Sailboats in the Bay

(February 20, 2015)  This piece was written from the beginning with a specific student in mind, as a reward to Kirsten Williams for her hard work during the school year.  I had planned to give it to her as a reward to "grow into", as it was above the level of the Faber Piano Adventures book that she was playing in.  She took to it immediately and played it in the spring piano recital.  

From the beginning she surprised me with her weekly progress, and she didn't see her teacher shedding an occasional tear as she played in the lesson.  But I guess she knows now. 

The opening section was written to "walk" the student through small stepwise changes in hand position.  The middle section is a little more difficult, but she was motivated and learned it quickly.

The score can be found here at Sheet Music Plus.

The score can be found here at Sheet Music Plus.

And here is a video performance by the young student to whom it is dedicated - for whom the piece was written:

The score can be found here at Sheet Music Plus.

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