{"product_id":"galloping-ponies-mid-elementary-level-claudette-hudelson-mid-elementary-level-willis","title":"Galloping Ponies Mid-Elementary Level Claudette Hudelson Mid-Elementary Level Willis","description":"\u003cp\u003eGalloping Ponies (Mid-Elementary Level). Composed by Claudette Hudelson. For Piano\/Keyboard. Willis. Mid-Elementary. 4 pages. Willis Music #12285. Published by Willis Music (HL.406430).\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: It is in A B A form with a coda. The song has direct dynamic contrasts and also shading (crescendo- decrescendo). It is meant to be played in a 'lively' tempo that the student can master.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003ePurpose: * It's an exercise for a legato right hand accompanied by a detached left hand.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003e* The student learns to 'roll off' staccato at the ends of slurs gently without 'punching' them.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003e* The song also requires the student to count the eighth rests in mm. 18-19, 22-23 in order to give 'oomph' to the following accented quarter notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Instruction: *Have the student say, ÒGiddy-up, giddy-up.Ó\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThe sound of the words gives a feeling for the rhythm of two eighths and a quarter note.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003e*The fingering in mm. 19-20 and 23-24 is important in order to execute slurs properly.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003e*Try the right hand alone (mm. 4-8, 11-12) for shading with the crescendos and decrescendos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKey: C Major.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hal Leonard","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":982868715,"sku":null,"price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0675\/6747\/products\/3899846.jpeg?v=1426138045","url":"https:\/\/coulsonsmusic.com\/products\/galloping-ponies-mid-elementary-level-claudette-hudelson-mid-elementary-level-willis","provider":"Coulsons Sheet Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}