It's Circus Time!
Elizabeth W. Greenleaf
Included in:
Era
Difficulty Level
Mood
Style
Theme
Blocked 5ths
Intervals
Two notes played together, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 5th of any quality.
SearchBlocked 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.
SearchFermatas
Rhythm
Indications placed above or below notes instructing the player to hold those notes longer than their original notated length.
SearchHand Crossing
Hand and Finger Techniques
A technique that involves one hand crossing over or under the other.
SearchLegato
Expression
A type of articulation indicating the player to play smoothly and seamlessly, with the notes slightly overlapped.
SearchMelodic 4ths
Intervals
Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 4th of any quality.
SearchOctave Higher and Octave Lower
Notation
Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes either an octave higher or lower than notated.
SearchRitardando
Meter
An Italian term meaning "delaying"; an indication instructing the player to decrease speed, often gradually.
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.
SearchTitle
It's Circus Time!
Composer
Publisher
Collection
Year
2004
Instrumentation
Solo Piano
Key Signature
Time Signature
# of Measures
37
Teacher Duet
Yes
Lyrics
Yes
Student Age
Student Type
Teaching Tips
Highlight Dynamic Contrasts,
Sing the Words,
Slow Practice,
Work on Bringing Out the Bouncy Character With a Light, Nimble Touch