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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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Moon River

This is my piano solo arrangement of the beautiful song “Moon River” ( from the 1961 movie “Breakfast at Tiffany’s ) composed by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Johnny Mercer written in the key of C major and intended for the...

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Memory

This is my piano solo arrangement of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Memory” from the 1981 musical “Cats”, written in the key of C major with a flowing bass line and intended for the late intermediate pianist....

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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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The Prayer

This is the beautiful piano solo classical crossover song  by David Foster and Carol Bayer Sager written in the key of F major with a delicate melodic line over a flowing bass and intended for the late intermediate pianist.  ...

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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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I Can Only Imagine

This is  my arrangement  (in D major and C major)  of Bart Millard’s  ” I Can Only Imagine”  the lead vocalist in the Christian band  “Mercy Me”.  This beautiful song was inspired by his father’s death and reflects what it...

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Sketches of Summer

“Sketches of Summer” is a impressionistic piano solo written in the key of C major intended for the intermediate to late intermediate pianist and perfect of weddings.    ...

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A Thousand Years

This is “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri  arranged in the key of G major for the intermediate to late intermediate pianist with vocals and chords, and perfect for weddings....

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Autumn Love

“Autumn Love” is a delicate impressionistic piano solo written in the key of C major intended for the intermediate to late intermediate pianist, and perfect for weddings....

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Clarinet Concerto Theme

This is Mozart’s beautiful theme from his “Clarinet Concerto” ( intended for the intermediate to late intermediate pianist)  arranged in the key of C major for solo piano and also clarinet, flute & piano in B flat,  perfect for weddings.   ...

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Catherine’s Dance

This is a delicate piano solo written in the key of G major with two against three rhythmic patterns, use of rubato and rich melodic phrases  intended for the late intermediate pianist....

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Mia & Sebastian’s

This is my arrangement of the lyrical theme “Mia & Sebastian’s Theme” ( from the movie La La Land), written  with an arpeggiated ending and intended for the late intermediate pianist.  YOU TUBE VIDEO...

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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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Morning Reverie

“Morning Reverie” is a delicate piano solo with optional flute & strings written in F major with alternating decorations and  two against three rhythmic pattern....

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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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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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Music Box Dancer

“Music Box Dancer” is a delicate piano solo written in the key of C major with a  melodic plucked “music box” sound quality and perfect for a level 3-4 pianist....

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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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Over the Rainbow

This is my arrangement of Harold Arlen’s lyrical piece “Over the Rainbow” (from “The Wizard of Oz”), written in the key of C major for solo piano with optional oboe, flute, strings & hand bells, and great for the late intermediate student....

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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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O Mio Babbino Caro

This is one of Puccini’s most lyrical and beautiful arias (“O Mio Babbino Caro”) from the Opera “Gianni Schicchi” arranged in the key of C major for solo piano with optional flute and strings.  The late intermediate pianist should play...

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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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Pirouettes

“Pirouettes” is a beginning piano solo in C position utilizing half, quarter and eight notes with the right hand ending one octave higher....

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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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Springtime in Paris

“Springtime in Paris” is a intermediate impressionistic piano solo written in the key of C major with a delicate melody and a left hand to be played with seamless phrases....

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Don’t Cry for me Argentina

This is the lyrical ballad from the musical “Evita” written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice and arranged for intermediate piano in the key of G major....

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Aria

This beautiful aria written by Johann Bach is arranged in the key of G major for piano with optional flute.  The intermediate pianist will enjoy this expressive melody perfect for recitals or weddings....

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Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

This is a beautiful hymn composed by John Wyeth written in the key of G major with optional flute and strings.  “Come, thou fount of every blessing” is a great piece for the intermediate pianist.  ...

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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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Do you want to build a Snowman?

This is a upbeat arrangement of popular song “Do you want to build a Snowman?” from the Disney animation “Frozen”. Written in the key of C major this is a great piece for the intermediate to late intermediate pianist.   YOUTUBE  ...

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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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In the Garden

This is a charming gospel hymn arranged in the key of G major with an arpeggiated base line written by the American songwriter,  Austin Miles and first published in 1912.  “In the Garden” is a great piece for the level 4-5 pianist.                                       ...

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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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Brazilian Guitars

“Brazilian Guitars” is a intermediate piano solo with a Baroque style  set in a 6/8 time signature and has a polyphonic texture written in the key of a minor.  ...

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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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Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella

This is a French Christmas carol arranged in the key of F major for piano with optional flute and treble clef hand bells ( originally  written in 1553) and great for the intermediate student....

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Silhouettes

This is a delicate piano piece with optional oboe and a  tender middle section singing over a soft chord bass line written in the key of a minor.  “Silhouettes” is a great piece for the level 4-5 pianist.  ...

