Ring the Town Bells
Elizabeth W. Greenleaf
Included in:
Era
Difficulty Level
Mood
Style
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.
SearchFermatas
Rhythm
Indications placed above or below notes instructing the player to hold those notes longer than their original notated length.
SearchFive Finger Scales
Scales
Simple five-note scales whose notes fit within a comfortable hand shape; applied when more than one such scale appears in a piece.
SearchLegato
Expression
A type of articulation indicating the player to play smoothly and seamlessly, with the notes slightly overlapped.
SearchOctave Higher and Octave Lower
Notation
Symbols that indicate playing a note or range of notes either an octave higher or lower than notated.
SearchRepeated Single Notes
Intervals
The same note that occurs several times in a row throughout a piece.
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.
SearchTitle
Ring the Town Bells
Composer
Publisher
Collection
Year
2001
Instrumentation
Solo Piano
Key Signature
Time Signature
# of Measures
28
Student Age
Student Type
Teaching Tips
Demonstrate,
Highlight Dynamic Contrasts,
Slow Practice,
Work on Creating a Good Tone