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.
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