Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland ♫ Concert Theme Ideas for Playing Piano Is Fun Book 3 A Novel Approach to Piano Teaching and Performance PpiF Book 3 Page 6 ‐ piece no 1. Down the Rabbit Hole Alice chases after the White Rabbit and falls down the rabbit hole ‐ down, down, down she falls... Post 77 www.facebook.com/AliceChuaPpiF/posts/804652882881720 PpiF Book 3 Page 10 ‐ piece no 2. The Talking Doorknob When Alice falls right down the rabbit hole, she finds herself in a room with many doors and she wishes that somebody can talk to her. A tiny doorknob talks to her. With this picture in mind the student can play the tune playfully and happily ‐ avoid a laboured tempo. Post 78 www.facebook.com/AliceChuaPpiF/posts/807626882584320 PpiF Book 3 Page 14 ‐ piece no 3. The Magic Potion Why does the Doorknob ask Alice to drink from the bottle? As Alice wishes to go through the small door, the Talking Doorknob prompts her to drink the magic potion on the table in order to grow smaller. When Alice drinks the 'DRINK ME' magic potion, she shrinks to fit through the door ‐ shutting up like a telescope! Alas, she forgets to take the key on the solid glass table. When she finds a very small cake, she finishes the 'EAT ME' cake and finds herself growing to normal size. Happy Alice can now reach the key and thus can unlock the small door to the magic garden. It is a mysterious feeling for her to change size. The E flat is introduced to feel the mood with so many out‐of‐the‐way‐things happening to her lately. Post 79 www.facebook.com/AliceChuaPpiF/posts/811733918840283
PpiF Book 3 Page 18 ‐ piece no 4. The Magic Cake Alice drinks from the labeled bottle 'DRINK ME' and shrinks small. She feels herself shutting up like a telescope. She eats the 'EAT ME' cake and grows to normal size. The so many‐out‐of‐way things happening makes her very confused. At 'The Magic Cake', the students experienced major and minor tonality. Post 80 www.facebook.com/AliceChuaPpiF/posts/814697195210622 PpiF Book 3 Page 22 ‐ piece no 5. The Little Golden Key Drinking the magic cake allows Alice to grow to normal size to pick the key on the glass table. She drinks the potion again to shut down like a telescope to ten inches. Now she can go through the little fifteen‐inch door to enter into The Garden of Live Flowers. Hurray! Post 81 www.facebook.com/AliceChuaPpiF/posts/818580361488972 A summary of The Garden of Live Flowers scene can be found on Game 1 & Game 2 on pages 60‐61 of PpiF Book 1. PpiF Book 1 Page 60 ‐ Game 1 ALICE stepped into a garden, which had a large flower‐bed. She wished quietly to herself that the flowers could talk to her, and was astonished when the TIGER‐Lily replied that all the flowers could talk. The ROSE added that the Willow‐TREE can bark, but DAISY argued that since the Willow‐Tree has boughs, it can only say ‘Bough‐Wough!’. Alice realised that the DAISIES were fond of shouting together in their shrill little voices at the same time. PpiF Book 1 Page 61 ‐ Game 2 The TIGER‐Lily was not happy with the Sleepy VIOLET for encouraging the ROSE to tease Alice. The ROSE mistook Alice for a flower, and talked about another flower like Alice, who was redder and wore nine spikes on her head. The LARKSPUR loudly announced the arrival of the RED Queen, and Alice remarked that she had grown a head taller since they last met. The ROSE explained that the fresh air in the Garden of Live Flowers caused magical growth. PpiF Book 1, story‐line: www.facebook.com/AliceChuaPpiF/posts/667738599906483
