Leaf Dancing on the Breeze

“Leaf Dancing on the Breeze” Description:

• Level: Elementary/Late Elementary
• Mood: Whimsical, Optimistic
• Pages: 6 pages, 4 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: Singular Moments: Piano Pieces for One Hand

“Leaf Dancing on the Breeze” captures those delightful moments of watching a single leaf dance on gentle air currents. This elementary/late elementary piece creates wonderfully unique musical colours full of joy.

Crafted specifically for one-handed playing, this piece offers beautiful, complete music whether you’re managing temporary or permanent hand challenges. It’s also excellent for strengthening one hand when there’s an imbalance, practicing single-line melodies that travel from clef to clef, or improving keyboard geography skills as you explore different octaves. 

Both right-hand and left-hand versions come with detailed finger numbers.

“Leaf Dancing on the Breeze” Level:

“Leaf Dancing on the Breeze” creates whimsical and uplifting moods. Perfect for piano players who love modal exploration and artistic expression. This elementary piece highlights dynamic contrast and pedal technique.

• Mode: B Locrian
• Time signature: 3/4
• Concepts: Shifting hand positions (including slight hand stretches), moving from cleft to clef (shown with dotted melody line), legato, diminuendo, crescendo, alternate finger numbers given, ritardando, 15ma (2 octaves lower), pedal (at the end), the smallest note is the barred eighth note.

B Locrian mode creates wonderfully unique musical colours in this piece, achieving a whimsical, optimistic character. Rather than avoiding the characteristic flattened notes, we embrace them as expressive highlights. They become the “heart” notes that make you smile.

Both 8va and 15ma markings guide you through register changes while keeping reading manageable. The final measures include a pedal to create a seamless sound as the leaf drifts away gracefully.

Dynamic changes ebb and flow with the rhythm. You’ll create that meandering path as the leaf dances on gentle breezes. Combined with legato phrasing, this opens up wonderful artistic interpretation opportunities.

This piece includes two complete versions with fingering for both hands. Dotted lines guide your melody smoothly from clef to clef.

“Leaf Dancing on the Breeze” Bonus:

All sheet music has original cover art.  “Leaf Dancing on the Breeze” includes Composer Notes that include mastery tips and “make it your own” suggestions to develop an individual interpretation.

More About “Singular Moments: Piano Pieces for One Hand” Collection:

“Leaf Dancing on the Breeze” is part of the “Singular Moments: Piano Pieces for One Hand” collection.  This collection gives you complete, beautiful music designed specifically for one-handed playing.  Each piece includes both right and left-hand versions perfectly.

Use this collection when you have an injury (temporary or permanent), want to improve your keyboard geography, or get better at reading both clefs of music.

• “Sunbeams Through the Canopy“; Close your eyes and feel dappled sunlight dancing through the forest leaves.
• “Tangos at Dawn“: Experience the drama of morning dancers swirling through the village square
• “Thunder on the Horizon“: Channel your inner rock star with this ’80s-style, energetic anthem.
• “Leaf Dancing on the Breeze“: Follow a single leaf’s joyful dance on gentle wind currents.

What Is a Studio Licence?

When you purchase “Leaf Dancing on the Breeze,” 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 it 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 pianist 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.