The Harvest Moon

The Harvest Moon Description:

• Level: Elementary
• Mood: Reflective, Calm, Peaceful
• 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: The First Autumn – Soundscapes

Relax with this reflective, peaceful piece exploring hand-over-hand arpeggios.  This piece is designed for teen and adult piano players who want a “sounds harder than it is” piece.  Spanning four octaves on the piano, you’ll wow audiences with this soundscape.

The Harvest Moon Level:

“The Harvest Moon” is an elementary-level piano solo.  This piece moves through four octaves on the piano to create a flowing soundscape.

• Mode: B minor (accidentals)
• Time Signature: 3/4
• Concepts: sharps, 8va, hand-over-hand arpeggios, chord bridges, diminuendo, ritardando, small hand position changes/shifts, both hands in treble clef at times

Starting finger numbers and circled finger numbers to indicate hand position changes are included.  Accidentals, written as sharps, are used rather than a key signature.

The smallest note in the rhythm is a quarter note.  This allows for smooth transitions during the hand-over-hand arpeggios in the middle of the piece.  Ledger notes outside of middle C use alpha notes.

A single-line melody is used and hands move by octaves for the hand-over-hand arpeggios.

The Harvest Moon Bonus:

All sheet music comes with original cover art.  “The Harvest Moon” comes with tips for mastering the piece.

More About “The First Autumn – Soundscapes” Collection:

“The Harvest Moon” is part of “The First Autumn – Soundscapes” collection that celebrates teen and adult beginners.  Harmonies are simplified to create a complex soundscape without the need for more advanced techniques.  These great level-appropriate recital pieces will be a hit with your students and audience.

This collection is more appropriate for teen and adult beginners who began several months earlier so they can successfully play the harmony and melody.

Pieces found in “The First Autumn – Soundscapes” collection are:

• Our Seasons of Change: Explore beautiful, but simple harmonies.
• The Harvest Moon: Relax with this reflective, peaceful piece exploring hand-over-hand arpeggios.
• The Storm Is Upon Us: Explore dark percussive patterns with chords in many forms.
• Walking in the Fog: Create a mysterious soundscape with 2-note slurs.

What Is a Studio Licence?

When you purchase “The Harvest Moon” 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 fit or 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.

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.