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Sonata No. 14 3rd Movement Theme

This is my arrangement of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata No. 14 third movement written in the key of d minor and great for the intermediate pianist....

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Johann Sebastian Bach

Let me introduce to: Print Johann Sebastian Bach (Baptized 1685-1750) German Baroque Era Composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany in 1685. As a child, Bach’s father taught him to play violin and harpsichord. His uncles were all musicians, serving as … Continue reading

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Elegant Sonata

This is Beethoven’s beautiful theme from the second movement of his “Pathetique Sonata” (Op. 13)  arranged in the key of G major and intended for the intermediate pianist.  ...

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Heaven

“Heaven” is a delicate piano solo utilizing triplets , melodic motifs intended for the level 2 pianist and written by my eleven year old student Kylie. Heaven by Kylie

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Prelude in C minor

This is Alexander Morovsky’s ominous “Prelude in c minor” written with a left hand crossing over a steady chordal right hand with a arpeggiated ending,  perfect for the intermediate to late intermediate pianist.Prelude in c minor

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Frederic Chopin coloring sheet

Chopin coloring sheet Have your beginning students color this Chopin coloring page as they listen to his famous “Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9, No. 2”.

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Beethoven & Elise

This is my arrangement of Beethoven’s “For Elise” with the original theme surrounded by alternate episodes in the key of C major.  “Beethoven & Elise: is a beautiful rondo intended of the late intermediate pianist....

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Moonlight Sonata (Theme)

This is a easy arrangement of Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” written in the key of G major and intended for the level 2 pianist....

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Waltz in A Minor

This beautiful, romantic waltz by Chopin is arranged with a seamless bass line to be played in a flowing manner and a melody line utilizing decorative ornaments with fingerings added for the late intermediate student....

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Solfeggietto

This is a polyphonic short piano piece written in the key of C minor with a Baroque style, composed by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach in 1766.  “Solfeggietto is a perfect piece for the level 4-5 student. SEE STUDENT VIDEO Solfeggietto

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Love is Here to Stay

This is a beautiful jazz standard arranged in the key of F major with an arpeggiated bass line and great for the late intermediate pianist.    “Love is here to Stay”   was one of the final compositions George Gershwin wrote, which...

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I Wish & Dream

This is a song written by my seven year old student Emma in the key of G major .  “I Wish & Dream” is a great piece for the level two pianist.   I Wish & Dream

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Reverie

This is Debussy’s beautiful “Reverie” written in 1890 with a dream like motif which recurs and evolves with rich textures , exotic harmonies and  two against three rhythms in the key of F major.  “Reverie” is a great impressionistic solo...

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Cristofori’s Dream

This is a beautiful piece by David Lanz arranged for violin, cello, and piano by my students Li ann and Jillian.     Cristoforis Dream

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Gymnopedie No. 1

This is the first of three short piano compositions published in Paris in 1888 and written by the French composer Erik Satie.  “Gymnopedie” no. 1 is a gentle melancholic  piece in the key of D major with a progression of beautiful mild dissonances  … Continue reading

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Garden’s Grow

“Garden’s Grow” is a delicate beginning piano and voice piece  in the key of C major with    a optional repeat and written by my student Emma at age five.   Gardens Grow free download

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Little Fugue

 

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Elegant Impromptu

“Elegant Impromptu” is my arrangement of the cantabile and lyrical middle section of Frederic Chopin’s “Fantasie-Impromptu” written in the key of C major.  The intermediate to late pianist will enjoy it’s rich harmonies and evolving sustained melody which fades into...

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Prelude b minor by Morovsky:

Prelude b minor: This prelude in b minor written by Morovsky has a beautifully ominous melody in the left hand and is great for a level 4-5 student. Download Prelude-in-b-minor

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Butterflies

“Butterflies” is a lyrical beginning piece for piano and voice in the key of C major with the repeat one octave higher, and written by my student Emma at age five. Download Butterflies

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The Nutcracker

Download The Nutcracker  The Nutcracker: This is Tchaikovsky’s famous Nutcracker theme arranged  in a middle c position, with an optional second part in a arpeggiated accompaniment.  It is a fun seasonal duet for the beginning student and teacher.

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Over The River And Through The Woods

Over the River and Through the Woods: This is a Thanksgiving song originally written by the novelist Lydia Marie Child celebrating her childhood memories, and is a great holiday piece for the beginning student written in a middle c position. … Continue reading

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Fur Elise

Fur Elise: This is my arrangement of the main theme to Beethoven’s Fur Elise and is great for the early pianist as it utilizes broken chord patterns in a minor and E major.  See the original score in “Keyboard Classics”....

