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An Old Fashioned Christmas Medley

“An Old Fashioned Christmas Medley” arranged by my student Christy Bogan in the key of C major is a medley of “Joy to the World”, “Silver Bell’s, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and is intended for the early intermediate … Continue reading

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Twelve Days of Christmas Worksheet

Have your beginning students draw the correct music symbols in this colorful Christmas printable. Twelve days of Christmas worksheet  

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Bucket in the Sand worksheet

This is a colorful matching printable for elementary students to identify note values and time signatures.   Bucket in the sand worksheet

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Ice Cream Rhythms (Chocolate)

Have your beginning students write the correct rhythm counts on each scoop of ice cream.   Ice Cream rhythms chocolate

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Manuscript paper

Have students compose their own melodies on this 10 stave printable. composition manuscript paper

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Time signature Match

Have your elementary students match the picture groups with the correct time signatures below. Time signature match

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Turkey Rhythms

Have your primer students draw half notes on the turkeys pink feathers, quarter notes on his chest, eight notes on the orange feathers, and whole notes around the feet on this colorful printable. Turkey Rhythms  

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Autumn Symbols

Have your elementary students draw sharp signs on the yellow leaves, naturals on the red, and flat signs on the green leaves in this colorful printable. Autumn Symbols

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Hamburger symbols

Have your beginning students draw the correct music symbols next the hamburgers in this fun printable. hamburger symbol worksheet  

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Frozen Yogurt Match

This “Frozen yogurt” matching worksheet is great for your elementary students to learn piano dynamics. Frozen yogurt Match

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Pizza Symbols

Have your beginning student draw the correct music symbols on the pepperoni pieces in this colorful printable. Pizza symbols worksheet

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Carousel Notes Worksheet

 Carousel Notes is a colorful matching printable for beginning students. Carousel Notes      

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Painted Rocking Horse Symbols

Match the correct music symbols & instruments in this colorful beginning printable. Painted Rocking horse worksheet

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Summer Fun Worksheet

Have your beginning students draw fermata signs, natural and sharp symbols in this colorful seasonal printable.Summer fun worksheet

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Donut Counts

Have beginning students add the correct note values and write the answers on each donut. Donut Counts

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Summer Symbols

Have your primer students draw sharp signs on the yellow part of the beach umbrella, naturals on the red, flat signs on the green, fermatas on the blue and whole notes on the watermelon in this fun seasonal printable.Summer Symbols  

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Ice Cream Rhythms

This is a colorful printable for beginning students to write the correct note values on the ice cream cones. Ice Cream Rhythms  

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St. Patrick’s Day Worksheet

This is a colorful elementary printable, have your students match the correct terms with the symbols hidden in the picture. St. Patricks Day matching worksheet

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Easter Symbols Worksheet

Have your beginning students draw the correct music symbols in this colorful Easter basket printable. Easter basket worksheet

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Mysterious Afternoon

This is an ominous impressionistic piano solo written in the key of c minor by my student Kylie and is intended for the level 2-3 pianist.

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Mardi Gras Fun!

This is a lively elementary piano solo with a little swing moving from a middle C  to a c minor position and written by my student Kylie.Mardi Gras Fun!

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Mardi Gras Matching Worksheet

Have your primer students match the correct terms with the symbols in this colorful printable. Mardi Gras worksheet    

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Candy Hearts Matching Worksheet

Have your primer students match the music symbols on the candy hearts with their correct terms .Candy hearts worksheet

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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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Gingerbread Symbols

Have your primer students match the correct terms to the music symbols in this colorful printable.Gingerbread Symbols

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Snowman Symbols

Have your primer students match the correct terms to the symbols in this colorful printable.Snowman symbols

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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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Ice Cream Rhythm Scoops

This is a colorful printable for beginning students to count rhythms.  Ice Cream rhythm scoops

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Chessboard Moves

Have your beginning students match the music terms on the left side of the chessboard to the correct definitions on the right side of this colorful printable. Chessboard Moves Theory pdf

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Ice Cream Bar Symbols

Have beginning students write in the correct music symbols next to the ice cream bars. Ice Cream Bar Symbols

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Sunny Day

This is a fun upbeat piano piece by my student Kylie written in the key of C major with optional flute and percussion, utilizing 4th and 5th intervals and great for the level 2 pianist. Sunny Day

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Easter egg worksheet

This is a fun colorful Easter egg symbol worksheet for primer students. Easter egg worksheet

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Waltz in E b

This is a lighthearted waltz in the key of E flat major by the classical composer Muzio Clementi,  requiring the intermediate pianist to play with clear articulation and dynamics.   SEE STUDENT VIDEO         PDF: Waltz in Eb Clementi

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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 Story

This is a gentle piano piece (written by my student Kylie) with a 3/8 time signature and subtle harmonic changes in the bass line.  “Love Story” is a great piano solo for the level 2 student.

