Shadow Dance, Solo
$8.00
Shadow Dance evokes the mysterious feeling of dusk and imagination taking shape at the keyboard. With a playful waltz-like sway, repeating chromatic left-hand figures, and right-hand position shifts between pentascale shapes, this piece gives elementary and teen/adult beginner players a chance to explore musical phrasing, subtle movement across positions, and mood-shaping within a short, engaging score.
Key Info
• Key / Hand positions: RH starts in C pentascale and moves to D minor pentascale (m. 9–20); LH uses E minor pentascale
• Time signature: 3/4, BPM ≈ 160 (waltz-like feel)
• Level: Elementary (also great for Teens & Adult Beginners)
• How long: 24 measures + D.C. al Fine (repeat as desired)
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Teaching Focus
• Left-hand repeating chromatic accompaniment figures
• Right-hand moving hand positions for melody
• Feeling a waltz “in 1” and shaping musical phrases
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Shadow Dance evokes the mysterious feeling of dusk and imagination taking shape at the keyboard. With a playful waltz-like sway, repeating chromatic left-hand figures, and right-hand position shifts between pentascale shapes, this piece gives elementary and teen/adult beginner players a chance to explore musical phrasing, subtle movement across positions, and mood-shaping within a short, engaging score.
Key Info
• Key / Hand positions: RH starts in C pentascale and moves to D minor pentascale (m. 9–20); LH uses E minor pentascale
• Time signature: 3/4, BPM ≈ 160 (waltz-like feel)
• Level: Elementary (also great for Teens & Adult Beginners)
• How long: 24 measures + D.C. al Fine (repeat as desired)
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