The Bells of St. Joseph

Dennis Alexander
Martha Mier

Era

Modern

Difficulty Level

Early Elementary

Mood

Happy

Style

Children's Song

Theme

Bells

Video

Elements

Blocked 4ths

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Intervals

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 4th of any quality.

Blocked 5ths Accompaniment

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Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses repeating blocked 5ths in a single position with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

Fermatas

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Rhythm

Indications placed above or below notes instructing the player to hold those notes longer than their original notated length.

Forte

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Expression

An indication instructing the player to play loudly.

Details

Title

The Bells of St. Joseph

Composers

Dennis Alexander
Martha Mier

Publisher

Alfred Music

Collection

Premier Piano Course, Lesson 1B

Year

2005

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signature

None

Time Signature

4/4

# of Measures

12

Teacher Duet

No

Lyrics

No

Student Age

Children