Title: Octave Boogie
Instrument: piano
Level: easy piano
Genre: jazz

OCTAVE BOOGIE is a delightful early intermediate boogie woogie in the key of C minor! Teaching concepts include

• Key of C minor (3 flats, which are Bb, Eb & Ab flat)
• Three time signatures! Mostly 4/4 time plus 2 bars of 3/4 time & 1 bar of 2/4 time (m. 43-end)
• Swing feel (long-short) jazz rhythm style- Octave leaps in both hands- Articulations - accents, legato, staccato & tenuto
• Basso ostinato (repeated pattern in the bass)
• Dynamics - crescendo, mezzo piano, mezzo forte & forte
• Grace notes
• Notes - eighth notes & rests, quarter notes & rests, dotted quarter notes, half notes & rests & whole notes
• Chords - Root ,1st & 2nd inversion solid chords
• 2nd finger moves over the RH thumb
• 8va (RH)
• Recurrent C add 2 chord (CDG)
• Varied dynamics
• Great choice for recitals & festivals!

Fingering suggestions are included
LEVEL - (EP) Easy Piano (Level 3-4), Early Intermediate Piano

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