PpiF Book 3 Page 26 ‐ piece no 6. Swimming in the Pool of Tears Feeling very frustrated and confused Alice cries when many‐out‐of‐way things are still happening to her. Her huge tears forms a pool and there she is swimming with the Duck, Dodo, Lory and Eaglet to name four. Post 82 www.facebook.com/AliceChuaPpiF/posts/822262991120709 PpiF Book 3 Page 30 ‐ piece no 7. The Caucus‐Race It may seem silly but Alice and her new found friends run a Caucus race to dry out after their swim. The Duck, Dodo, Lory and Eaglet are all having a great time running a race with no ending. Post 83a www.facebook.com/AliceChuaPpiF/posts/824268267586848 PpiF Book 3 Page 34 ‐ piece no 8. A Long Tail Who has a long tail? PpiF Book 3 Page 38 ‐ piece no 9. A Long and Sad Tale None other than the MadHatter's favourite friend ‐ the Dormouse! It is always sleeping in the teapot but will appear when he decides to repeat his long and sad story to anyone who can lend his ears! Post 84a www.facebook.com/AliceChuaPpiF/posts/826265884053753 PpiF Book 3 Page 42 ‐ piece no 10. The Cunning Old Fury Judge Who is the cunning old judge? He is non other than Fury! This upsets the Dormouse as he knows the outcome of the trial. He wishes for a fair trial but it is going to be difficult when the trial is between him and Fury. He tells this sad tale to all he meets. Post 84g www.facebook.com/AliceChuaPpiF/posts/830555370291471
PpiF Book 3 Page 46 ‐ piece no 11. The White Rabbit’s House Alice arrives at the White Rabbit's House to fetch the W‐Rabbit's gloves and fan. Alice grows real huge in the W‐ Rabbit's House, her arms stretching out of the windows. Alice teasingly stretches her arm to catch the flustered W‐ Rabbit but the W‐Rabbit scurries off and falls upon the cucumber frames and breaking them. He summons his busy gardener, Pat to handle the huge 'object'. Both Pat together with strong Bill, the lizard try to rid the huge object. As Bill climbs down the chimney, Alice gives him a Jack‐in‐the‐box kick and Bill flies off the chimney like a sky‐rocket. Post 86a www.facebook.com/AliceChuaPpiF/posts/834389683241373 PpiF Book 3 Page 50 ‐ piece no 12. The Magic Pebbles The White Rabbit sends in a little Bill down the chimney to handle the huge Alice. Alice gives him a sharp kick and he shoots off the chimney like a sky‐rocket. The barrowful of pebbles thrown at Alice transform into cup‐cakes. Alice eats the cupcakes and she shrinks quickly to escape from the confused crowd watching curiously in the garden. Post 87 www.facebook.com/AliceChuaPpiF/posts/837471252933216 PpiF Book 3 Page 52 ‐ piece no 13. The Lizard's Dance Bill, the Lizard is a cute character. When I was composing this piece, I imagine him dancing with a hoop around his waist. Don't you agree that he looks adorable! Post 88 www.facebook.com/AliceChuaPpiF/posts/842069795806695
PpiF Book 3 Page 54 ‐ piece no 14. The White Rabbit’s Watch (Duet) The lyrics (by the author) goes:‐ Bars 1‐8 ll: Tick‐Tock‐Tick‐Tock; Oh, I am so late! _ :ll repeat 3 times Oh, I am, Oh, I am, late! Bars 9‐12 Ticky‐Tock‐Ticky‐Tock; I am late! Ticky‐Tock‐Ticky‐Tock; HELP! Bars 12‐16 Tick‐Tock‐Tick‐Tock; Oh, I am so late! Oh, I am, Oh, I am, late! The White Rabbit is always running late and is very afraid to displease the savagely angry Duchess. He always check the time with his watch in his waist coat‐pocket. His favourite catch phrase is 'Oh, my ears and whiskers, how late it's getting!' Post 89 www.facebook.com/AliceChuaPpiF/posts/850131065000568 Post 89c Video of The White Rabbit's Watch www.facebook.com/AliceChuaPpiF/videos/853909047956103 A suggestion on sophisticated piano accompaniment www.youtube.com/AliceChuaPpiF