edition KAWAI “Piano pieces for Children for small hands” series. As you can see from the title of each piece, this is a collection of pieces with motifs of various songs, dances, and musical instruments from around the world. There are pieces with odd time signatures, and there are pieces where the time signature changes many times along the way, so you can enjoy a fresh rhythm. There are many accidentals, so you have to be good at reading music. As mentioned above, there are various time signatures, so it is necessary to understand rhythm correctly. There are many interesting pieces, so I would like you to try it, but it is a little difficult. I wonder if it’s a general “for children”. I think it’s a very happy thing if you can meet such songs in your childhood, have the skills to challenge, and feel something good from music.
Play a single melody with both hands, except for the unison part and the final bar. There are no phrasing instructions, you have to think for yourself. As the author writes, it’s good to try with various phrases. Although there are minor changes in the notes, the general pattern is fixed, so the phrase will naturally be decided according to your breathing. There is no rest and there is a faint sense of tension that cannot be stopped once started, but the sound and tempo are generous. Perhaps because it is composed mainly of zigzag patterns, the overall impression is sparkling and clear.I like.