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Princess of Arabia
Piano Solo
Level: Intermediate
A flowing 3/4 rhythm gives this piece an exotic, peaceful sound. Left hand patterns make it easy for the level 2-3 student to learn.
Sonatina in F
Piano Solo
Level: Intermediate
1st Movement: Written in Sonata-Allegro form, this is an excellent technical piece for the level 5-6 student.
Click here to download sheet music - Sonatina in F - 1st Movement
2nd Movement: This is a slow piece in the Key of D Major. It is written in free style, and makes a good contrast to the 1st Movement.
Click here to download sheet music - Romanze - 2nd Movement
3rd Movement: In the Key of C, this Rondo has a lot of motion, especially in section C where sixteenth notes move quickly in right hand scale passages. This piece is challenging for a level 5-6 student, but also very rewarding.
Cotton Candy Rag
Piano Solo
Level: Intermediate
A lively ragtime piece in 4/4 time, "Cotton Candy Rag" is a great piece for the intermediate student to learn for a recital or just for fun.
C Song
Piano Duet
Level: Early Intermediate
The Primo part of this duet is written for the late elementary student. The right hand is in C Position and the left hand is in D. The Secondo part is on an intermediate level with lots of position changes, making this piece ideal for students who are on slightly different levels.
Winding River
Piano Solo
Level: Beginner
The left hand has the melody in this beginning piece in 3/4 time, while the right hand repeats a 3-note pattern in high C position.
Bubble Gum
Piano Solo
Level: Beginner
This bouncy piece has lots of movement in the left hand and lots of staccatos. It begins in C Major hand position and extends stepwise in both hands.
Steel Drum Band
Piano Solo
Level: Beginner
This fun piece is in the Key of D Major. The lively, syncopated rhythm is advanced for the beginning student, but is easily achieved when taught by rote.
American Frontier Suite
Piano Solo
Level: Late Intermediate
With 3 movements, this suite evokes scenes from the American Frontier. "Plain's Rider", in the Key of G Minor, is intense and driving. "Prairie Nights", a slow, rubato piece, is in the Key of A Major. The last movement, "The New Land", begins in C Major and modulates to D Major, with a lively rhythm in 3/8. This suite is a favorite with late-intermediate students.
Click here to download sheet music - Plain's Rider
Song of the Briny Deep
Piano Ensemble for 3 Pianos, 6 Hands
Level: Beginner
This ensemble piece, with 2 parts in Middle C position and one in D Minor position, is very accessible for beginning students. The character of the piece resembles an old sea chantey.
Click here to download sheet music - Part 1
Starlight
Piano Solo
Level: Beginner
Both hands play an octave higher throughout in this beautiful, lyrical piece in G Major position.
July 4th Parade
Piano Solo
Level: Beginner
This piece for beginners is in Middle C position. The left hand moves 8 keys lower, then 15 keys lower, as the parade marches on.
Scarborough Fair
Piano Duet
Level: Intermediate
This arrangement, taken from an English folk song, is written for 1 piano, 4 hands. The beautiful, familiar melody alternates from secondo to primo throughout the piece.
Summer Storm
Piano Solo
Level: Intermediate
The use of diminished seventh arpeggios as well as scale passages create the intensity of a summer storm in this piece written in the key of A minor.
Fire Truck
Piano Solo with Teacher's Part
Level: Beginner
This piece has lots of movement for the beginning student. Most of it stays in middle C position, moving out occasionally to make a "siren" effect.
Yankee Doodle
Piano Solo
Level: Early Intermediate
A fun piece of Americana for the level 2-3 student, "Yankee Doodle" is written in the Key of G Major and is in 4/4 time. Two verses with words are given for singing along.
Ferris Wheel
Piano Solo
Level: Intermediate
Written in the Key of G Major, this broken chord etude is excellent for students who are starting to learn extended fingering outside the beginning 5-finger patterns.
Milk Shake Rag
Piano Solo
Level: Intermediate
This original ragtime piece is written in the key of C Major in 4/4 time, with a moderate swing for the eighth notes. The middle part modulates to the Key of F Major, then returns to C Major at the end. Students will love the popular ragtime style.
1st Inversion Triad Boogie
Piano Solo
Level: Early Intermediate
This piece with a relaxed tempo in 4/4 time, is in the Key of C Major. The right hand drills the student on descending 1st inversion triads, while the left hand does a boogie bass with swinging eighth note patterns. A fun piece for students to practice 1st inversion triads.
Dawn
Piano Solo
Level: Intermediate
Written in 3/4 time with a moderate tempo, this piece begins in the Key of A Minor, modulating into A Major for a "lift" in its original mood. It returns to A Minor briefly, then ends with a picardy 3rd on the last chord. Students on an intermediate level will find it rewarding and fun to play.
Chopsticks: (A Waltz)
Piano Duet
Level: Late Intermediate
This duet, written for 1 piano, 4 hands, is in the style of the Grand Waltz from the Romantic Era. Polyphonic at times, it has some surprising sounds as the familiar tune weaves its way from beginning to end. It is a fun piece for students to play and perform.
Music Box Waltz
Piano Solo with Teacher's Part
Level: Beginner
For beginning students familiar with Middle C Position, this piece is the perfect recital number when played with the teacher's part (adding moral support as well as musical appeal) for that first important event.
Columns of the Sky
Piano Ensemble for 4 Pianos, 8 hands
Level: Intermediate
Based on ancient Celtic lore, this piece is a favorite with ensemble groups. Written in the Key of D Minor with a touch of the Dorian Mode, the 6/8 rhythm is easy for students to feel as they learn their parts separately then put them together in class.
Click here to download sheet music - Part 1
Click here to download sheet music - Part 2
Piper's Son Blues
Jazz Piano Solo with Improvisation
Level: Intermediate
This piece, written from the blue's scale beginning on D, allows students to do some of their own improvising on that scale. The 4/4 rhythm invites the performer to swing the eighths for that relaxed, "bluesy" feel students enjoy playing.
Welsh Folk Song
Piano Solo
Level: Late Intermediate
A familiar folk song melody, this piece plays like a lullaby in 3/4 time. Written in the Key of C Major, then modulating to F Major, it makes interesting use of secondary triads as well as the standard primary triads found in most folk songs. Lots of movement in the left hand keeps the rhythm flowing as the beautiful melody intertwines throughout.
Etude in A Minor
Piano Ensemble for 3 Pianos, 6 Hands
Level: Early Intermediate
Part 1 of this ensemble is an original piece written by Louis Kohler. It is to be played first as a solo, with parts 2 and 3 added on the repeat. Suggested sounds for electronic Keyboards are given.
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