The Scarf Dance

Nannie Louise Wright

Lilting piece in A-B-A form
Excerpt of The Scarf Dance

Included in

Let's Dance!

Era

Romantic

Difficulty Level

Early Intermediate

Style

Dance

Theme

Dancing

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Elements

16th Note Scale Passages

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Scales and Hand Positions

Passages with constant step-wise motion and mainly 16th note rhythmic values.

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Compound Time Signature

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Meter

A time signature where the fundamental beat is subdivided in groupings of three instead of two.

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Dotted 8th Notes

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Rhythm

8th notes whose lengths are increased by half; equal to three 16th notes.

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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.

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Details

Title

The Scarf Dance

Composer

Nannie Louise Wright

Publisher

K&S Conservatory of Music

Collection

Let's Dance!

Year

1921

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signatures

A Minor,

C Major

Time Signature

6/8

# of Measures

40

Teacher Duet

No

Lyrics

No

Student Ages

Adults,

Teens

Teaching Tips

Focus On Expressive Markings