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'Koala Lullaby' is featured in my 'Noah's Ark Series'. This series was
  created to introduce students to different musical styles and to global
  music. For the student what more fun guides could there be other than
  animals?  Different animals in various
  locales introduce the student to numerous styles. In this piece the koala
  introduces the lullaby style. There is an 'Actual Factual' page on the back
  explaining in depth the theory of the piece and his habitat. These 'Actual
  Factual' pages are on the backs of all of my solos in this 'Noah's Ark
  Series' in hopes that the student could make a project of this in school in
  science or social studies culminating in his/her performance of the piece on
  a portable keyboard.
    
    iKoala Lullabyi perfectly fits the animal that sleeps more per 24-hour
  period than any other animal, so it was easy to assign the lullaby style to
  him. One thinks of koalas and kangaroos when Australia is mentioned so this
  is the locale for both my koala and 'Joey the Wallabee Kangaroo'. Enjoy!

'Koala Lullaby'

Easy Piano Sheet Music

In my new series, 'Box of Paints', is my 'Yellow'. Each of the six
  elementary solos in this series explores the different emotions various
  colors evoke and/or represent. Yellow is one of the 3 primary colors and is
  cheerful, warm, bright, and promotes laughter. My students think of
  sunshine.
    
    The entire series (6 pieces) would make a grand recital program-especially
  since they range from primary/early elem. to late elementary.
    
    'Yellow' is a beginner piece in key of C beginning in A section with hands
  around Middle C  (but not in true
  Middle C position) creating a hands-divided melody with a tiny bit of harmony
  hands together. To be played 'cheerfully'. 
  First two 4-note phrases are around middle C, then repeats 8va. 
    
    Form in A B A coda. B section finds bouncing (staccato) broken octaves made
  easy by hands answering (or repeating) first note in measure (LH) an octave
  higher with RH. Back and forth they banter for 4 measures and repeat this
  phrase an octave higher and softer. Dynamic variations throughout the piece
  add artistry. Coda adds echo effect and ends with rit. and fermata (I tell my
  students it's like the yellow sunset). 
    
    Touches: student learns legato in A section, staccato in B section.
    
    Time signature in common time with rhythmic values: quarter, half, and
  whole notes. Entire piece is over a 2-octave span (made easy!)
    
    As in all of my solos in this series, 'Box of Paints', the piece is
  designed to be open-ended encouraging and inspiring the student to think of
  things they like in this color and compose their own lyrics, even composing
  their own music about their favorite color.

Yellow

'Cruising Down the Nile' is an elementary piano solo w/lyrics. Explores
  the lovely exotic sound of Mid-eastern music. 
  Lyrics depict Ancient Egypt and scenes along the Nile. Uses broken
  5ths in LH accompaniment with syncopation to depict the plodding of camels
  through the desert, while melodically the RH plays along the upper tetrachord
  (last 4 notes) of G harmonic minor scale. I included a mordant and turn to
  mimic the shake of the tambourine (sound familiar?) used in Ancient Egyptian
  music. I chose the title because of a song I dearly loved to sing as a child,
  'Cruising Down the River', by Beadell and Tollerton. 
    
    Animals from this region such as hippos and crocodiles are the guides from
  Noahs Ark.
    
    'Noah's Ark Series' was created to introduce students to different musical
  styles and to global music. For the student what more fun guides could there
  be besides animals. Different animals in various locales introduce the
  student to numerous styles-in this piece, the lovely exotic Mid-eastern music
  with camels, crocodiles, and hippos in the lyrics being the guides.
    
    Try other pieces with lyrics in this series: 'Koala Lullaby' (lullaby);
  'Iguana' (tango) 'Sam the Lamb' (Celtic/Strophic); and 'Joey the Wallabee
  Kangarro' (waltz). 
    
    This series makes a great recital theme!

Cruising Down the Nile

Blue, in my new series, Box of Paints, was created around the color
  that is the most favored of all the colors. Defined as a cool color, blue
  is one of the 3 primary colors.  Like
  the color green, serene blue evokes feelings of calmness and relaxation. Some
  even speculate that just looking at the color blue causes the body to create
  chemicals that are calming. Blue is also symbolic of stability and
  reliability, inspiring use of this color in the business world in
  advertising. It is the color of the sky and ocean (reflecting the sky).
    
