Around the World

AROUND THE WORLD … 8 Intermediate Piano Solos inspired by cities and countries from around the world.    Explore rich harmonies, creative melodies, jazz chords, and blues bass lines in these evocative pieces.  What a wonderful world!  (* Conservatory Canada) Level 5: Beneath Cherry Blossoms*, Venetian Waterways*, Wailea Shores* Level 6: Christmas In Stockholm*, Stepping Out… Read more »

Journey Through the Galaxy

JOURNEY THROUGH THE GALAXY … 8 Intermediate Piano Solos exploring journeys and adventures through music. Enjoy the varied rhythms and harmonies related to the movement and character of each activity. When performing these pieces, remember to be generous with musical expression of delight, determination and mystery! (* Conservatory Canada) Level 2: In a Rock Band*… Read more »

Forest Friends

FOREST FRIENDS is a collection of ten piano pieces depicting life in the Forest through jazz chords, evocative melodies, syncopated rhythms, expressive ballads, and lively marches. Level 1: Forever Friends, Soaring Level 2: Porcupine Parade, Songbird, Distant Wanderer, Skitter Scatter Level 3: Rascal Rock, Pounce! Level 4: Woodpecker’s Drum, Grizzly’s Groove Individual E-Pieces available at… Read more »

A Grand Adventure

A GRAND ADVENTURE – Ten Elementary Piano Solos with Pizzazz! Enjoy syncopated rhythms and harmonies related to the movement and energy of each character in flight.  When performing these pieces remember to be generous with musical expression of discovery, enchantment, and delight.  (*Conservatory Canada) Level 1: Buzzing Bees, Firefly’s Waltz, Runway Rock Level 2: A… Read more »

Studies in Poetry – Volume 1

The Studies in Poetry series is a collection of concert etudes for the piano that pay tribute to some of the composer’s favourite books of poetry in the English language. In all cases, the poetry book’s title has been used as both a point of inspiration and a subtitle for each study. The composition of… Read more »

Seven Circles

Seven Circles is a set of seven solo piano pieces, all based in some fashion on the sequential pattern referred to as “the circle-of-fifths”. Simply put, the harmonic design or broader tonal structure of each individual piece progresses by descending perfect fifth intervals, moving through the complete chromatic set of all twelve possible pitches, until… Read more »

Lady Bug and Friends

Fanciful bugs are featured in this collection of 10 solos and 1 duet. The level of difficulty ranges from Grades 2 to 5 (elementary to intermediate) and there is a variety of rhythms, tempos and keys.

Clowning Around and More!…….

10 solos in varying styles – Character, Impressionistic, Swing, Ragtime, Romantic and an arrangement of a French Christmas Carol brought to Canada by the early settlers. The levels range from Elementary (Thistledown) to Intermediate (Clowning Around) and have both musical and technical challenges. Pieces included in the Contemporary Showcase syllabus are Moonlight Reflections (levels1-2), Valentine’s… Read more »

Land of the Silver Birch

11 folk songs of the Northeast arranged for piano solo. The pieces vary in level from Elementary – Iroquois Lullaby,Gai lon la, Acadian Lullaby and Ah!Si mon moine voulez danser! to Intermediate – She’s Like the Swallow. My hope is to inspire an interest in our folk music and to present the songs in a… Read more »

Rags to Riches

A collection of 13 pieces ranging from Elementary to Early Intermediate levels (Grade 1 to Grade 4), in various styles from jazz to impressionistic. I hope they will delight the ear and inspire the musical imagination.