I Found a Penny

Nancy Faber

Excerpt of I Found a Penny

Era

Difficulty Level

Mood

Happy

Styles

Children's Song,

Folk

Video

Elements

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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Five Finger Scales

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Scales

Simple five-note scales whose notes fit within a comfortable hand shape; applied when more than one such scale appears in a piece.

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Half Notes

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Rhythm

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

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Hands Separate

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Hand and Finger Techniques

A technique that involves only one hand playing at a time throughout most or all of a piece; used only at lower levels.

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Details

Title

I Found a Penny

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

24

Teacher Duet

Yes

Lyrics

Yes

Student Age

Children

Student Type

Ambitious Students

Teaching Tips

Clap and Count,

Sing the Words,

Tap and Count