Drifting on a Calm River

Elizabeth W. Greenleaf

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Era

Difficulty Level

Mood

Relaxing

Style

Children's Song

Theme

Water

Elements

Blocked 3rds

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Intervals

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 3rd of any quality.

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Blocked 5ths

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Intervals

Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 5th of any quality.

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Broken Chords

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Chords

Chord tones played one note at a time that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.

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C Major Five Finger Scale

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Scales

A simple scale that contains the first five notes of the C Major scale.

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Details

Title

Drifting on a Calm River

Composer

Elizabeth W. Greenleaf

Publisher

The FJH Music Company, Inc.

Collection

My World in Motion Book 1

Year

2001

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signature

C Major

Time Signature

4/4

# of Measures

18

Teacher Duet

Yes

Lyrics

Yes

Student Age

Children

Student Type

Average Students

Teaching Tips

Highlight Dynamic Contrasts,

Sing the Words,

Work on Creating a Good Tone