Piano Pronto Movement 1: #22 Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star and F Major Pentascale

This lesson plan includes activities for "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" in Piano Pronto Movement 1. 

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.

F Major Pentascale Reminder Video

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).

Twinkle Variation Free Printable

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