Ticklin' Toes

Florence Price

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Era

Difficulty Level

Moods

Happy,

Nostalgic

Style

Ragtime

Video

Elements

16th Notes

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Rhythm

Notes whose lengths are equal to one-sixteenth the value of a whole note or one quarter of a quarter note.

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8th Note Parallel 3rds

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Intervals

A series of any amount or quality of blocked 3rd intervals that are played in one hand and move up or down in primarily 8th note rhythms.

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Blocked Chord Accompaniment

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Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses major and minor triads with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

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Broken 5ths Accompaniment

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Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses broken 5th intervals with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

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Details

Title

Ticklin' Toes

Composer

Florence Price

Publisher

Theodore Presser Co.

Collection

Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora

Year

1933

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signature

C Major

Time Signature

4/8

# of Measures

56

Teacher Duet

No

Lyrics

No

Student Ages

Adults,

Children,

Teens

Student Type

Ambitious Students

Teaching Tips

Block the Broken Chords,

Focus on the Left Hand Accompaniment Patterns,

Hands Separate Practice,

Isolate Finger Five,

Isolate Single Notes Within Chords,

Isolate Voices,

Map Out Hand Position Shifts,

Play Only the Bottom Note of the Accompaniment Pattern,

Play Small Segments,

Play Without the Ornaments,

Tap One Hand While Playing the Other,

Tap and Count