    This piano solo is built entirely on whole-tone (whole step) scales and
  clusters and could be taught by rote. The whole-tone scale is also called the
  hexatonic scale because it is comprised of 6 tones (consecutive). It is the
  opposite of the chromatic scale which moves by half-tones (half-steps).
    
     Blue was created tobe performed
  languidly in 6/4 with quarter note = 105 and liberal use of both damper and
  soft pedals, it expresses musically the feeling of floating. Explores 4
  octave range. 
    
    Created to be performed very expressively and with some rubato, the student
  enjoys exploring almost entire keyboard. 
    
    Form is A B A B 
    
    Fingering is made up entirely in each hand of 2 3 4 with some crossing over
  of hands.
    
    Great piece for beginners and how to perform an ending with finessethis
  ending being a low cluster held by the 6 full counts plus a fermata, teaches
  one how to continue the dreamy mood in this settingentirely opposite from
  ending with finesse on my Orange-this being flashy with ending.

Blue

Green, in my new series, Box of Paints, is a secondary color that
  results from mixing the two primary colors, yellow and blue. Green symbolizes
  nature, the environment, harmony, and tranquility, as well as growth and
  renewal-as in the green growth of spring. It is considered restful-many
  doctors'  and dentists' offices are
  painted this color to calm the patient!
    
    For these reasons, I chose the tempo indication to be tranquilly. Lyrics
  depict restful, tranquil scenes of nature and the flow of the music laid
  back. Rather a softly performed piece with nothing louder than mp.
    
    A sections utilize hands in middle C position with RH mindful of the F#.
  Divided melody here between hands. B section also displays divided melody but
  with an entirely different melody.
    
    Because of the 8va the piece covers 2 octaves.
    
    In m. 10 (likewise in m. 34) I set the right hand up for a 5-finger D
  position since melody reaches up to A by arranging a fingering change I wrote
  in.
    
    Form: intro A B A coda
    
    Key of G major
    
    Time signature 
    
    Intro begins with dotted-half notes alternating between hands on Gs
  covering 4 octaves, damper pedal held over all 4 measures here. Students
  asked me if I used the Gs because it is the first letter of green. How I
  learn from them! Id never thought about it.
    
    Coda same as intro except for a ritardando at end. 
    
    Touches: entire piece very legato requiring the fingers to produce this in
  A sections, not relying on damper pedal as the intro and coda do.
    
    As in all of my solos in this series, Box of Paints, the piece is
  designed to be open-ended encouraging and inspiring the student to think of
  things they like in this color and compose their own lyrics, even composing
  their own music about their favorite color

Green

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Description 'Lullaby for a Butterfly'
    
    
    
    This intermediate piano solo begins using contemporary sounds of major
  seventh chords, but segues into lush, romantic sounds in the B section. This
  section also introduces lovely, lyrical harmonies of parallel thirds and
  parallel sixths.
    
    
    
     Tempo of a lullaby; form: intro A B
  A coda; in key of G transposing to key of Ab in last A section;  in 3/4 meter; much use of damper and soft
  pedals and, as in the Romantic style, lots of dynamic shading.
    
    
    
    Great recital piece!

Lullaby for a Butterfly

Piano Sheet Music

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This late elementary collection of piano solos includes four 4 character pieces capturing the personalities/characteristics of the dinosaurs in Lynnes personal Jurassic neighborhood. 
This book of state and national award-winning piano solos in her Dinosaur Collection is available in hard copy and for digital download. This book/collection includes the elementary piano scores of 4 character pieces capturing the personalities/characteristics of the dinosaurs in her personal Jurassic neighborhood. 
Includes: Tyrannosaurus Rex, heralded as the king he once was with a trumpet fanfare, he marches menacingly in C minor through the prehistoric forest, Form: intro ABA coda; Pteranodon, although not a dinosaur, but a flying reptile that lived in this period, is a haunting melody in E harmonic minor w/melody in RH supported by arpeggios in LH. B section arpeggios sweep over the piano. Form:ABA; Brontosaurus lumbering through this same Jurassic forest uses answering open fifths between the hands and at times answered by RH breaking up triad, , begins both hands in bass clef, Form: ABA coda, the coda represents chase as he valiantly tries to escape being the lunch of Tyrannosaurus by running into the nearest lake at the end (Tyrannosaurs doesnt like to go swimming), this ends in a sweeping glissando; Stegosaurus,  is in a fun mood and dances to a Latin rhythm in part, with hands in unison in intro, the LH takes the melody in A section, allowing RH to have it in B section, Form: intro ABA coda, in B harmonic minor.

