Touch a Rainbow: Piano Sheet

Alexander's gift for crafting singable melodies over coherent harmonic movement shines clearly here. The broken seventh chords provide steady, musically purposeful accompaniment that sounds far more sophisticated than its technical demands suggest, giving late elementary students real musical substance to play without overwhelming their hands.

Serene and unhurried, with a gentle optimism that comes from the G major key and the steady motion of the seventh chords beneath. The piece invites quiet reflection while maintaining forward momentum, creating space for the student to breathe musically without rushing.

Late elementary pianists ready to work with broken chord patterns in the left hand while developing legato phrasing and melodic shaping in the right. This piece rewards students who are beginning to understand accompaniment texture and the relationship between bass and melody.

• Keep the left hand broken chords even and unhurried; they establish the piece's meditative quality, so resist any urge to rush through them.
• Shape the right hand melody with long lines despite the peaceful tempo; think of it as singing rather than stating separate phrases.
• Maintain consistent legato in the melody through finger substitution on repeated notes rather than lifting the hand.
• Balance the hands so the accompaniment supports rather than overwhelms the lyrical line.

Program this as a calming interlude between more energetic pieces, or use it to open a student recital with a sense of peace. It pairs naturally with other Alexander solos from the Premier Piano Solos series, or alongside lyrical works at similar levels.

• Playing broken seventh chord patterns with even rhythm and steady tempo
• Legato phrasing across multiple melodic phrases with intentional musical shaping
• Balancing accompaniment texture with a singing melody line
• Reading and interpreting pedal markings for fuller sonority