Scales

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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.

Half Notes

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Rhythm

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

Melodic 2nds

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Intervals

Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 2nd of any quality.

Details

Title

Roller Skate Ride

Composer

Nancy Faber

Publisher

Faber Piano Adventures

Collection

Primer Level Gold Star Performance Book

Year

2005

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signature

C Major

Time Signature

4/4

# of Measures

33

Teacher Duet

No

Lyrics

Yes

Student Age

Children

Student Type

Ambitious Students

Teaching Tips

Clap and Count,

Demonstrate,

Hands Separate Practice,

Sing the Words,

Slow Practice,

Tap and Count