Wednesday’s Waltz

“Wednesday’s Waltz” Description:

• Level: Early Elementary
• Mood: Flowing, Melancholy
• 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: Playing Shoulder to Shoulder

The “Wednesday’s Waltz” duet invites your early elementary piano players into flowing, melancholy moments where grace meets mystery.  Simple melodic patterns complement the teacher’s waltz for brooding exploration.  Each teacher duet part uses one hand, freeing the other to guide your students while creating lasting memories.

“Wednesday’s Waltz” Level:

“Wednesday’s Waltz” creates a flowing and brooding mood ideal for beginners of any age who enjoy expressive, mysterious music.  This early elementary rote to reading piece highlights octave movement and steps and skips within the bass clef.

• Mode: A minor harmonic (accidentals)
• Time Signature: 3/4
• Concepts: 8va, both hands in bass clef, mostly steps and skips, 5th interval (as part of a chord), ritardando (written as “slow down”), fermata, smallest note is a quarter note

With only 3 main patterns, this piece works beautifully for rote teaching before exploring the grand staff.  A keyboard diagram helps piano players visualize patterns when ready to read.  While starting finger numbers and circled position changes provide clear guidance. 

Octave movement paired with steps and skips builds strong keyboard geography skills.  The accessible quarter note rhythms let your beginners focus on the expressive, melancholy character.

“Wednesday’s Waltz” Bonus:

All sheet music has original cover art.  “Wednesday’s Waltz” includes composer notes that include mastery tips and “make it your own” suggestions to develop an individual interpretation.

More About the “Playing Shoulder to Shoulder” Collection:

“Wednesday’s Waltz” is part of the “Playing Shoulder to Shoulder” collection.  This early elementary collection is designed for beginners of any age.  Each teacher duet part uses one hand, freeing the other to guide students while creating lasting memories.

Songs in the collection:

• “When Stars Whisper“: Dreamy melodies under peaceful night skies
• “Wednesday’s Waltz“: Flowing waltz with melancholy undertones
• “Out For a Stroll“: Playful journey through sunny neighbourhoods
• “The Perfect Day“: Peaceful moments of pure joy and comfort

What Is a Studio Licence?

When you purchase “Wednesday’s Waltz,” 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.