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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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Dancing beneath a Crystal Moonlight

This is a lyrical piano solo with optional flute I wrote with a reoccurring theme in the key of G major alternating with the relative minor.  “Dancing beneath a Crystal Moonlight” is a great piece for the late intermediate student....

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In Love

“In Love” is a elegant and romantic piano piece with optional flute written in the key of F major.  The intermediate to late intermediate pianist should strive for  sustained eight note passages in the left hand with subtle dynamic  changes  in the melodic line.  ...

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Tropical Storm Etude

This is a etude written in the key of d minor with ascending and descending arpeggios surrounding a cantabile middle section.  “Tropical Storm Etude” is a great memorization piece for  the intermediate pianist.  ...

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A Graceful Dawn

” A Graceful Dawn” is a delicate piano solo intended for a intermediate student , written in the key of C major with grace notes and legato phrases to be played in seamless manner portraying  a quiescent dawn.  ...

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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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Pearls of Wisdom

“Pearls of Wisdom” is a gentle and lyrical piano/vocal duet in the key of G major intended for the level 4-5 pianist.  ...

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Christmas Bells

  “Christmas Bells” is my arrangement of Johnny Marks beautiful Christmas carol “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” written for piano with optional hand bells and flute in the key of F major and great for the late intermediate pianist.  ...

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Autumn Nocturne

This is a delicate seasonal piano solo with optional flute written in the key of C major for a intermediate to late intermediate pianist.  “Autumn Nocturne” is filled with sequences and rich textures depicting Autumn’s gradual and ever changing colors....

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Rhapsody on A Theme of Paganini

Arranged in the key of C major for flute and piano, this is my arrangement of Sergei Rachmanioff’s beautiful “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” (variation 18″).This piece has a flute part which compliments the main theme with a fugal...

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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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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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Portraits of Paris

“Portraits of Paris” is a delicate piano solo with a touch of synthesizer in the key of A major capturing a impressionistic style, and ending with a free flowing cadenza.  The late intermediate pianist should strive for a rich tone...

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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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Lyrical Arabesque

“Lyrical Arabesque” is a soft piano piece in a ternary form with a accelerated middle section containing smooth spiraling arpeggios, and great for a intermediate student.  YOUTUBE VIDEO...

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Diamonds & Lace

“Diamonds & Lace” is a delicate and reflective piece I wrote for flute and piano in the key of C major, requiring the intermediate pianist to maintain a rich and smooth legato as the melody glides from the left hand...

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A Summer Seascape

“A Summer Seascape” is a beautiful impressionistic piano solo written in the key of A major.  The late intermediate student should portray the contrasts in dynamics and bring out voicing in the right hand....

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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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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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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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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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Blue Angel Boogie Woogie

Blue Angle Boogie Woogie: A lively blues piano piece with a boogie bass line requiring the late intermediate student to play with great fluency and rhythmic virtuosity.  While the bass has a steady ostinato the right hand travels with many...

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Dawn On Destin Beach

Dawn on Destin Beach: This is a simple lyrical piano solo in the key of C Major with a 3/4 time signature and is great for the early intermediate student.  The left hand contains a repetitive sixteenth note pattern which...

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Mermaids In The Moonlight

Mermaids in the Moonlight: This is a lyrical rondo (ABABA) in the key of C Major which captures an impressionistic style and is great for an early intermediate student.      ...

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Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: This is an arrangement of Sergei Rachmanioff’s beautiful Rhapsody on Theme of Paganini (variation 18) . I arranged this in the key of C Major for both solo piano or optional violin and piano....

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Romantic Boogie

Romantic Boogie: A softer blues containing a steady rhythmic left hand pattern in a 6/8 time signature and utilizing harmonies influenced by American jazz and blues genres. The right hand travels several octaves and utilizes swing eights and triplets. Romantic...

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San Francisco Mornings

San Francisco Mornings: Is an expressive piano solo  ( with optional flute ) containing   dynamic changes and rubato within cantabile melodic style and great for the intermediate student....

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Heaven’s Grace

Heaven’s Grace: A lyrical solo with a ternary form in the key of C major and excellent for a level 3-4 student.  ...

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In The Moment

In the Moment: Is an intermediate piano solo written in the key of A Major with rich arpeggios and use of rubato.  It is great for a level 5-6 student.  ...

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Ballerina Intermezzo

Ballerina Intermezzo: is an early intermediate flowing piece in the key of C Major that travels with patterns from low C to high C and is good for a level 3-4 student....

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Sunrise On Pensacola Beach

Sunrise on Pensacola Beach: Is a piano solo that has a delicate lyrical melody written in a 3/4 time signature and is excellent for a level 4-5 student.  ...

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Soft Rainfall

It’s Raining: Is a intermediate piece in the key of a minor.  The changes in tempo from 6/8 to 4/4 reflect a gentle rain’s changes in movement.  This is a good piece for a level 4-5 student....