Dinosaur Collection

Piano Solo

This intermediate piano solo depicts a lovely, non-frightening dynasty of shadows. Begins with a lengthy intro establishing key of E and uses some chromaticism. Intro is in 4/4
 time and changes to 3/4 time in A section. Right hand carries single-note melody while left hand supports using Alberti Bass accompaniment. B section introduces lovely lyrical
 harmonies in parallel 3rds and 6ths. Form: intro A B C A coda. Imaginative use of pedals, lush harmonies, lots of dynamic shading, as well as being lyrical in nature puts this solo
 in the Romantic style. Makes a great recital piece!

Dynasty of Shadows

In my new series, 'Box of Paints', is 'Red'. Each of the six elementary
  solos in this series explores the different emotions various colors evoke
  and/or represent. This is an elementary piano solo/lyrics. Red is one of the
  3 primary colors and is strong, energetic, and powerful.  It is attention-getting and this is why
  sometimes it represents danger-as in fire trucks, stop signs, and train
  crossings, all mentioned in the lyrics. 
  In some cultures, red is a lucky color. 
    
    Form is intro A B A coda. Is in the key of C and 4/4 time signature. To be
  performed BOLDLY!
    
    Intro demands attention beginning with fortissimo clusters deep in the bass
  hands alternating, repeating up an octave, and then one more. A sections
  employ solid triads in root position beginning in LH with RH answering an
  octave higher. B sections arpeggiate these same chords with hands crossing
  over.  Coda is exactly the mirror image
  of the intro, going down the piano with the clusters instead of up.
    
    This is a good dynamic contrast with my Blue and Green in this
  series.
    
    Families of chords: utilizes 3 different families: 1. White/black/white; 2.
  White/white/white 3. Black/white/white.

'Cruising Down the Nile Trio'

Piano Trio Trio - Six Hands

'Sam the Lamb'  is an elementary
  piano solo with lyrics and is in the Noah's Ark Series of piano solos by
  Lynne Cox. This series focuses on global music emphasizing different styles
  in music. As with all solos in the Noah's Ark Series, on the back are listed
  facts about the animal and locale as well as the theory in the piece.
    
    'Sam the Lamb' is a Scottish lamb who teaches a ballad style in strophic
  form complete with mock bagpipe sounds in LH accompaniment using open fifths
  preceded by grace notes.There are four verses in which Sam sings about
  himself and Scotland. This is my Gaelic offering.

'Sam the Lamb'

'Joey the Wallabee Kangaroo' is an elementary piano solo with lyrics and
  is in the Noahs Ark Series of piano solos by Lynne Cox. This series focuses
  on global music emphasizing different styles in music. As with all solos in
  the Noahs Ark Series, on the back are listed facts about the animal and
  locale as well as the theory in the piece.
    
    Joey decided he wanted to represent the waltz style since one thinks of the
  the folk song, Waltzing Matilda associated with Australia. This song is even
  described as the country's unofficial national anthem. However, as any
  musicologist will tell you, this song doesnt meet the criteria of a waltz
  (must be in triple time) because it is written in 4/4. So Joey and I made
  sure the song I composed in waltz style for his song is in 3/4 time.

'Joey the Wallabee Kangaroo'

'Iguana' is an elementary piano solo w/lyrics from my 'Noah's Ark
  Series'.  My sassy iguana is from Costa
  Rica and he is dancing a tango! Set in D harmonic minor (A sections) and D
  natural minor (B section), 'Iggy' establishes the rhythmic ostinato that is
  typical of this Latin dance in the intro, and is repeated throughout the
  piece as the accompaniment coloring the entire piece. RH carries mostly the
  single-note melody with some 3rds and 6ths adding harmony.
    
    Form is: intro A B A coda.
    
    Lyrics are fun and very educational as to this reptile's characteristics,
  habitat, and lifestyle.
    
