Bright Sunny Days

Bright Sunny Days

Early Elementary Piano Solo

ISBN: 979-8-3507-7008-7
By: Gerou, Tom

ABOUT THE BOOK

Sunshine and playful imagery fill Bright Sunny Days, a cheerful early elementary piano solo by Tom Gerou. Charming lyrics evoke soft, golden rays, blue skies, and clouds that politely leave the pastures free to play. Written in Middle C five-finger positions, the melody passes between the hands using quarter, half, and whole notes without rests. Dynamic contrasts and crescendos encourage expressive playing, while an optional duet accompaniment adds harmonic color and a fuller sound. This inviting solo offers beginning pianists a delightful opportunity to bring a musical scene to life in lessons or recitals.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tom Gerou

Tom Gerou is the author of over 200 active publications. His pieces are included in the Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus, Trinity College London Syllabus, and the National Federation of Music Clubs Bulletin. He holds degrees from the University of Southern California and Yale University and has been awarded two Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards for best original theatrical music, an ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award, two Rena Greenwald Awards, commissions from the Music Teachers National Association, numerous Music Publishers Association Paul Revere Awards, and the Jimmy McHugh Composition Prize. He has presented throughout Australia, Canada, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and the United States.

Gerou, Tom