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Pensacola Nights

Pensacola Nights: Is a short syncopated intermediate piano piece reflecting the jazz idioms inspired from Twentieth Century American Jazz styles.  It is a light, fun piece for a level 4-5 student....

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Beaches Of Guam

Beaches of Guam: Is a short relaxing piece that reflects rich jazz harmonies and serves well for a level 3 or 4 student.  ...

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Ballet Shoes

Ballet Shoes: Is a lyrical piano solo for the early intermediate student, level 3,  and in the key of G Major.  It is a good memorization piece as it utilizes patterns....

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McGuire’s Irish Jig

McGuire’s Irish Jig: Is a lively piece  which moves from a C position to middle C and back  and is great for a beginning student.  ...

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Ballerina Prelude

  Ballerina Prelude: Is an early intermediate piece for students at a 2-3 level written in G Major.    ...

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Photographs

Photographs: Is a lyrical piano solo with a ternary form in the key of G Major with a 6/8 time signature and perfect for a level 5-6 student.  ...

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Where The Wind Blows

Where the Wind Blows: Is a very expressive piece using a lot of rubato, dynamics, counterpoint, and written in a minor for students level 5 through 6....

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Toccata Rag

Toccata Rag: This lively piece reflects a ragtime style with its syncopated melody over a steady bass line and combines with freestyle passages typical in a toccata form. The intermediate pianist should play with dexterity and technique, accenting the beats...

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Jingle Jangle Boogie

Jingle Jangle Boogie: This traditional popular holiday piece was written by James Lord Pierpont and published in 1857.  Jingle bells is brought to life with a fun “boogie” bass line and great for the intermediate student....

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Vienna Snowfall

Vienna Snowfall: This is a delicate piece utilizing a three note motive and descending thirds with changes in time signature to reflect a soft transforming snowfall . Vienna Snowfall is a great piece for a level 4-5 student....

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First Christmas Snow

First Christmas Snow: A delicate piano solo in the key of D Major with meter changes depicting winter’s first snowfall. This seasonal piece is great for the level 4-5 student....

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Valentine’s Arabesque

Valentine’s Arabesque: This lyrical piano solo, intended for the intermediate student, is written in the aeolian mode with a rondo form that contains a beautiful two against three note pattern....

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My First Valentine Waltz

My First Valentine’s Waltz: This is a piece in a 3/4 time signature moving from a C position to middle C, and is great for the beginning student.        ...

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Ireland Reverie

Ireland Reverie: This soft melancholic piece is in the key of d minor and has a rich Irish quality containing tempo changes. The intermediate student should give close attention to the voicing as the melody alternates between the right and...

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Springtime Ballad

Springtime Ballad: This is a expressive piano solo in the key of G Major with a ternary form.  The intermediate student will enjoy the pleasing middle section which portrays the beginning of Springtime blossoms....

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Surf’s Up

Surfs Up: This is a fun light blues piano solo with a lively swing rhythm written in the key of C Major and great for the intermediate student.  ...

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Letters From Vietnam

Letters from Vietnam: This soft piano solo is intended for a late intermediate student, and is in a ternary form including a tender two against three note pattern in the middle section and ends on a picardy third....

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If I Were A Butterfly

“If I Were a Butterfly” This is a melodic beginning piece in a middle c position which can be played as a solo or one octave higher with the second piano part.      ...

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Summer Prayers

“Summer Prayers” This soft cantabile piano solo intended for the late intermediate student, is in the key of D flat major with changes in meter and in a rondo form.      ...

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Hannah’s Song

Hannah’s Song is a delicate piano piece for a level 3-4 student in the key of G major with changes in time signature and a reoccurring theme.   https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/hannah-s-song-19974961.html...

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Spanish Roses

“Spanish Roses” This tango reflects characteristics found in Latin American dance and contains much articulation with a duple meter, sudden pauses and a lyrical middle section.  Spanish Roses is a great piece for the level 3-4 student.  ...

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A Soft September Breeze

“A Soft September Breeze” this delicate piano solo intended for the level 4-5 student is in the key of G major with beautiful simple melodic motifs the recur throughout the piece.      ...

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Haunted Lighthouse

“Haunted Lighthouse” is a short beginning Halloween piano piece in a middle c position containing tritone intervals for a extra “spooky” touch.    ...

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A Day At Palafox Pier

“A Day at Palafox Pier” is a  gentle piano solo in the key of G major with a soft descending two against three note pattern intended for the level 4-5 student.      ...

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A Seaside Ferris Ride

“A Seaside Ferris Ride” is an intermediate piano solo containing ascending and descending broken chords traveling several octaves. The student should give much attention to phrasing and dynamics as the left hand glides evenly to the right portraying a gentle...

