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'Round the Key Circle We Go! Book 1: In My Garden
Amy Stephens
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B
32 pages, 12 pieces in Middle C position. Primer to early elementary piano. Pieces represent each major key in the circle of 5ths--great way for students to get comfortable with flats and sharps with easy melodies! 1. Curious Caterpillar: C major; 2. Glorious Gardenia: G major; 3. Dancing Dragonflies: D major; 4. Amazing Arnica: A major; 5. Eager Earthworms: E major; 6. Busy Bees: B major; 7. Glad Gazania: Gb major; 8. Delightful Daisies: Db major; 9. Amusing Ants: Ab major; 10. Everlasting Echeveria: Eb major; 11. Beautiful Butterflies: Bb major; 12. Fabulous Fuchsia: F major
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'Round the Key Circle We Go! Book 2: At the Zoo by Amy Stephens
Amy Stephens
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
32 pages, 12 pieces in pentascale positions, elementary piano. Pieces represent each major key in the circle of 5ths; Includes optional improvisation for each key with teacher/student duets. As students learn their pentascales and chords in various keys for piano exams, wouldn't it be great to have a piece available in each major key to reinforce that key signature? Amy makes pentascales directly relevant to repertoire by providing a piece in every key. This book also helps jumpstart the improvisation process with optional improv duets! 1. Cheerful Chipmunk: C major; 2. Galloping Gazelle: G major; 3. Dizzy Duckling: D major; 4. Astute Aardvark: A major; 5. Elegant Egret: E major; 6. Bumbling Bear: B major; 7. Giddy Gecko: G♭ major; 8. Delicate Deer: D♭ major; 9. Adorable Axolotl: A♭ major; 10. Elated Elephant: E♭ major; 11. Babbling Baboons: B♭ major; 12. Frivolous Flamingos: F major
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A Day at the Beach
Amy Stephens
Categories: NFMC Bulletin (US), Piano Collections/Books, Rock, Jazz, Pop, and Blues
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
5 pieces, 28 pages. NFMC Bulletin 2024-2028 selections from the Popular Piano Solo category: Skipping Rocks (level 1), Tide Pools (level 2), Riding the Waves (level 3). Super-fun pieces in Latin-jazz and jazz styles depicting sites at the beach. Each piece has an accompanying song construction activity page to help students understand the compositional devices behind the music and to give students the opportunity to compose their own ideas. This book also helps students understand chromatic, whole tone, lydian, and blues scales, as well as complex intervals like 9ths and 10ths. Most of all, these rhythms feel really fun under the fingers! This suite was awarded 1st place for Composers Today 2022. 1. Skipping Rocks, 2. The Hang Gliders, 3. Tide Pools, 4. Riding the Waves, 5. Swimming with Dolphins
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A Grand Adventure
Irene Voros
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, Rock, Jazz, Pop, and Blues
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
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 Grand Adventure, Big Blue Sky*, Flying Under the Radar, Hummingbird, Out of This World*, Where Dreams Take Flight*
Level 3: Penguin's Plight
Individual E-Pieces available at www.irenevoros.com
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Alive and Growing
Joanne Bender
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
Planet Earth is a dreamy gentle piece which uses beautiful harmonies to create a feeling of warmth and thoughtfulness for the earth. Play it freely and expressively.
Keep on Moving is a fast-driving piece which uses quartal chords to create a bold sound. Bring out the melody notes and keep the accompaniment soft. Keep the rhythm steady through the metre changes and the variety of rhythmic patterns. End boldly.
Metamorphosis refers to a change or transformation. Caterpillars undergo a metamorphosis when they become butterflies. In this piece, a change from the minor key to the major key takes place. Enjoy the soft jazzy harmonies and rhythms.
Octa-Tonic is a lively "spiky" piece based on the octatonic scale. Play it with energy and it will energize you and those around you.
High Five Alive is in 5/4 time and flows like a river meandering through the countryside. Its minor key is haunting.
Lean Mean Green Machine is to be played with drive. It varies between 6/8 and 5/8 time and uses quartal chords to give it a unique sound. Crisp staccatos and good accents make this environmentally-friendly piece come alive.
Shadows in the Forest sets a dark, mysterious atmosphere by using many perfect fifth intervals. The damper pedal helps to sustain the shadowy mood. The tremolo adds drama.
Trembling Aspen is an impressionistic piece that paints a tone-picture of the trembling aspen tree, whose leaves tremble in the wind. Its plaintive melodies are haunting.
