“7th St. Blues - Level 3a Lesson - pg. 19-20” is classified as a Level 1 Piano work worth 108 points within the Road to Virtuosity progression system.
It is categorized under Faber Piano Adventures → Level 3a - Lesson and is part of the 1900’s - Present collection.
The sheet music for “7th St. Blues - Level 3a Lesson - pg. 19-20” provided on this website has the following copyright status: Copyrighted.
“7th St. Blues” is a short early-intermediate blues-style piano piece built around a steady walking bass, simple right-hand chord hits, and a relaxed common-time groove. The music is not long, but it introduces several important blues sounds, including repeated bass motion, syncopated-feeling chord attacks, accented notes, and the use of a lowered third sound inside the harmony.
Measures 1–2 begin with the left hand alone, using a steady walking pattern that moves step by step through the key. The marking says “Steady walk,” which fits the character of the piece: the bass line creates the groove before the right hand enters.
Measures 3–4 add right-hand chords above the walking bass. The chords are short and rhythmic, with a blues color created by the added flat-third sound. The left hand continues moving underneath, so the texture now has both the walking bass and the chordal response.
Measures 5–8 repeat the same basic idea with a second phrase. The left hand keeps the walking motion, while the right hand answers again with stacked chords and accented attacks. The ending uses a held harmony and a final bass response, giving the short piece a clear blues-style close.
Interesting fact: The title “7th St. Blues” connects directly to one of the most important sounds in blues music: the seventh chord. Blues pieces often use dominant seventh harmonies and lowered notes to create their distinctive sound, even in short beginner-level pieces like this one.
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