Sheet music: http://www.mediafire.com/?agj6c79l9a6bwhw

Played by Pinkie Pie at the end of season 1, episode 10, "Swarm of the Century", the "Parasprite Polka" is an upbeat, circus-styled piece that Pinkie uses to usher away a swarm of parasprites that have been harassing Ponyville, much like the legendary Pied Piper - quite literally, a Pinkie Pied Piper!

The song is used numerous times from then on and has unofficially become used as her theme song, such as when played in the party she threw for her family in her flashback in "The Cutie Mark Chronicles" (season 1, episode 23) or when firing her party cannon in "Sweet and Elite" (season 2, episode 9).

This one was a lot easier to arrange than "Becoming Popular (The Pony Everypony Should Know)", which was arranged around the same time, but conversely it was *much* harder to play - or rather, to play *right*. It took me little under an hour to get the notes I wanted, because I based it heavily off ragtime music, which I felt worked well given the piano setup - specifically, Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag" (the bass is particularly telling). That said, the tempo at which it needs to be played makes it very difficult to get the hang of, but once practiced it becomes fairly straightforward and is merely a matter of precision.

Having played the Maple Leaf Rag in the past, the Parasprite Polka was merely a revisiting of old techniques for me, but for a beginning pianist or someone who has never played Scott Joplin's famous piece, I advise against attempting this, or otherwise being very patient with it. I listed it as "Intermediate" on Finale but was very tempted to put it under "Expert" (Maple Leaf Rag being an AMEB Piano For Leisure grade 7 standard), but relented because it doesn't have quite the complexity, it merely demands a similar technique. With that said, a quick hand, accurate fingers and a relaxed wrist are paramount to pulling this piece off correctly - particularly if you want to hit the demanding tempo of 130 BPM (I actually played it a little faster in this recording).