Play The Secret Garden
Play The Secret Garden! This lovely melody from The Secret Garden movie 1993 will become a favorite of your piano students.
From one of several movies based on the classic children's book, "The Secret Garden," here is what my family has always called "The Secret Garden Song," starting at 17 seconds in:
"Mary's First Time Outside"
A look at page 1, in the key of Am
A look at page 2, in the key of Bm
Bm is a more beautiful setting for this piece, in my opinion. It always seems to have a fresher sound than the key of Am (the relative minor to C major, which beginners spend so much time in).
Additionally, if your early intermediate student has been "stuck" playing mostly music with no black keys in it, this piece will be a good next step - not too hard, and not too many black keys!
Special fingering works well
If students will make use of the well-tested fingering, the right hand will fall into place quickly. First, finger 1 starts the melody on A (or B, in the key of Bm). Then, finger 2 sets down on A (B) and finishes the phrase. Next, a new phrase starts with finger 3 on A (B)!
One, then two, then three. If students see this and try it out, this melody will be easy.
A stand-out melody
This is one of those engaging, sweetly piercing melodies that pulls you along. As easy as it is for accomplished pianists, it is still a great pleasure for them to play through and master. For more advanced students who need a "quick study" that is lovely, and LIVELY (it moves along quickly), this is a great choice!
Why is such a lovely melody so short?
Actually, there is a longer rendition, with a reflective-sounding intro, that happens sometime in the movie (you know how movie soundtrack themes return again and again), but I haven't been able to isolate it in an online video, YET, or in the Hal Leonard database.
Huh? What am I talking about?
This music is still under copyright
Unlike almost ALL of the music on this website, I cannot give you this pretty piece for free.
The composer of this music, Zbigniew Antoni Preisner, has made his Secret Garden music available for musicians to arrange. It is necessary, however, for musicians to pay him for his music!
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