Product Description
Check Mate is a catchy rock piano solo for beginners at the Grade 0-1 level (ABRSM, AMEB or RCM).
This piece should be played in a confident style with energy. Listen to the performance audio track and you'll feel the driving rock tempo. The eighth note quavers are played 'straight'.
The right hand melody features a repeated rhythmic phrase involving staccato and legato articulation. The melody lies comfortably under the hand, with a position change in bar 7.
Watch out for the dynamics throughout the piece, and try to make the most of these changes to create 'light and shade' in your performance.
Check Mate finishes the game with a unison fortissimo ending passage (go for it!) involving an opportunity for careful counting before the final move.
Explore more fun piano sheet music by Olly Wedgwood at https://ollyspianosheets.com where you can also request a copy of the MP3 play-along backing track to Check Mate.
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