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Caprice

Caprice download Caprice: This is a vigorous piece by the famous Italian virtuoso violinist Niccolo Paganini requiring the level 3 student to play with technique and articulation.  

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The Joy of Serenity

  The Joy of Serenity: This is a peaceful solo written by my student Alexa at age nine to depict a feeling of serenity by using both consonant and dissonant intervals in the left hand.

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The Flowing River

The-Flowing-River download The Flowing River: This is a lyrical solo which my student Hannah wrote at age 8 to depict the quiescent ebb of a river. The Flowing River is perfect for a beginner working in a middle c position.

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Rachel’s Minuet

Rachels minuet: Free Download This Baroque style minuet was written in the key of G Major with a 3/4 time signature by Rachel at age eleven.

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O Christmas Tree

O Christmas Tree: This German Christmas carol was arranged with a relaxed jazzy style by my student Ryan at age 12, and would be great for any early intermediate pianist. O-Christmas-Tree

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Silent Night

Silent Night: This is a holiday favorite which was originally written by an Austrian priest, Father Joseph Mohr, and set to music by his headmaster Franz Gruber. The left hand has a broken chord bass line, creating a smooth and … Continue reading

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Trains come in on Christmas Day

Trains come in on Christmas Day: Free Download Trains come in on Christmas Day is a piece which conveys the acceleration and deceleration of a busy train on Christmas day, and was written by Owen at age seven.

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Riding the Wind

Riding the Wind: Riding the Wind is a short lyrical piano piece in the key of F Major and written by my student Summer at age eleven. Download Riding-the-Wind

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Liebestraum

Liebestraum: This is an arrangement of one of Franz Liszt’s most popular works “Liebestraum” (Dream of Love) which was first published in 1850. The level 2 student may play piano 1 as a solo or one octave higher with the … Continue reading

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Nocturne Opus 9, No. 2

Nocturne Opus 9, No. 2: This is a  simple arrangement of Chopin’s melodic “ Nocturne”  opus 9, no. 2 in the key of F Major  ( originally written in E flat ) and is a great piece for the level...

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Mother’s Day Song

Mother’s Day Song: This lyrical beginning piano piece by my student Kate at age seven, was written in a C position with the right hand ending one octave higher.  Students may have fun adding their own lyrics. Download A-Mothers-Day-Song

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Prelude in a minor

Prelude in a minor : Prelude in a minor is a short piano piece utilizing sequences and Baroque articulations and  written by my student Priscilla at age eleven. Download Prelude-in-a-minor

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My Valentine’s Song

My Valentine’s Song : My Valentine’s Song is a pleasing piano piece written in a C position for the right hand by my five year old student Zaslea . The beginning student should give attention to the legato phrasing and … Continue reading

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America The Beautiful

America the Beautiful: This traditional song was a poem first written by Katherine Lee Bates in 1893 and inspired by a trip to Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  The piece was later set to music by Samuel Ward.  Arranged … Continue reading

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Clair de Lune

Clair de Lune: This is one of the most famous movements from Debussy’s Suite Bergamasque which comes from a poem that means “moonlight”.  This impressionistic work shares a common motif with Debussy’s previous two movements and is a beautiful piano … Continue reading

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Consolation Burgmuller

Consolation Burgmuller: This etude by Johann Burgmuller, who was known especially in Paris for his intimate style of playing, is a melodically pleasing piece for the early adult or young pianist requiring much attention to phrasing, dynamics and musical expression. … Continue reading

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Andantino

Andantino: This is a peaceful solo by Kohler in the key of F Major with a lullaby quality and a broken chord pattern in the left hand. Andantino breaths with dynamics and the beginning student should pay attention to the … Continue reading

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Sonata Opus 49 No. 2

Sonata Opus 49 No. 2: This is an impressive Sonata (Allegro) by Beethoven in the key of G Major requiring the intermediate student to play with a crisp yet fluent articulation. The student should give close attention to the quarter … Continue reading

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Bouree

Bouree: This is a lively Bouree by Bach in a melodic minor and contains both legato two note slurs and staccto articulation. Despite the minor key this piece has a uplifting character and is great for a level 1-2 student. … Continue reading

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Prelude b minor

Prelude b minor: This expressive prelude contains a lot of melodic rubato with it’s arpeggiated chords and melody in the left hand. The level 4-5 student should give much attention to dynamics and phrasing Prelude in b minor Op. 28, … Continue reading

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Schumann-First Loss Opus 68. No. 16

Schumann-op68-16-Premier-Chagrin-let-First-Loss : Free Download Schumann-First Loss Opus 68. No. 16: A beautiful short piece in the key of e minor by Schumann containing descending two note slurs.  The level 3-4 student should give much attention to the counterpoint in measures 20-22.

