Once Upon a Piano

Once Upon A Piano Pianistic Stories for Early-Elementary Level Students

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Table of Contents

Chapter One: Rapunzel Let Down Your Hair...........page 4 Chapter Two: The Frog Prince Green Frog Blues.............page 5-6 Chapter Three: Cinderella Cinderella’s Waltz......................page 7 Chapter Four: Hansel and Gretel Breadcrumbs.........................page 8 Gingerbread House...................page 9-10 Chapter Five: The Three Little Pigs The Big Bad Wolf.......................page 11-12 Chapter Six: Pinocchio Little Wooden Puppet Boy..................page 13-14 Chapter Seven: The Reluctant Dragon A Not So Fearsome Dragon..................page 15-16 Epilogue Tell Your Own Tale................................page 17

4

Rapunzel

Let Down Your Hair 1 3 &4 ˙ F Re - pun - zel, Re - pun - zel, let down ? 3 œ1 œ œ œ œ œ œ 4

Pleading q = 120

8

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I

will climb

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up

to your

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tow

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er

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your hair!

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room,

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Let it fall down from your tow'r.

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where I

will

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re - scue you

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from!

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5

The Frog Prince Green Frog Blues

4 3 & 4 bœ bœ œ œ F It ain't eas - y ?4 4 5

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Wait - ing

here,

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bœ

bei - ing green.

bœ

for

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Not

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˙

kiss,

All

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when you're

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the

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live

a

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long

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small

w

day!

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frog!

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& bœ b˙

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the

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green

b˙

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frog

Blues

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15

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ain't

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eas - y

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here,

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bei - ing

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for

green.

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kiss,

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sing

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Not

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from

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when

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green

you're

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w

frog

blues.

˙

small

˙

frog!

w

prin - cess!

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Frog's Challenge: Dynamics are how loud or soft you play. This piece starts out at mezzo-forte (mf). Can you fill in dynamics for the rest of the piece?

7

Cinderella

Cinderella's Waltz 3 &4

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p ? 3 œ4 œ œ 4 8

&

!

play high on the piano

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Hansel and Gretel Breadcrumbs

4 &4

Creeping Along q = 80

3 ? 44 œ

5

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Walk

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Drop - ping

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a - long,

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bread - crumbs

!

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in

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the

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on

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woods

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the

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in

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ground,

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some

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food.

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soon.

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Hansel and Gretel Gingerbread House

4 &4 œ F In ?4 4 3

Piano

5

&œ ?

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Can - dy

Cheerful q = 120

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clear - ing 1

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gum - drops,

in

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choc' - late

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a

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for - est,

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house

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house.

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& p Who ?œ

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could

live

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here

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in

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this

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nice

œ

house?

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Must

œ

be

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&œ œ F Let's go ?

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knock - ing

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on

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their

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door,

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let's

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see

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who

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some - one

swee

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w

lives

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in

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side.

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eet!

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The Three Little Pigs 4 &4

Sneakily q=90

play LOW on the piano

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Story Idea: Have your teacher read the story of the three little pigs. As the wolf approaches each Little Pig's house, play in a different place on the piano. For the Straw Pig, play high on the piano, showing the weakness of his house. For the Stick Pig, play in the middle of the piano. Finally, end the story with the Brick Pig at the low end of the piano.

13

Pinocchio

Little Wooden Boy Happily q = 120

& 44 œ

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5

f ? 44 5

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Lit - tle

Dance

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a

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wood - en

pol - ka,

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boy,

a

jig,

pup - pet

dance

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dance

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the

and

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house once

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more.

a - gain.

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dance

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some

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pup - pet

boy,

Grow louder

˙ ˙

more!

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dan - cing,

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how

I

wish that

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œ

dan - cing

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you

˙

were

'round the

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w

real!

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floor!

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The Reluctant Dragon A Not So Fearsome Dragon

4 &4 F He's ? 4 œ4 4

Jolly

5

& ?

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likes

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not

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to

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read

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so

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fear - some

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and

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sing

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aft - er

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and

all,

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he's

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all

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real - ly

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can't

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rath - er

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be

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sweet.

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beat!

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_______________________ ________________________

4 &4 ?4 4 5

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*use staff paper if longer piece is desired.

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Tell Your Own Tale 1. Pick A Story!

Choose a story or a character from a fairy-tale

to write about. If you wish, you can make up your own!

2. Write A Melody!

Use the piano to write an original melody. Be

sure to make it as accurate as possible (correct number of beats in each measure, fits within the hand, etc.)

3. Add Words!

Choose to add lyrics (the words) to your song, or

leave them out.

4. Add Extras!

How should the piece sound? Add dynamic markings,

pedaling (optional), etc.

5. Illustrate! Illustrate your piece by adding your own personal art! 6. Perform! Play your new piece! Congratulations! You Are Now A Composer!

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