Piano Practice

PIANO PRACTICE

I am going to play a concerto,
No, I think I shall try a nocturne,
I don't even like the piano
but Dad says he wants me to learn.

I'm sitting in front of the keyboard,
`Fortissimo' must be the way,
Mum says I mustn't play loudly,
But I think I fortissimay.

The music says play it `staccato',
The chords are all covered in dots;
Not chromatic scales! I am done for,
My fingers get tied up in knots.

Let's try a bit of `allegro',
`Animato' and `cantabile',
My Dad thinks I'm going to be famous,
But I'm `presto disastrous' today.

This rondo should be played `andante, '
`Vivace' but ever so `p',
My fingers won't do as I tell them,
`Boy moderato', that's me!