A Dinosaur in My Backyard

Kevin Olson

Excerpt of A Dinosaur in My Backyard

Era

Difficulty Level

Mood

Happy

Style

Children's Song

Theme

Dinosaurs

Video

Elements

Accents

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Expression

Indications instructing the player to put special emphasis on notes.

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Anacrusis

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Meter

Sometimes called upbeats or pickup notes; a note or series of notes that precede and give stress to the first downbeat of a piece.

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Elementary Single Note Accompaniment

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Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern where only one note is played at a time, usually within a single five finger scale and with simple rhythms.

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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.

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Details

Title

A Dinosaur in My Backyard

Composer

Kevin Olson

Publisher

The FJH Music Company, Inc.

Collection

The Best of Kevin Olson Book 1

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signature

C Major

Time Signature

4/4

# of Measures

24

Teacher Duet

No

Lyrics

Yes

Student Age

Children

Student Type

Average Students

Teaching Tips

Sing the Words,

Slow Practice,

Tap and Count