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Ballet At The Saenger

“Ballet at the Saenger” is a short graceful piano piece in the key of C major utilizing a alberti bass to create a sustained accompaniment for the early intermediate pianist.  ...

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A Jazzy Jolly Christmas

“A Jazzy Jolly Christmas” is a traditional holiday favorite written by Johnny Marks, arranged with a fun “jazzy” bass line with swing eight notes and great for the late intermediate student.      ...

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Wishing On A Christmas Star

“Wishing on a Christmas Star” is a gentle piece arranged for voice and piano in the key of A major, but may also be played as a piano solo intended for a late intermediate student.  ...

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Angels We Have Heard On High

“Angels We Have Heard on High” is a beautiful French Christmas carol in the key of C major and great for the early intermediate pianist.  ...

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Angelic Hearts

“Angelic Hearts” is a tender intermediate piano solo in the key of C Major with articulations to be played in a flowing manner.  ...

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Heaven’s Tears

“Heaven’s Tears” is a late intermediate piano solo with triplets and second inversion chords that cascade downward into a delicate melody.  ...

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An Irish Lullaby

“An Irish Lullaby” is a soothing melody with poetic lyrics was made famous by Bing Crosby in 1944, and is a great piece for the level 3-4 student.  ...

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The Swan

This graceful piano piece is from Saint-Saens’ fourteen movement work entitled “Carnival of the Animals”. It is arranged with a arpeggiated bass line in the key of G major and great for a level four student.  ...

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Raindrop Etude

“Raindrop Etude” is a soft yet technical piece utilizing triplets and requiring the intermediate pianist to play with a semi detached melodic style which depicts falling raindrops.  YOUTUBE VIDEO...

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Easter Lily

This is a gentle piano solo requiring the level 2 student to play the left hand in a flowing manner, while the right hand stays in a treble c position and ends one octave higher.  ...

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Garden Blossoms

Garden Blossoms is a charming piano solo in the key of B-flat major with a sustained melody and great for a late intermediate pianist.  ...

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Rainbow Rhapsody

Rainbow Rhapsody is a beautiful free flowing one movement piano piece in the key of E major. The late intermediate student should give close attention to the dynamics and tonal color.  ...

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Jazz Moves

“Jazz Moves” is a  lively piano piece in the key of C major reflecting  a jazz idiom and great for the intermediate student.  ...

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In A Summer Sky

 “In A Summer Sky”  is a lyrical ballad in the key of G Major requiring  the intermediate student to maintain a relaxed wrist and create subtle musical inflections....

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Timeless

This is a delicate hymn in the key of F major with an expressive melody over a broken chord accompaniment and ending with a ornately embellished free flowing cadenza. “Timeless” is a great piece for the level 4-5 pianist....

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Autumn Dreams

“Autumn Dreams” is a charming  seasonal piano solo (written in the key of C major) and reflecting our most colorful season.  The level 5 student will enjoy the recurring brisk section which fades into a gentle melody  yielding into a...

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Imagine Waterfalls

“Imagine Waterfalls” is a programmatic piano solo in a rondo form with decorated aesthetic sections depicting the cascading flow of waterfalls.  The late intermediate pianist should give close attention to the decorated turns which  begin above the principle note....

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Afternoon At Casino Beach

This is a relaxing, light-hearted piano solo I wrote in the key of C major for the intermediate student, and also in D flat major (which falls easy under the fingers)  for the late intermediate student. “Afternoon at Casino Beach”...

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Elegant Ave Maria

This is my arrangement of  “Ave Maria” which was originally brought to us by the French Romantic composer Charles Ground who created a melody to be superimposed over Bach’s Prelude no. 1.  Written in the key of E flat Major,...

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White Christmas Nocturne

This is my arrangement of Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” which was first made famous by Bing Crosby’s performance on his radio show, Christmas day in 1941.  The intermediate pianist will enjoy this rich and lyrical piece in the key of...

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A Winter Wedding

This is a soft melodic vocal and piano piece in the key of D major intended for the late intermediate pianist.  Notice how the melody gently seeps upward to portray the tossing of a winter wedding bouquet.    ...

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Romance

“Romance” is a beautiful rondo written in the key of C Major combining a simple leading theme that blends with contrasting sections rich in tonal color. The intermediate pianist should strive to maintain a legato phrasing with a polyrhythmic pattern....

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Pachelbel’s Prayer

This is a gentle medley of “Pachelbel’s Canon” (originally written in D Major) and Wagner’s “Bridal Chorus” written in the key of C Major and arranged for piano with optional flute and cello.  The late intermediate pianist will enjoy this...

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Waking up in Paradise

This is a light hearted flowing piece arranged for solo piano with optional flute and strings.  The late intermediate student should maintain a consistent legato fingering with the arpeggiated chords in the left hand.  ...

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