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Along the Shore
Beverly Porter
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
12 elementary solos suggesting some of the activities, real or imagined, that take place along the beaches and rocky shores of our waterways. Soaring Sea Birds; Mister Crab's Cha-Cha; Gentle Breeze; A Sunny Day; Footprints in the Sand; A Short Ride in a Fast Boat; Fun At the Beach; Lullaby of the Waves; Sand Fleas; The Red Lighthouse; The Colours of Sunset; Don't Rock the Boat!
Alphabet
June Armstrong
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B
Alphabet is a collection of early piano pieces highlighting a broad range of technical issues for the developing beginner pianist. Finger dexterity, staccato and legato touch, fluency of hand, wrist and arm movement, hand independence, arm crossings, simple hands together co-ordination, development of a secure underlying pulse and atmospheric sound painting, both dramatic and lyrical, are all addressed in a simple, direct and easy to access way.
Angular Measures
Martha Hill Duncan
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
ANGULAR MEASURES is four pianistic explorations of reverberant sound and rhythm designed to encourage physical freedom, expression and full tone across the entire keyboard. Often using opposing black and white keys between the hands, each piece has a unique mood and tempo allowing for dramatic and artistic flourishes. M.H. Duncan
QUADRANGLE (Level 6)
TRIANGLE (Level 7, RCM)
PENTANGLE (Level 8)
TANGLE (Level 9)
RCM: The Royal Conservatory of Music
Individual E-Pieces available at http://marthahillduncan.com
Arctic Sonata
Peter Rudzik
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Advanced/Diploma (Grade 10, ARCT and up)
Sonata for piano in three movements. 39 pages, advanced.
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Arctic Voices
Susan Griesdale
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
Sounds of the Arctic, alone, haunting, vast and dangerous.
Level 3/4: ARCTIC VOICES (RCM, CSS),
Level 3: INUKSUK (Stone statue) (CSS)
Level 4: ARCTIC FOX (RCM, CSS)
Level 5: DRUM DANCE
Level 6: LAMENT FOR THE POLAR BEAR (RCM, CSS, CC),
Level 6: DANCING SKIES (RCM, CC)
Level 7: TOQUES AND PARKAS (RCM, CSS, CC, CNCM)
Level 8: GLACIERS (CSS, CC)
Level 9: ARCTIC WOLF (CSS)
- RCM: The Royal Conservatory of Music
- CSS: Contemporary Showcase Syllabus
- CC: Canada Conservatory Contemporary Idioms
- CNCM - Canadian National Conservatory Northern Lights
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Around the World
Irene Voros
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, Rock, Jazz, Pop, and Blues
Levels: Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
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 In Dublin*, Tango La Boca*, "The Big Easy" Blues, Amazon Rainforest
Individual E-Pieces available at www.irenevoros.com
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At Sea - Elementary Piano Solos
Teresa Richert
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B, Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
TGR-PC005: 20 pages, illustrated, ISMN 979-0-9001430-5-1
Twelve Elementary Solos. Dreamy, stormy, mysterious and playful solos about creatures and settings related to the sea. Fully illustrated. Teacher notes included. (Preparatory to Grade 2)
Angelfish (Prep), Dancing Starfish (Prep), Sea Turtle (1), Barnacles (1), Octopus (1), Shark (2), Ocean Ripples (2), Song of the Seagulls (1), Dungeness Crab (1), Sunny Day at Sea (2), Storm at Sea (2), Ocean Sunset* (Prep/1)
- BC Conservatory of Music *2015
- Conservatory Canada Contemporary Idioms 2021 (all level 1 & 2 pieces)
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Becoming: Suite for Solo Piano in Seven Movements
Amy Stephens
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, Rock, Jazz, Pop, and Blues
Levels: Advanced/Diploma (Grade 10, ARCT and up), Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9)
32 pages, 7 pieces. This suite for advanced players is written in Third Stream style, which combines jazz language and sensibilities with classical form. The pieces are fully notated, but two movements leave room for improvisation if the player chooses. The music is deep and introspective and allows for much expression and interpretation. The suite has won numerous awards in competitions, including The American Prize for solo/chamber compositions 2023, The Robert Avalon International competition 2020, SMP Press 2019, and Composers Today 2019. 1. Innocence, 2. Provocation, 3. Inquietude, 4. Prayer, 5. Celebration, 6. Serenity, 7. Thanksgiving.
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Best of Sundae Soup
Janet Gieck
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
The music in Sundae Soup, Volumes 1 and 2 was composed over a decade ago to expose my elementary to intermediate piano students to a variety of styles. Because many people have enjoyed these pieces, I decided to combine some of the favourites into one volume, Best of Sundae Soup. My hope is that students will continue to explore many different sounds and rhythms and broaden their musical palates. The pieces were a lot of fun to compose and I hope they will be a delight to play. Enjoy them like a good sundae! Elementary to intermediate. 24 pages. (2024).
