“Dinosaur Stomp” is a Level 1 piano piece by Nancy and Randall Faber. The piece is written in 4/4 time and marked Slow and heavy. It uses a 5-finger scale pattern, strong accents, repeated notes, bass-staff reading, simple right-hand chords, and a playful dinosaur story. Students should focus on steady counting, strong but controlled accents, careful finger numbers, and making the piece sound heavy without rushing.

Measures 1–4 introduce the stomping dinosaur character. The left hand plays low notes with strong accents while the right hand rests and prepares. The rhythm should feel slow, heavy, and powerful, like dinosaur footsteps.

Measures 5–8 continue the left-hand pattern with more repeated notes and stepwise motion. The words help the student feel the rhythm naturally. Students should count carefully through the rests and keep each accented note clear.

Measures 9–12 add the right hand with simple two-note chords while the left hand continues the stomping pattern. This section teaches coordination between a heavy left-hand part and short right-hand chord answers.

Measures 13–14 continue the same hand coordination. The right hand plays repeated chord patterns while the left hand supports underneath. The student should keep both hands steady and avoid rushing the short notes.

Measures 15–16 form the ending. The right hand plays the “Di-no-saur” pattern while the left hand supports below, then the final “Stomp!” lands with a strong low note. The ending should sound heavy, fun, and confident.

Interesting fact: “Dinosaur Stomp” includes a discovery question asking whether the first note of measure 15 is the tonic or dominant, and whether the piece ends on the tonic or dominant. This helps young students connect the sound of the piece with basic music theory, not just note reading.