Who’s That Tapping? (cello and piano) level 0.5

Title: Who’s That Tapping?

Composer: traditional children’s song, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Cello and Piano

Printout: 2 pages

Note: A simple theme and variations, this piece employs simple rhythm and note patterns. The final variations are pizzicato and col legno, techniques not typically associated with beginning repertoire but that help develop bow hand dexterity.

Skills: D Major; 4/4 time; simple rhythm variations (steady eights; quarter/eighth/eighth); uses only two fingers (1 and 3); pizzicato; col legno.