If you plan to make multiple copies of this music, please respect copyright and purchase a studio license.
Sweet Dream
Lazy Sunday
Wet Shoes
The Bassment
A Conversation
Summer Drought
After the Rain
Judith's Waltz
Long Weekend
Whatever
Swingin' Low
Allegretto
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Branches Anthology
Red Leaf Anthology
Categories: NFMC Bulletin (US), Piano Collections/Books, Red Leaf Anthologies
Levels: Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
Branches (2022) contains 13 Late Intermediate Piano Solos and takes teachers and students to new heights, branching out into greater complexity both technically and interpretively. This latest collection brings new life to the late intermediate student and offers the unique opportunity to sample the works of all 13 Red Leaf composers, including the newest members of the collective, American composers Wynn-Anne Rossi and Amy Stephens.
Catch the Magic
Susan Griesdale
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
A magical collection of solos for the early intermediate student, perfect for recitals and festivals.
Level 1/2: TWINKLE, TWINKLE - Soft, slow, light and 'twinkly'. (CSS)
Level 2: CASTLES - Slow, unhurried, with a haunting stillness. (CSS)
Level 2: CLOAKED - The enormous spaceship hiding in plain sight. (CSS, CNCM)
Level 2/3: CINDERELLA'S WALTZ - A lover’s waltz played lightly with grace. (CC)
Level 2/3: DINOSAUR BONES - Plod along, feel the earth shaking with every footstep. (CSS, CC)
Level 3/4: CASTLES IN THE AIR - Sweet, delicate, and sounding like it could float away. (CC)
Level 3/4: MAGIC CARPET RIDE - Fly through the air gracefully on your magic carpet! (CC)
Level 4: A MUSICAL RIDE - Here’s your chance to go horseback riding! (CC)
Level 4: SLEUTH - Slip into your role as Private Eye as you sneakily search for clues! (CSS)
Level 5: BLUE JEANS - This bluesy laid back swing rhythm for that 'easy going feeling.
- CSS: Contemporary Showcase Syllabus
- CC: Canada Conservatory Contemporary Idioms
- CNCM - Canadian National Conservatory Northern Light
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Causeway Coast Fantasy
June Armstrong
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
The five pieces of Causeway Coast Fantasy are Red Sails at Sunset, Mussenden Temple at Sunrise, Rathlin Island, The Pipes of Finn and Bendhu. They describe various scenes from along the north coast of Ireland. The music is at times Celtic, atmospheric, experimental and descriptive.
Childhood Excursions: Afternoon at the Playground
Amy Stephens
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B
9 pieces, 24 pages, all pieces in Middle C position. These very fun pieces for Primer and Level 1 introduce young players to important motions for arm and wrist fluidity: wrist rotation, drop-lift, side-to-side, in-and-out, contrary motion, and elbow/wrist circles. Learning these gross motor motions will keep relaxed fingers on the keys. Students can also practice their storytelling abilities as they spend a musical afternoon at the playground! 1. Jump Rope, 2. Follow the Leader, 3. Merry-go-round, 4. Hula Hoop, 5. Tug-of-war, 6. Twirling, 7. Cloud Gazing, 8. Tag—You’re It! 9. Clowning Around
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Childhood Excursions: Are We There Yet?!
Amy Stephens
Categories: NFMC Bulletin (US), Piano Collections/Books, Rock, Jazz, Pop, and Blues
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
5 pieces, 32 pages. NFMC 2024-2028 Bulletin Selections for the Popular Piano Solo category: Riding the Rails (level 2), Night on the Town (level 3). Amy combines classical form with jazz language and sensibilities in these very fun pieces. In this suite, Amy takes the performer through her most-treasured childhood memories in Ontario and Michigan, exploring places like the Algoma Railway to Sault Ste Marie, performances at Stratford, the waterfalls at Niagra-on-the Lake, the monarchs at Point Pelee, harvest time in Chatham and concerts in Detroit. The suite teaches arm and wrist fluidity, with each piece focusing on a different aspect of using elbow and wrist movements at the piano: drop-lift slurs, wrist rotation, wrist circles, side-to-side and in-and-out motions. This suite won 1st place in the Composers Today 2023 competition. 1. Riding the Rails, 2. Monarchs, 3. Night on the Town, 4. Waterfall, 5. Harvest
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Childhood Excursions: We're Going on a Trip!
