The Little Shepherd, from Children's Corner

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece.

• As written332 notes
• Melody and a simpler left hand309 notes
• Melody and left-hand roots207 notes
• Right-hand melody188 notes

What it asks of you

• Treble clef from G3 to E6, with ledger lines
• Bass clef from E1 to G4, with ledger lines
• Key signature: 3 sharps (A major or F♯ minor)
• Accidentals: sharps outside the key, naturals
• Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, sixteenth notes, notes held across the beat, triplets
• Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 5ths, 7ths, 6ths, 4ths
• Chords: triads
• Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns, hands in different rhythms