Film Noir Description:
- Level: Early Elementary
- Mood: Mysterious, Dark
- Pages: 4 pages, 2 pages of music, cover included
- Format: Instant PDF download
- Studio Licence Bonus: Cover art, composer notes with mastery tips and “make it your own” suggestions
- Collections: Pattern Inspired – Beginner
“Film Noir” invites piano players to explore a mysterious mood. The harmonic minor scale creates a sophisticated sound that feels satisfying and exciting to play.
Film Noir Level:
“Film Noir” is an Early Elementary piece perfect for piano players who love mysterious and intriguing music. With tied notes and pedal throughout, it engagingly uses key foundational techniques.
- Mode: D minor (accidentals, keyboard image included)
- Time Signature: 3/4
- Concepts: Tied notes, flat and natural signs, 8va, pedal (whole song), D.S. al Fine, ritardando (written as “get slower”), diminuendo (written as “get quieter”)
This Early Elementary piece includes thoughtful details to guide beginners, such as a keyboard diagram, circled finger numbers for easy hand position changes, and an alpha note to support note recognition. Accidentals are used instead of a key signature.
“Film Noir” augments fast rhythms to keep them simpler with quarter notes as the smallest value. The sustained pedal adds richness and depth, making this piece sound dramatic and fun to play.
Film Noir Bonus:
All sheet music has original cover art. “Film Noir” includes composer notes with mastery tips and “make it your own” suggestions to develop an individual interpretation.
More About “Pattern Inspired – Beginner”:
“Film Noir” is part of the “Pattern Inspired – Beginner” collection which inspires new piano players (less than one year playing piano) to share their music with others.
Each hand uses a 5-finger position and rhythmic patterns common at this level. However, each piece explores these in a slightly different way than traditional approaches. The result is much more sophisticated-sounding pieces throughout the collection.
What Is a Studio Licence?
When you purchase “Film Noir” you get a studio-licence PDF of the piece. This piece is sent digitally via an email receipt. If you have a multi-teacher studio, please contact Rosemarie directly for additional licenses. Thanks!
A studio licence is a great way to stretch your studio repertoire budget. Purchase music once and use it for years (even decades) with students you directly teach! For online teachers, if you share the piece during online lessons, students must print immediately and not retain an electronic copy of the piece.
For more information on your studio licence, check out the Terms and Conditions page.
When you purchase a collection of piano solos, everything (sheet music, piece descriptions and “Composer notes”) is placed in one PDF for easy access. As a bonus, you also get each piece in the collection as a separate PDF for students who will only play one piece.
Should I Print All the PDF Pages?
Yes! Each page is designed with the piano player in mind.
- Cover art
- Music
- Description, composer notes/tips for pianists to make it their own, terms of use
Students love a bit of cover art. It can help them get into the mood and story of a piece. I’ve included ways to adapt or play with the music so students become part of the creative process.
The copyright and licensing terms are included to ensure you know the terms of your licence. Your license means this product can be printed, but not shared. However, if you are a piano teacher, check the “Shop Terms of Service” for user-specific ways you may use this product.
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