- Level: Late Elementary
- Pages: 5 pages, 3 pages of music, cover included!
- Style: Lyrical, Melancholy, Spirited
- Bonuses: 3 mp3 recordings included
- Format: PDF instant download
This set of ComposeCreate Short Sheets™ features 3 late elementary pieces about secrets in the trees. These piano solos are primarily in the key of D major and excellent ways of broadening students’ abilities to play in different keys but still in a comfortable position. The pieces are engaging and work well for both children and older beginners like pre-teens, teens, and adult students. There are a variety of styles that will help expand students’ tastes in music.
These pieces are especially easy and more pleasant to teach with online learning since they are only one page long. In addition, the pieces are excellent ways of helping students progress more quickly or give them the sense that they are indeed progressing while reviewing important concepts. Each of the pieces is carefully edited to give plenty of cues (like finger numbers) and make them easier to learn on their own as well. The pieces are also excellent sight reading material and good review pieces for summer lessons or for transfer students.
Included are these one-page pieces:
- Leafy Reflections
- Treetop Tussle
- Sleeping Seedling
What Level is the Secrets in the Trees Collection?
The pieces in Secrets in the Trees are all late elementary. The smallest rhythm value is the eighth note. The pieces have D Major key signatures. Two pieces are reflective and allow for a beautiful lyrical style and one of the pieces is spirited with lots of staccato.
What are Short Sheets™?
Short Sheets™ are collections of 3 one page pieces to help motivate your busy students who need to learn music quickly. These sets of one pages pieces are excellent for:
- Online lessons (they are easy to teach)
- Summer lessons (they are fun and don’t take as much time to learn
- Sight reading
- Students with short attention spans,
- Young students who are afraid of lengthy pieces (you’d be surprised at how many of your student balk at 2 page pieces)
- Busy students (isn’t that all students these days?)
- Students who want to learn an awesome piece of music quickly
And as a teacher, you’ll love Short Sheets because you know that the more music students learn, the better their sight-reading skills!
There are Secrets in the Trees Bonuses Too?
Yes, though the price is low, you still get bonus mp3 performances of these Secrets in the Trees pieces with your purchase. You are permitted to send these example performance tracks to your students to help them learn the piece.
What is the Studio License?
This set of pieces is delivered digitally (through your email receipt) and is studio licensed. This means that you can print and use this for any student that you directly teach for your entire lifetime of teaching. It’s like getting an unlimited supply of Music Kids Love®!
Mary Jane Cope –
My nine-year-old student chose to learn ‘Sleeping Seedling’ from Secrets in the Trees last week. She sent me a recording tonight, and it brought tears to my eyes, it was so beautiful! Thank you for these beautiful little pieces! Her brother learned ’Stop and Go’ from Start Your Engines last week and is working on ‘Daredevil’ this week. These short sheets have been perfect for my students – thanks so much for making them available!
Candace –
These pieces have been a hit with my students! I’ve used them with adults, teens and tweens and they all love them. These short sheets are the perfect pieces to give students who need a little encouragement. They can be learned very quickly and are beautiful, fun and interesting. Thanks, Wendy for providing these.
Mysti –
My students are LOVING these!!! We are using as part of the 30 piece challenge so these are perfect. They love the names, and are really enjoying playing them. I’ve been surprised at how many students have been pushing themselves for the challenge and I really think it’s because of these pieces!
Stephani Austin –
I’m doing a “Wild About Music” Showcase for my students in February, and these are perfect for my later elementary students. I wanted my students to play more than one song without it being overwhelming with the shorter prep time than a typical recital. These are engaging and fun and the perfect showy piece to add. I have given a couple students one of the songs, but I have a feeling each student will want to complete the set once the Showcase is over. I am a fan of all the Short Sheets I’ve tried. I was happy to expand my collection with these!