Music Samples
Listen to some excerpts from Variations of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and draw artwork to represent a few of your favorite styles. See variation titles below or add your own.
Mozart – Twelve Variations on Twinkle Twinkle | |||
Time | # | Name | What Changed? |
:00 | Theme | Simple + Ornament | Ornament Ending |
:51 | 1 | Caterpillar | Disguise the melody by adding more notes |
1:35 | 2 | Busy Bass | Accompaniment style |
2:20 | 3 | Raspberry Triplets | Rhythm |
3:09 | 4 | Flipped Texture | Texture Flip (Moving Bass, Slow Treble) |
3:58 | 5 | Left Right Conversation | Alternate Hands |
4:45 | 6 | Racy vs Rests | Articulation (Staccato, Legato, Rests) |
5:15 | 7 | Scale Slopes | Scale Steps vs Leaps |
5:43 | 8 | Mysterious Minor | Mood or Key |
6:32 | 9 | Thin to Thick | Texture or Dynamics |
7:20 | 10 | Shimmer | Open Intervals |
8:00 | 11 | Adagio Relaxation | Tempo, Accented Notes |
11:03 | 12 | ¾ Finale | Time Signature |
Theory
Color the I, IV and V7 LH Chord pieces on page 62.
Improvisation:
Create your own improvisation by borrowing musical ideas from Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
Choose a style below or create your own version.
Jazz Star - Add a flat 3rd slide (A-flat to A natural) for a bluesy sound.
Classical Star - Play left hand broken chords with a slower tempo. Add a trill or turn ornament.
Pop/Rock Star- Add left-hand rocking chord shells and syncopate a few melody notes in the right hand.
Spooky Star - Play very slowly with some tiptoe staccatos and flat 3rds (A-flat instead of A natural) and flat 6ths (D-flat instead of D natural).
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