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I make piano solo arrangements for my students of songs that they love! My goal is to create something that sounds beautiful as a standalone piece of music, but most importantly, that it actually makes pianistic sense. Sometimes I even hide exercises in the arrangements that I want a student to work on. All of my arrangements are usually made for a specific student, so the results will always vary.
This arrangement was made for a later beginner almost done with Alfred's Premier Level 2. I did make it a little more challenging because students tend to practice more when they're playing a special request, so I usually exploit this as much as possible!!! The song as a whole has been condensed to the main parts. Vocal melodies have been simplified. I give fingering and pedal suggestions. Hands tend to move quite a bit, but essential, so I tried to keep the hand shapes very similar. Expect broken fifths as eighth notes for intensity in the chorus. I use tied eighth notes instead of quarter notes on upbeats because this is more visually understandable for students in regards to timing. I usually put little Xs over the tied noteheads.
The song definitely stands on its own and my student was very proud to complete it and play it at our recital.
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