Graham Sheen

Mr Sheen's Miscellany

March of the Day:
The piece has three main ideas each in the contrasting keys of Bb, Eb and F majors. Can you find a different character for each one?

Rondolettinetto:
This is all about building phrases through repetition. It relies largely, therefore, on control of the sound. Try to achieve a really obvious contrast of character between the opening phrases and the less refined con spirito episode.

Sand-dance Kid:
This piece stretches the compass and range of expression even further. There are very obvious contrasts of staccato and legato and the phrase lengths of the middle section are far from regular.