I've Gotta Toccata

I've Gotta Toccata (Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Showcase Solo Level 3/Late Elementary) ** by Bill Boyd. For piano. Educational Piano Library. Primary Class 3 piece for the Piano Solo event with the National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) Festivals Bulletin 2008-2009-2010. Book only. 4 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

When your students hear this delightful piano solo, it's guaranteed that they will exclaim, "I've gotta play that piece!" Bill Boyd's done it again with this perpetual motion mini-toccata for the elementary performer. Adults and young students alike will love the lively 5-finger motive that keeps them on their fingertips as they move around the keyboard in 5-finger I- IV- and V- chord positions. A real winner!

HLSPL Late Elementary piano solo. C Major; 4/4; Tempo: With drive!; 30 measures; alternating hand, eighth-note, 5-finger position melody with some two-and three-note chords in RH that add well-timed breathing places between the headlong exhilaration of the toccata melodic line. Ends forte, with a big splash. Reading range: full staff; Perf. time: 45 seconds.