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Echoes of Scotland.(Book Review)

American Music Teacher

| February 01, 2003 | Steck-Turner, Sue A. | COPYRIGHT 2003 Music Teachers National Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

by Mary Leaf. The FJH Music Company, Inc. (2525 Davie Rd., Ste. 360, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33317-7424), 2002. 5 pp., $2.95. Pre-reading.

Satisfying solos for those first lessons using prenotation are hard to come by, making Mary Leaf's Echoes of Scotland a welcome addition to the pre-reading repertoire. Echoes of Scotland contains two selections, The Highlands of Scotland and Pipes and Drums.

Notated metrically with noteheads and finger numbers, The Highlands of Scotland is a lovely black-key melody, played by three fingers in each hand, written in a simple AB form with repeat, making it easy to learn and memorize. Although pedal is not mentioned, this piece is a refreshing non-Oriental alternative to add to one's collection of "floored pedal" compositions --pentatonic ...

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