Troubadour's Serenade

Catherine Rollin

Excerpt of Troubadour's Serenade

Era

Difficulty Level

Moods

Anxious,

Nostalgic,

Triumphant

Style

Spanish

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Elements

Blocked Chord Accompaniment

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Accompaniment Patterns

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

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Blocked Chords

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Chords

Chord tones played together that are not part of an accompaniment pattern.

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Broken Chord Accompaniment

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Accompaniment Patterns

A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses broken chords in varying note configurations, with simple or slow-moving rhythms.

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Crossing Over Thumb

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Hand and Finger Techniques

The physical motion of crossing fingers 2, 3, 4, or 5 over the thumb; used when playing scalar passages or outside of five finger scales.

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Details

Title

Troubadour's Serenade

Composer

Catherine Rollin

Publisher

Alfred Music

Collection

Sounds of Spain Book 1

Year

1999

Instrumentation

Solo Piano

Key Signature

A Minor

Time Signature

3/4

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,

Map Out Hand Position Shifts,

Play Only the Bottom Note of the Accompaniment Pattern,

Slow Practice,

Tap One Hand While Playing the Other,

Tap and Count