Amy Stephens
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
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Classics Made New
Wynn-Anne Rossi
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
Classics Made New is a collection of intermediate - late intermediate piano solos inspired by favorite classical pieces. These piano classics, written by treasured composers, spark happy memories! They are also popular choices for students. And now, these new renditions offer jazzy updates to their traditional counterparts. Consider using both versions in recitals and community performances. Mix the nostalgia of the past with refreshing new sounds for the 21st century. Selections include Jazzier Prelude in C, Dragonfly Solfeggietto, Boldface Ballade, Spinning Rag, Last Minute Minuet and Sonatina in C Modern.
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Clowning Around and More!.......
Beverly Porter
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, Rock, Jazz, Pop, and Blues
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
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 Waltz (2-3) and The Buccaneer (3-4).
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Copycat Copycat - Elementary Piano Solos
Teresa Richert
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B, Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
TGR-PC010: 16 pages, ISMN 979-0-9001444-3-0
Twelve Little Inventions for Elementary Level Pianists - two in each major & minor key up to one sharp or flat. All of the pieces feature imitation and many include simple ornaments which are written out. (Preparatory to Grade 2)
Contented Cat (1), Cosy Cat (1), Curious Cat* (Prep), Cool Cat (1), Cheerful Cat (2), Comical Cat (2), Cautious Cat (Prep), Cranky Cat* (1), Carefree Cat (1), Confident Cat (2), Clever Cat (1), Courageous Cat* (2)
- Conservatory Canada Contemporary Idioms 2021 (most pieces)
- Contemporary Showcase Syllabus (all pieces)
- Royal Conservatory of Music *2015/2022
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Cottage Days
Martha Hill Duncan
Categories: NFMC Bulletin (US), Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
COTTAGE DAYS is a collection of ten expressive summer soundscapes designed for the elementary and early intermediate pianist. The duet, THE DOG THAT WAS AND THE DOG THAT IS (Level 3-4) was included in earlier versions of Cottage Days and is still available separately.
Level 1: SUMMER LIGHTNING
Level 2: MISTY MORNING
Level 3: CICADAS, FIRE CIRCLE
Level 4: ROWBOAT AT THE DOCK (RCM), CATTAILS
Level 5: WATER LILIES (RCM), SANDCASTLES, AUGUST MOON
RCM: The Royal Conservatory of Music
Individual E-Pieces available at http://marthahillduncan,.com
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Creatures Great and Small
Joanne Bender
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B, Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
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Daily Comforts, book one
Wynn-Anne Rossi
Categories: NFMC Bulletin (US), Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
Daily Comforts book one is a collection of late elementary piano solos celebrating the everyday comforts in our daily lives. Using the inspiration of Haiku poetry, each piece creates an atmosphere to soothe the spirit and refresh the mind. Most of the pieces are 2-pages long, perfect for an inspirational supplement or recital. Book one titles include Chicken Noodle Soup, Warm Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cozy Blanket and many more. Start each morning or finish each evening with sweet reminders of our Daily Comforts!
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Daily Comforts, book two
Wynn-Anne Rossi
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
Daily Comforts book two is a collection of early intermediate piano solos celebrating the everyday comforts in our daily lives. Using the inspiration of Haiku poetry, each piece creates an atmosphere to soothe the spirit and refresh the mind. Most of the pieces are 2-pages long, perfect for an inspirational supplement or recital. Book two titles include Dark Chocolate Truffle, Perfect Cup of Tea, Lavender Bouquet and many more. Start each morning or finish each evening with sweet reminders of our Daily Comforts!
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Dance, Danse, Danza Volume 1
Susan Griesdale
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
Lively dances and a little bit of soul to get you moving!
Level 7/8 - Old Town - A night out on the town with exuberant revelry! Let your spirit run wild as you dance to the beat. It’s impossible to keep your feet still! (CSS)
Level 9 - Cool - Alluring and seductive with just the right amount of attitude. Feeling the half beat along the way will help to keep it sultry and provocative. (CSS)
Level 8 - Wild Ceilidh - A high energy ‘toe-stomping’ Celtic romp, play with unlimited merriment! (CSS)
- CSS - Contemporary Showcase Syllabus
Dance, Danse, Danza Volume 2
Susan Griesdale
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Advanced/Diploma (Grade 10, ARCT and up)
Advanced piano pieces that are imaginative and showy for those performers who what to stand out and capture everyone's attention!
