Crazy IceCream Truck!

Overview: "Crazy IceCream Truck!" is a lively and playful piece crafted for beginner pianist students. It is a duet for student and teacher! Inspired by the world of clowns and ice cream trucks, this composition is brimming with surprises. What Makes It Special: Playful and Funny: The silly melodies, unexpected notes and off-kilter meters make it a joy for both performers and listeners. Engaging for Beginners: Its lively character exercises rhythmic skills and encourages self-expression, making it a delightful choice for novice pianists to explore their musicality. Imagery: Imagine a colorful ice cream truck coming around to your neighborhood! The music captures this whimsy that brings smiles and laughter to all who hear it. Why Listen: With its quirky charm, "Crazy Ice Cream Truck!" is a fantastic addition to any recital. It's sure to uplift the audience and impress, making it a perfect choice for budding pianists to showcase their abilities. Summary: "Crazy Ice Cream Truck!" is a joyful, imaginative piano duet, chock-full of fun. It invites players and listeners on a cheery musical journey. Enjoy the ride! Richard Altenbach composes for film, video games and the concert stage. Some of Richard's live concert premiers include "Poe-etic Reflexions" (violin, cello & piano), "Winter for Ivan" (cello, piano & orchestra), "Scarecrow" (violin & piano), "Bidwells Path" (orchestra), "The One Armed Man" (harpsichord), "Phantasy on 3 Ancient Christmas Carols" (violin alone), "Out of the Carpathian Mists" 7 Romanian Folk Tunes (violin, viola & cello), arrangements of several Bach works (string duos and quartets), and "If" (piano, oboe / English horn, French horn, violin, cello & narrator). "The Jester's Waltz" for solo piano won a prize in the international Opus Dissonus Composition Competition. Commercial Music Credits include "the Dark" (horror feature film), "Stealing Time" (South African dramatic feature film), "The Killing of Mary Surratt" (docu-drama), "Raven Crest" (webseries pilot), "Star Trek Lexington" (webseries main theme), "Galahad" (TV episodic pilot), "Bloodspear" (Dark Age, Celtic video game), theme song to a family friendly Dinosaur video game, "Paint Me in the Opera House" (award winning short film, atmospheric ghost story), "The Plan" & "Project 5" (short films) and "Cancer Man" (short film premiered at Comic Con). "Biting Personalities", a short film Richard scored won 1st Prize in the SoCal Cinema Grand Slam Competition in Hollywood and screened at SUNDANCE. Richard was also chosen among 12 composers worldwide to participate in the prestigious ASCAP Film Composers Workshop, composing, arranging, conducting and recording with the Hollywood Studio Orchestra at 20th C. Fox. He has composed string arrangements for Natasha Bedingfield. Richard teaches composition, notation and violin, and offers his two seminars entitled "A Century of Music in Film" and "Home Studio Recording on a Budget". As an active Hollywood recording musician and A-List violinist, Richard has participated in over 1000 film scores with such composers as Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman (Principal 2nd Violin) and John Williams. He is featured in films such as "Lion King", the "Jurassic Park" movies as well as the "Bourne", "Matrix", "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Toy Story" series.