SA Chorus and Piano

Recommended for: Middle School and Older

Optional Instrumentation: Cello, piano, electric bass, acoustic guitar, shaker, triangle, bell tree, drum set

Pinwheels is about the joy of young people spinning and turning. The words in this song evoke a happy time when we just spin and spin and spin, almost like the swirling sounds and visual images we experience when going round and round on a carousel. The music spins and stops like a pinwheel whirling through the air.

Pinwheels should feel like a rocking 4/4. Take time with the piano interludes and play with the tempo until you find the right feeling of the spin. The piece can be performed with just piano if the other instruments are not available.

Performance Time: 4 minutes