Level 10 - Wayward Waltz - Light and graceful, this little waltz moves along effortlessly with its playful tonality. (CSS)
Level ARCT - Ophelia’s journey starting with her opening fragile state, then inner voices emerging, tension building, to darker more ominous erratic figures suggesting the chaos within, the fractured mind alternating with states of a trance-like delirium. Eventually a frenzied madness completes the end of Ophelia’s tortured journey. The final closing motive welcoming a calming serenity. (CSS)
Level 10 - Reveler's Dance - Wild, boisterous merrymaking, a circle dance in 5/8 time (CSS)
- CSS - Contemporary Showcase Syllabus
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Dance, Danse, Danza Volume 3 Scatter Dance
Susan Griesdale
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Advanced/Diploma (Grade 10, ARCT and up)
Level ARCT/Diploma - Scatter Dance (CSS) A virtuosic showpiece that is wildly fun to play. Scatter Dance will make a striking impression with its high percussive energy and playful tonality.
- CSS - Contemporary Showcase Syllabus
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Dances, Daydreams & Dinosaurs
Janet Gieck
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B, Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
This collection is packed with pieces to capture the imagination of girls and boys. It covers a variety of styles for the elementary piano student and includes program notes. 28 pages. Updated Edition (2010).
If you plan to make multiple copies of this music, please respect copyright and purchase a studio license.
All Aboard the Octave Train
Next Stop, Pemberton!
Spring Day
Card Houses
Chromatisaurus
Chokecherry Jam
Gameboy/Arcade Game
Outdoor Skating Rink
Tricky Tracks
First Dance
The Last Dinosaur
T. S. T-Rex
Sixty Four Beats
Before Dawn
Tiptoe
William and Lisa's Waltz
Promenade
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Dreams and Dragons
June Armstrong
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
Welcome to the world of Dreams and Dragons - where not everything is as it seems. The premise for this collection was to take a single musical idea and create from it both a dream and a dragon, presented as a pair of pieces. But which is the dream and which is the dragon? Many of the pieces contain elements of both. It is a soundscape of make-believe, fairy tales and legends. Some of the pairs of pieces incorporate only the initial impetus, whilst other pairs contain several corresponding musical ideas.
Easy as Pie
Peter Rudzik
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
A collection of fourteen cheery and quirky piano pieces inspired by all things edible (and not - i.e. A Bad Egg!). Full of playful and biting dissonances these adventurous pieces are full of vigour and life. Out of the box harmonies and modern new ingredients are sure to broaden the musical palate and certain to provide nourishment for a young pianist. Cdn. grade 2 - 4, 22 pages.
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Eleven Miniatures - Elementary to Intermediate Piano Solos
Teresa Richert
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
TGR-PC008: 20 pages, illustrated, ISMN 979-0-9001430-6-8
These 11 elementary to intermediate-level pieces explore a variety of moods and characters. Some of the bugs are playful, some are jazzy, some are delicate, and others are persistent or mysterious. Teaching notes included. (Grades 1 to 6)
Fleas (1), Ants (1/2), Termites (3), Beetles (3), Bumble Bee (3), Grasshopper (4), Butterfly (5), Mosquito (4), Fireflies (5), Moths (6), Ladybugs (6)
- Conservatory Canada Contemporary Idioms 2021 (all pieces)
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Enchanted World
June Armstrong
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
Welcome to the world of Winnie-the-Pooh. These elementary/early intermediate pieces affectionately characterise the personalities of the various inhabitants of 100 acre wood and are inspired by the books Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner by A A Milne. It is a collection which can be explored out of curiosity. All the music is technically very approachable and can be quickly mastered. There is a wide variety of styles and the entire range of the keyboard is used.
Forest Friends
Irene Voros
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, Rock, Jazz, Pop, and Blues
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
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 www.irenevoros.com
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Giggles'n Kids
Susan Griesdale
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B, Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
An exciting collection of thirty little etudes for your early level student!
Each little etude focuses on one musical aspect that the student may or may not be familiar with. You can introduce a new concept to the student - see what the musical sing looks like, learn what it means and how to play it one piece at a time. Designed to be lighthearted and fun while you work with the student!
