Acrobats Afloat
Elizabeth W. Greenleaf
Included in:
Era
Difficulty Level
Mood
Style
Theme
Blocked 5ths Accompaniment
Accompaniment Patterns
A type of accompaniment pattern that primarily uses repeating blocked 5ths in a single position with simple or slow-moving rhythms.
SearchC Major Five Finger Scale
Scales
A simple scale that contains the first five notes of the C Major scale.
SearchD.C. al Coda
Notation
An indication instructing the player to go back to the beginning of a piece, then jump to the coda when "al coda" or "to coda" is reached.
SearchElementary Single Note Accompaniment
Accompaniment Patterns
A type of accompaniment pattern where only one note is played at a time, usually within a single five finger scale and with simple rhythms.
SearchHand Crossing
Hand and Finger Techniques
A technique that involves one hand crossing over or under the other.
SearchRitardando
Meter
An Italian term meaning "delaying"; an indication instructing the player to decrease speed, often gradually.
SearchShifting Hand Positions
Hand and Finger Techniques
A technique that requires the player to pick up and move their hand to a new position; usually from a five finger scale to another.
SearchSustain Pedal
Expression
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.
SearchTies
Rhythm
Symbols indicating that two notes are to be played as one with the value equal to their sum.
SearchTwo Octaves Higher and Lower
Notation
Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes either two octaves higher or lower than notated.
SearchTitle
Acrobats Afloat
Composer
Publisher
Collection
Year
2004
Instrumentation
Solo Piano
Key Signature
Time Signature
# of Measures
36
Student Age
Student Type
Teaching Tips
Help Student Achieve Sensitive and Musical Playing,
Highlight Dynamic Contrasts,
Map Out Hand Position Shifts,
Work on Creating a Good Tone