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Petite Etude

Schumann-op68-14-Petite-Etude-let Petite Etude: An expressive and arpeggiated piece requiring much phrasing and movement, containing subtle harmonic changes which quickly resolve. This is a rewarding piece in G Major for an intermediate student.  

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Melody

Melody: This lyrical work by Schumann requires the level 2-3 student to maintain a continuous flowing manner in the right hand while keeping the left hand subdued. Download Schumann-op68-01-Melodie-let

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Fur Elise

Fur Elise: An excellent example of a Rondo form (abaca) set in the key of a minor over an arpeggiated bass which alternates from a minor to E Major. This piano solo by Beethoven has a beautiful two octave chromatic … Continue reading

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Intermezzo

Intermezzo free download Intermezzo: A lyrical piece for solo piano in A major with melancholy and tonal color. Traditionally the intermezzo was meant to be a middle piece but Brahm’s wrote his intermezzo’s as independent works. This piece is intended for … Continue reading

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Ballade

Ballade:   This piano ballad is in the key of c minor and begins and ends with the melody in the left hand and alternates to the right hand in a beautiful middle section. The melody line should resonate over … Continue reading

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La Pastorale

La-Pastorale Download La Pastorale: An excellent piece for voicing, the student should bring out the melody in the right hand over a constant left hand and use different fingers on repeated notes in the left hand. This is good piece for … Continue reading

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Arabesque

Arabesque: This is a fast piece in the key of a minor and requires a lot of articulation . The student should follow exact fingering in measures 24-26. This is a good level 4 piece. Arabesque Burgmuller

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La Candeur

This etude is a beginning level. The student should play with expression giving attention to dynamics and accent the first and third beat.     La-Candeur

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Schumann Traumerei

Schumann Traumerei: This delicate piece in the key of F major by Robert Schumann reflects images of childhood. This was also a encore piece performed by Vladimir Horowitz and is great for the intermediate student.

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Pavane

Ravel Maurice Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte: This is a slow processional dance containing a beautiful recurring theme by the French romantic composer Maurice Ravel. The advanced pianist should play with much rubato as the tempo varies. Download Ravel-maurice-pavane-pour-une-infante-defunte-677

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Kinderscenen

Kinderscenen Download Kinderscenen: This is a favorite of Schumann’s compositions with a playful harmonic structure that is deceptively simple and good for a mature pianist. Vladimir Horowitz used this work as an encore piece.  

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Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum

Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum: A beautiful lively piece from Debussy’s “Suite for Piano”  containing rubato and a slower middle section with aesthetical modulations which return to the main theme.  This is a great piece for the late intermediate student. Download … Continue reading

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FREE: Nocturno Op. 54, No. 4 Grieg

Nocturno Op. 54, No. 4 Grieg: This charming solo is from Grieg’s “Selected Lyric pieces for Piano” and has a elegant yet complex polyrhymic texture requiring the mature pianist to play with an expressive right hand motif and breath between … Continue reading

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Harmony of the Angels

Harmony of the Angels: A pleasing and tender arpeggiated piano solo by Burgmuller in the key of G Major.  The level 4-5 student should glide smoothly from the left hand to the right hand.  SEE STUDENT VIDEO Download Harmony-of-the-Angels

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Gather Around the Christmas Tree

Gather Around the Christmas Tree: This is a cheerful and  lyrical short piano piece by the Romantic composer Vladimir Rebikov written in the key of G major.  The level 3-4 student should give attention to the phrasing and bring out … Continue reading

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Chord Study Opus 166

Chord Study Op. 166, No. 6: A pleasant piece in the key of G Major requiring the level 2-3 student to glide with an even tone from the left hand to the right. Download Chord-Study-OP166-no6

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Debussy Arabesque No. 1

Debussy Arabesque No. 1: This beautiful impressionistic arabesque ( in the key of E Major ) was composed by Debussy in his late twenties when he was developing his musical style.    The advanced pianist will enjoy playing this reflective spring … Continue reading

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Clair De Lune

Clair de Lune: This is my arrangement in the key of C Major of Claude Debussy’s famous “Clair De Lune” which was originally written in 1890.  This is a expressive piece containing suspended harmonies and arpeggiated chords characteristic of  impressionism.  The...

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