    There is an 'Actual Factual' page on the back explaining in depth the
  theory of the piece and his habitat. These 'Actual Factual' pages are on the
  backs of all of my solos in this 'Noah's Ark Series' in hopes that the
  student could make a project of this in school in science or social studies
  culminating in his/her performance of the piece on a portable keyboard.
  
    
    My 'Noah's Ark Series' was created to introduce students to different
  musical styles and to global music. For the student what more fun guides
  could there be besides animals. Different animals in various locales
  introduce the student to numerous styles-in this piece, the sassy but lovable
  iguana being the guide. Try other pieces with lyrics in this series: 'Koala
  Lullaby' (lullaby); 'Cruising Down the Nile' (Mid-eastern style); 'Sam the
  Lamb' (Celtic); and 'Joey the Wallabee Kangaroo' (waltz). 
    
    This series makes a great recital theme!

Iguana

'ORANGE'! Oh, my! SWINGING!!! This one is for late elementary or medium
  difficulty. One of the most-fun-to play solos I've ever created. Inspired by
  my granddaughters' love of the knock-knock jokes based on the phrases;
  'Knock-knock, who's there? Orange-orange who? orange you glad you're...
    
    This is a rollicking piece with a swinging intro (repeated as bridge going
  into second A section) but segueing into a B section at a slower tempo and
  comprised completely of major sevenths! (all in broken chords and/or rolled
  chords with help for small hands by the use of damper pedal). Structure of a
  major 7th chord being: maj 3rd, m3rd, maj 3rd requires many accidentals in
  the B section. The mood surprises with dramatic shift into this dreamy sequence
  created by these major sevenths which LH breaks up and RH answers with rolled
  same chord.
    
    Intro is sassy and attention-grabbing. With hands in unison, this familiar
  rhythmic pattern beginning with a very quick note (16th) with emphasis on the
  second note, introduces the first A section consisting of melody of broken
  chords with fun, fun lyrics that are tossed around between the hands in an
  antiphonal question/answer style. Interspersed are 5-finger position
  descending motifs as well as accompanying chords (or pieces of chords) placed
  on predictable beats for continuity and ease of learning. Chord progressions
  are unexpected and surprising, as are the 5-finger position motifs. 
    
    Coda creates excitement by building D major full chord with hands in unison
  with much crescendo.
    
    Great for analyzing chords and 5-finger position melodies.
    
    Did you know the word 'orange' has no English rhyming word? I took that as
  a challenge and had FUN with the lyrics!
    
    Form: intro A  interlude/bridge A
  coda
    
    Key of G harmonic minor w/lots of exploration into other majors and
  minors.
    
    Time signature 4/4.
    
    When singing the lyrics, I envision the first phrase being sung in a normal
  voice, the 2nd in an operatic voice, 3rd in a voice much like the 'Cookie
  Monster', and the 4th in a very childish voice.
    
    Tempo indication moderato, quarter note at 108
    
    Lots of dynamic contrast.

Orange

Introducing my series, 'Box of Paints', is my early elementary piano
  solo, 'Purple'. Each of the six elementary solos in this series explores the
  different emotions various colors evoke and/or represent.
    
    The entire series (6 pieces) would make a grand recital program.
    
    'Purple' is a great beginner piece with hands on middle C position in the A
  sections, traveling all over the piano in B section using damper pedal. In
  the key of F, form is:
    
     Intro A B A coda.
    
    The student learns to build the F major triad one note at the time in the
  intro (repeated in the coda) to mimic a trumpet fanfare. At the same time the
  student learns crescendo as the fanfare builds for 4 measures. This includes
  a 'natural crescendo', simply meaning thicker texture as one adds notes
  harmonically (vertically).  After all,
  this is a royal color that is associated with kings and queens (in the
  lyrics).
    
    Lyrics are in poetic style singing of things that purple brings to mind.
  
    
    The piece is designed to be open-ended encouraging and inspiring the
  student to think of things they like in this color and compose their own
  lyrics, even composing their own music about their favorite color.  
    
    Purple is a secondary color that results from combining the two primary
  colors, red and blue.
    
    **An added bonus to this sheet music is a picture to color below score on
  2nd page of all the things that were in my lyrics.

'Purple'

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