This piece is part of a set of short teaching pieces written for beginners by Florence Price. Roly Poly explores broken chords with alternating hands swaying gently. It is interesting how the composer blends the broken chord pattern with a melodic final section that also includes a beautiful seventh chord at the end. Roly poly, also called pill bugs, are tiny land-dwelling crustaceans. They get their nickname of “roly-poly” because of the way they curl up into a ball when startled or disturbed.