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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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Christmas Musical Ornaments

Have your primer students match the correct terms with the symbols in this colorful seasonal printable. Christmas Musical Ornaments worksheet...

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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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Candy Corn Dynamics

Have your beginning students write in the correct dynamic symbols on this seasonal worksheet. Candy corn dynamics

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Cupcake Symbol Worksheet

This is a colorful matching worksheet for primer students to learn their note values . cupcake worksheet

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Pumpkin & Black Cat Symbols

Have your primer and beginning students draw the correct music symbols on the pumpkins below. Pumpkin & Black cat symbols

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Witch Symbols

Help your primer students match the correct words to each symbol with this colorful worksheet.   Witch symbols

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Pumpkin dynamics

This is a colorful seasonal primer worksheet for beginning students to learn dynamic terms.  Have your students apply them to their Halloween compositions. Pumpkin Dynamics

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Spinning Song

This is a lively piano solo in the key of F major which  utilizes rhythmic 16 note motives and falls easily under the fingers.   “Spinning Song” written by the German composer Albert Elmenreich has upbeat  syncopations an is a fun piece for the intermediate … Continue reading

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River Flows

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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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Jelly Bean symbol worksheet

This is a colorful worksheet for your primer students to identify dynamics and accidentals by drawing the correct symbols on the jellybeans.  

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Valentine notes

“Valentine notes” is a fun primer worksheet for piano students to identify the correct notes on the keyboard that spell words.

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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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Ballerina primer matching

  Have your primer students identify and match the notes on the staff with their correct names.  

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Watermelon notes

“Watermelon notes” is a colorful beginning printable to help primer students identify notes on the keyboard by spelling out words.

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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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Its October

Its October This is a beginning seasonal piece written by my student Zaslea in a C position with accidentals that add an extra  “spooky” effect.  “It’s October” is a fun piano or organ solo for any Halloween recital.

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Little Fugue

 

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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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Primer Beach Matching Worksheet

Primer Beach Matching Worksheet: This colorful matching primer worksheet helps beginning students to identify note values and rest signs.   Primer beach worksheet...

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Painter Pallet Primer Worksheet

Painter Pallet Primer Worksheet: This  “painter’s pallet”  worksheet helps the primer student  to recognize rest signs and note values.  Painter Pallet Primer-Worksheet    ...

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Pink Seashell Matching Worksheet

Pink Seashell Matching Worksheet: This  beach scene printable worksheet allows the elementary student to draw and match note values.  

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Rainbow Rhythm Worksheet

Rainbow Rhythm Worksheet: This is a colorful printable “Rainbow rhythm” worksheet.  Have beginning students write the number of counts next to the rainbow’s end. Rainbow rhythm primer worksheet

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July 4th Primer Matching Worksheet

July 4th Primer Matching Worksheet: This is a seasonal matching printable for the 4th of July.  Have beginning students draw a line to the correct note value or symbols.  July-4th-Primer-Worksheet

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Theory – Flower Symbol Worksheet

Theory – Flower Symbol Worksheet: This is a colorful printable which allows the elementary student to identify and write in the correct musical symbol hidden in the picture.     Download Theory-Flower-Symbol-Worksheet

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Theory – Ice Cream matching Worksheet

Theory – Ice Cream matching worksheet: Primer students will have fun matching the instrument to the correct word on this ice cream puzzle worksheet.       Download Theory-IceCream-Matching-Worksheet

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Theory – Musical Instrument Worksheet

Theory – Musical Instrument Worksheet: A bright colorful worksheet allowing elementary students to identify musical instruments.       Download theory-Musical-Instrument-Worksheet

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Theory – Butterfly Dynamic Worksheet

Theory – Butterfly Dynamic Worksheet: Students love learning dynamic symbols with this vibrant “Butterfly dynamic” worksheet.       Download Theory-Butterfly-Dynamic-Worksheet

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Theory – Music Forms Worksheet:

Theory – Music Forms Worksheet: Many piano forms of music were influenced by dance forms.  Have students listen to an example of each musical form and match with the correct definitions.     Download Theory-Music-Forms-Worksheet

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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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Thanksgiving Prayer

Thanksgiving Prayer: This is a 16th century Dutch melody originally written by Adrianus Valerius , translated by Theodore Baker, and is a wonderful traditional holiday piece great for the level 2-3 student. Thansgiving-Prayer

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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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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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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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Sonatine 1 Allegro let Kuhlau

Sonatine 1 Allegro let Kuhlau: This is a rewarding sonatina containing a alberti bass in the left hand in the key of C major and brief modulations to c minor with a triplet pattern in the right hand. The intermediate … Continue reading

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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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