The Knight is Young!
Jon George
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Difficulty Level
Mood
Style
Theme
Compound Time Signature
Meter
A time signature where the fundamental beat is subdivided in groupings of three instead of two.
SearchCrossing Over Thumb
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.
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.
SearchExtended Hand Positions
Hand and Finger Techniques
Hand positions that require stretching beyond a five finger scale; usually to play intervals that are 6ths or greater.
SearchLeft Hand Melody
Texture
A type of texture where the left hand plays the melody and the right hand plays the accompaniment for an extended period of time.
SearchMelodic 6ths
Intervals
Two notes played in succession, usually in one hand but sometimes in both, whose distance is the interval of a 6th of any quality.
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.
SearchSimple Two Voices in One Hand
Texture
A type of texture where one or both hands play more than one voice at a time; usually briefly and with simple rhythms.
SearchTitle
The Knight is Young!
Composer
Publisher
Collection
Year
1974
Instrumentation
Solo Piano
Key Signature
Time Signature
# of Measures
16
Student Types
Teaching Tips
Block the Broken Chords,
Hands Separate Practice,
Map Out Hand Position Shifts