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Volume 1
Clever Carrots
Op.1 No. 1
Descending scales ... like carrot roots running down into the soil
Leafy Lettuces
Op.1 No. 3
Curly contrary motions like round leaves growing out from the centre
Growing Tomatoes
Op.1 No. 5
Intervals, growing from steps and getting bigger to almost octaves
Speedy Spinach
Op.1 No. 7
Quick slurs and runs, full of energy and light finger work
Pouting Potatoes
Op.1 No. 9
Fat, grumpy roots and inversions in major and minor chords
Capsicum Traffic Lights
Op.1 No. 11
Red, yellow and green ... round root positions changing tempo
Roly Poly Turnips
Op.1 No. 13
Rolling roots and inversions,
all white and crisp
Bouncing Brussels Sprouts
Op.1 No. 15
Little staccato sprouts holding on to a central stalk
Celery Stalks
Op.1 No. 2
Ascending scales ... like strong
green stems of celery growing up
Green Beans
Op.1 No. 4
Sequences running up and down like little bean tendrils
Squishy Squashes
Op.1 No. 6
Squishy sounds and patterns, jumping all over the piano
Climbing Beans
Op.1 No. 8
Overlapping hands like the vines of a bean plant getting tangled
Breeze Through a Cornfield
Op.1 No. 10
Cantabile sounds, peaceful melodies and 6th chords
The Thoughtful Avocado
Op.1 No. 12
Pondering root chords with a "skin" and a "seed"
Coordinated Kale
Op.1 No. 14
Curly contrary motion arpeggios,
spreading out to 4-note chords
Moving Gingerly
Op.1 No. 16
Sticky finger substitution being careful to plan where to land next
Joyful Cucumbers
Op.1 No. 17
Happy 7th chords over a famous theme by Beethoven
Peppercorns
Op.1 No. 19
Peppery repeated notes and
perfect mirror image
Sweet, Sweet Potato
Op.1 No. 21
Multiple melodies singing sweetly along with each other
Volume 2
Peas Please
Op.1 No. 18
Snappy staccato and legato passages bouncing all over the place
Pumpkin Patch Pounce
Op.1 No. 20
Good chord practice for looking before you leap!
Garlic Breath
Op.1 No. 22
Stinky steps/2nds and squishes
that kind of linger ...
Beautiful Beets
Op.1 No. 23
Sweet skips/3rds that alternate between staccato and legato
Asparagus Reflections
Op.1 No. 24
Mirror image of 4ths rippling in the water reflection
Obstinate Onions
Op.1 No. 25
5ths in a foul mood, with layers of skins and syncopated rhythms
Zany Zucchinis
Op.1 No. 26
Super excited 6ths and 6th chords in the mood for a party
Warm Chillies
Op.1 No. 27
Smooth 7th chords with a spicy bite to them
Happy Herbs
Op.1 No. 29
Flavoursome fun ornaments in a Scottish sounding dance
Bold Broccoli
Op.1 No. 28
Awesome octaves/8ths with a focus on strength and stamina
Rude Radishes
Op.1 No. 30
Inconsiderate interruptions, syncopated on a theme by Haydn
Complex Cabbages
Op.1 No. 31
Slowly growing complexity and polyrhythmic contrary motions
Raindrops and Sunshine
Op.1 No. 33
Light staccatos and legatos in a sparkling sun shower
The Compost Heap
Op.1 No. 32
Strange smelling sounds and slimy glissandi
Garden Critters
Op.1 No. 34
Quick patterns and descriptive sounds like little bugs & beetles
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