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Green Earth Suite
Joanne Bender
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
4 Pieces for Tenor Saxophone and Piano
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If Dogs Could Talk
Martha Hill Duncan
Categories: NFMC Bulletin (US), Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B, Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
13 playful piano pieces designed to develop rhythmic and reading skills for eager beginners up to Level 2. They are short but are filled with expressive details, two handed dialogue and contrasting legato and staccato touches to help bring each musical story to life. M.H. Duncan
Beginner/Prep: SLEEPY HEAD (RCM), RUMBLE TUMBLE, THIS AND THAT
Level 1: AFRICAN KITTY, IF DOGS COULD TALK, TWINS, SUNNIER DAYS, LITTLE BIRD, MOONLIGHT
Level 2: I WANT TO FLY, PARTY PLANS, WHY?, FLYING HORSES, TALKING FISH
RCM: The Royal Conservatory of Music
Individual E-Pieces available at http://marthahillduncan.com
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Imagination - Elementary Piano Solos
Teresa Richert
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B
TGR-PC004: 16 pages, illustrated, ISMN 979-0-9001430-4-4
Ten imaginative solos for young pianists. Fully illustrated. Teacher notes included. (Preparatory Level)
Unicorn** (Prep), Fairy Princess **(Prep), Frog Prince **(Prep), Pirates of the Ghost Ship (Prep), Sunken Treasure (Prep), Jolly Elf (Prep), Pixies on Parade* (Prep), If I Could Grow Wings (Prep), Magic Wand +(Prep), Waltzing Ogres (Prep)
- BC Conservatory of Music **2015
- Contemporary Showcase Syllabus+
- Royal Conservatory of Music *2015
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Inspired
Irene Voros
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, Rock, Jazz, Pop, and Blues
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
INSPIRED ...
7 Intermediate Piano Solos evocative of the character of each title. Inspired features jazz elements of syncopated rhythms, complex harmonies, and expressive melodic lines. May each piece in this collection inspire your musical journey!
Level 5: Solace, Reflection
Level 6: Impact
Level 7: Compassion, Hope
Level 8: Courage, Inspired
Individual E-Pieces available at www.irenevoros.com
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Into the Woods
Beverly Porter
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B
A collection of elementary piano solos that bring up images of sights and creatures that might be encountered during a walk in the woods......A variety of keys and hand positions,repeating note patterns in different octaves and various rhythmic patterns have been used. At Sunrise, Tall Pines, Scampering Squirrels, Japanese Lanterns, Dancing Leaves, An Army of Ants, Sleepytime, Blue Butterfly, A Rascally Raccoon, Moon Shadows and Flickering Fireflies
Ireland's Most Beautiful Ancient Airs
June Armstrong
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
It has been an immense pleasure creating these arrangements of some of the most beautiful and enduring melodies ever to come from Ireland. I have treated each melody in a completely different style, but without disturbing the traditional essence of the music. Whilst I have listened to many interpretations and investigated various sources, I have made no attempt to be bound by traditional interpretation or scholarly research, and the musical ideas employed and the harmonies used are entirely my own.
Isla Vista Suite
Martha Hill Duncan
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9)
ISLA VISTA SUITE was written after an extended stay in the colorful and lively community of Isla Vista, California. This area is also home to one of the largest over-wintering sites for the monarch butterfly, tall eucalyptus groves and tidepools along the ocean shore. We also experienced the Santa Ana winds, along with the threat of fires in the area. M.H. Duncan
THE EUCALYPTUS GROVE (RCM Level 7)
TIDEPOOLS: (RCM Level 9)
MONARCHS, (RCM Level 9)
SANTA ANA WINDS (RCM Level 9)
RCM: The Royal Conservatory of Music
Individual E-Pieces available at http://marthahillduncan.com
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Johnny Appleseed
Rebekah Maxner
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B
Joyful songs, prayers, lullabies and children’s hymns.
- Early Elementary to Elementary piano (Primer level to Preparatory A)
- Joyful songs, prayers, lullabies and children’s hymns
- 12 solos with optional teacher duets
- Creative activities! Drawing, colouring and songwriting
Simple for beginners, yet beautiful. The duets have lush harmonies that inspire young musicians.
Four hymns of workshop, beautiful arrangements suitable for church and recital performances! Encourage heartfelt, expressive playing and give children peace and a sense of wonder at our beautiful world!
Three songs of blessing or grace, short and sweet, ideal for autumn, harvest, Thanksgiving or all year round!
Two summer camp and fun songs that express the joy of a blessed childhood.
Three tender lullabies, songs for a prayerful bedtime and a peaceful night’s sleep, arranged for beginner with optional teacher duets.
