Micro Meowings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

Micro Meowings, by Victoria Sabo. Willis Music Company (P.O. Box 548, Florence, KY 41022), 2004. 20 pp. $3.95. Late elementary to early intermediate.

Victoria Sabo has added yet another set of solos to her Micro collection: Micro Meowings. These gems, reminiscent of Joan Last's Cats, but longer and more difficult, are imaginative, descriptive and a delight to any cat lover. Beware, though: this collection of seven progressive solos is not for scaredy cats--or late-elementary students. Beautifully printed with only three and four measures to a system, these pieces are visually deceptive. They contain the many demanding characteristics associated with Sabo's style--her love for intricate articulations and groups of small ornamental notes, sustained notes within the hand, command of the entire keyboard and tricky rhythmic patterns and hand coordinations. Short narratives are provided for each piece to guide both student and teacher.

The first, and one of the easiest of the set, "Chasing a ...