{"product_id":"galloping-ponies-mid-elementary-level","title":"Galloping Ponies — Mid-Elementary Level","description":"\u003cp\u003eDescription: 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePurpose: * It's an exercise for a legato right hand accompanied by a detached left hand. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* The student learns to 'roll off' staccato at the ends of slurs gently without 'punching' them.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuggestions for Instruction: *Have the student say, “Giddy-up, giddy-up.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sound of the words gives a feeling for the rhythm of two eighths and a quarter note. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*The fingering in mm. 19-20 and 23-24 is important in order to execute slurs properly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Try the right hand alone (mm. 4-8, 11-12) for shading with the crescendos and decrescendos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKey: C Major\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Willis Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53476650615102,"sku":"00406430","price":6.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/1396\/9982\/files\/00406430-wl.jpg?v=1778672522","url":"https:\/\/themusiciansclub.net\/en-ca\/products\/galloping-ponies-mid-elementary-level","provider":"The Musicians Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}