REVIEWS
"[My student] loved playing this song [Jesus Loves Me]! She played it in a competition on the weekend and got a gold standing as well as a scholarship!!" ~ Amy
Journey Through the Galaxy
Irene Voros
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, Rock, Jazz, Pop, and Blues
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
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*
Level 3: Journey Through the Galaxy*, Singin' In the Choir*, Swinging the Salsa*
Level 4: Riding the Rails*, Sailing Away*
Level 5: In a Hot Air Balloon, On a Skateboard
Individual E-Pieces available at www.irenevoros.com
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Jungle Jingles - Elementary Piano Solos
Teresa Richert
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B, Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
TGR-PC014: 16 pages, ISMN 979-0-9001444-7-8
Embark on a safari through an African jungle where you will meet a majestic lion, a playful chimpanzee, stomping elephants and many other interesting animals. 12 solos (Preparatory to Grade 2)
Crocodile (Prep), Giraffe*/**/+ (Prep/1), Leopard (1), Baboon (Prep), Lion (1), Zebra (2), Rhinoceros (1), Chimpanzee*/+ (2), Antelope (Prep), Gorilla (1), Hippopotamus (2), Elephant (2)
- Conservatory Canada Contemporary Idioms +2021
- Red Leaf Pianoworks Sprouts Anthology*
- Royal Conservatory of Music **2022
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Just for Fun! Early Elementary Piano Solos
Teresa Richert
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B
TGR-PC012: 20 pages, illustrated, ISMN 979-0-9001444-6-1
14 amusing solos for the early level pianist, many with lyrics. Ilustrated. Includes a composition activity to promote student creativity.
The Music Box*, Beat the Drums!*, Jazzy Cat*, Circus Elephants*, My Birthday Party, Wandering Panda*, Treasure Hunt*, Trick or Treat, Dancing Poodle, Raiding the Cookie Jar, Rhythm and Blues* (Composition), I Like Popsicles, Bunnies at the Hop, Electric Guitar Wizard, Parade
- Canadian National Conservatory Northern Lights*
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Just Kidding! Elementary Piano Solos (2018 Edition)
Teresa Richert
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B, Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
Formerly published (2014) by Frederick Harris Music as Days of Summer
TGR-PC007: 16 pages, illustrated, ISMN 979-0-9001430-8-2
These 12 pieces explore a variety of harmonic, melodic and rhythmic resources and include a wide range of dynamics, articulations, moods and technical challenges. Fully illustrated and will appeal to students of all ages. Teacher notes included. (Preparatory to Grade 3)
Just Kidding!*(2), Daydreaming** (2), On the Move (2), Snow (Prep), Can't Catch Me* (2), Far Away*** (1), Into Mischief*/+ (Prep/1), Flying Kites (2), Mixolydian Bounce (3), A Rainy Day (1), The Chase* (1)
- BC Conservatory of Music Horizons*
- Conservatory Canada Contemporary Idioms 2021 (most pieces)
- Contemporary Showcase Syllabus+
- Royal Conservatory of Music **2015, ***2022
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Lady Bug and Friends
Beverly Porter
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
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.
Land of Dreams Book 1: Early Elementary Piano Duets for 1 Piano, 4 Hands
Teresa Richert
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, Piano Duets
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B
TGR-PD001: 16 pages, ISMN 979-0-9001444-1-6
6 early elementary level (Beginner to Prep) piano duets for one piano, four hands. Teacher notes included.
Land of Dreams, Mountain Sunset**, Polka Dot Pajamas, Lullaby for a Teddy Bear, Stormy Night*/+, Moonlight Waltz
- Canadian National Conservatory of Music Northern Lights*
- Contemporary Showcase Syllabus+
- NFMC Bulletin (USA)**
This E-Book allows one copy for each performer one piece at a time. See Hardcopy vs. E-Book vs. Studio License at the end of Sound Samples & Scores below.
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Land of Dreams Book 2: Elementary Piano Duets for 1 Piano, 4 Hands
Teresa Richert
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, Piano Duets
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
TGR-PD002: 16 pages, ISMN 979-0-9001444-2-6
5 elementary level piano duets (Grades 1 - 3) for one piano, four hands. Teacher notes included.
Birds at Dusk, Starlight Waltz, Night Owls, Crescent Moon*, Nocturne*
- NFMC Bulletin (USA)*
This E-Book allows one copy for each performer one piece at a time. See Hardcopy vs. E-Book vs. Studio License at the end of Sound Samples & Scores below.
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Land of the Silver Birch
Beverly Porter
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
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 musically rewarding format.
Let's Pretend
Susan Griesdale
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B, Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
Let your student's imagination take centre stage as they enthusiastically 'pretend to be' with each enchanting tale. Fourteen pieces in all and every piece includes words to help tell the story!
