Elizabeth Swift

A lovely intermediate original composition inspired music of the romantic era. This can be a perfect and accessible introduction into Chopin's nocturnes. This piece allows students to learn the elements of a nocturne fairly quickly, giving time to focus on the expressive qualities needed for any romantic composition. 

Broken chords that have a minimum range of an octave and require thumb crossing.

Arpeggios

A technique that involves quickly shifting hands beyond an octave.

Leaps Greater Than an Octave

Also called the damper pedal, it is the rightmost pedal on the piano and used to sustain notes by moving the dampers away from the strings.

Sustain Pedal

Notes whose values are determined by a subdivision into three-note groupings instead of two or four.

Triplets

D Minor

G Major

Late Intermediate

Happy

Melancholic

Nostalgic

Relaxing

Adults

Teens

Average Students

Focus On Expressive Markings

Focus on the Left Hand Accompaniment Patterns

Make Rhythmic Exercises Using Difficult Rhythms

Night

Nocturne