Level Prep/1 - I CAN FLY (CSS), I AM THE KING (CSS), I'M AN ASTRONAUT (CSS), I'M AN ALIEN (CSS)
Level 1 - I'M A FIREMAN (CSS)
Level 1/2 - I'M A BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS (CSS), I'M A PRETTY BALLERINA (CSS, CC), SOLDIER'S MARCH (CSS), I'M A SCARY MONSTER! (CSS, CC), I'M INVISIBLE (CSS, CC), I'M A ROBOT (CSS)
Level 2/3 - I'M A COWBOY
Level 3 - I'M A ROCK STAR!, Level 3 - THE GREAT WIZARD! (CSS, CC)
- CSS - Contemporary Showcase Syllabus
- CC - Conservatory Canada
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Limestone Etchings
Martha Hill Duncan
Categories: NFMC Bulletin (US), Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9)
LIMESTONE ETCHINGS is a collection of piano works paired with original pencil drawings by artist Spencer Hope. This musical and visual collaboration honors the picturesque and historic city of Kingston, Ontario. M.H. Duncan
THE WAR MEMORIAL (RCM Level 8)
KINGSTON MILLS LOCKS (RCM Level 9)
ON THE POND (Level 9)
AT CITY HALL (Level 9)
RCM: The Royal Conservatory of Music
Individual E-Pieces available at http://marthahillduncan.com
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Little Hands, Big Pieces
Susan Griesdale
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B, Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
A fun and imaginative book to have your little ones sounding big in their first year. Every piece a pupil saver! Easy to teach, easy to learn. A teachers dream!
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Madge's Notebook A Piano Tribute to The Hunger Games
Rebekah Maxner
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
Engaging music for teens and tweens!
- Early Intermediate to Early Advanced piano solos (Levels 3 to 8)
- One Intermediate duet (1P4H)
- A Piano Tribute to the Hunger Games
- A piano book you can imagine that the series characters would have on their piano
- An imagined setting of music mentioned in the books: folk music of District 12, music by Madge for Katniss, plus classics from a time before Panem
Several pieces evoke folk music from District 12 that is mentioned in The Hunger Games books, including the lullaby Deep in the Meadow, the patriotic Valley Song, the haunting The Hanging Tree, the simply beautiful Toasting, as well as the Wedding Dance.
There are also new twists on classics and classic rock that I imagine would still be known in the future, including a Bach/Lennon mash-up Imagine a Prelude, a Beethoven/Led Zeppelin mash-up, Stairway for Elisa, and a new take on the Moonlight Sonata, Over the Moon.
The final two pieces are from Madge to Katniss, Friends of a Feather, a duet, and For Rue, a Chopin-inspired waltz based on Rue’s “all’s well” signal.
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“The pieces are so well thought out and student’s will love the literary connections.” ~ Penny Lazarus
“Many of the pieces are original compositions, but there are also some interesting pieces inspired by famous piano pieces…. The pieces seem to evoke the original classical work, rather than exist merely as a simplified version. Very creative!” ~ Joy Morin, Color in My Piano blog
“One of the things that Rebekah mentioned that really impressed me was that she “tried to imagine what piano music of our era would have survived into the future world of District 12” ~ Penny Lazarus
“…a very creative and unique music book containing songs that capture the series’ setting and story really well, while tastefully interweaving snippets of famous pieces…” ~ Natalie Weber, Music Matters blog
Magical World
June Armstrong
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
Magical World is a collection of pieces for the intermediate pianist inspired by the titles of poems from When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six by A A Milne. They are lyrical and atmospheric, as well as playful in character.
Music Box
June Armstrong
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
Without having to leave the piano, here is a collection of different sounds for you to explore from the Appalachian Mountains, the Highlands of Scotland, Ireland, Indonesia to Argentina. Every instrument has different qualities and timbres. You can create the world of the orchestra and beyond. Not only is the music box packed full of instruments from all over the world, but also different types of music from many different musical eras. Along with traditional music, you will find hints of John Dowland, J S Bach, Mozart, Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Richard Strauss and Piazzolla and even encounters with the merry pranks of Till Eulenspiegel, a dreamy faun, a swan and the very delicate Sugar Plum Fairy.
Music for Theo
Janet Gieck
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9)
The pieces in this collection were composed as a challenge to see if I could come up with music a teenage student would want to learn. They are lively, dramatic and full of emotion. There is just enough repetition to make them easy to learn, impressive to hear, and fun to play! Level 8-9 (early advanced). 20 pages.
If you plan to make multiple copies of this music, please respect copyright and purchase a studio license.
Music for Theo No. 1 (Level 9)
Music for Theo No. 2 (Level 8)
Music for Theo No. 3 (Level 9)
Music for Theo No. 4 (Level 8)
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Mystery and Merriment
Janet Gieck
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B, Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
The titles of this collection of piano solos for the elementary student evoke the exciting and the fantastical. Composed using principles from Music Learning Theory, many of the pieces utilize repetition and explore the complete geography of the piano. Most would make excellent transposition exercises. I hope you find the pieces easy to learn, impressive to hear, and fun to play!
If you plan to make multiple copies of this music, please respect copyright and purchase a studio license.
To the Finish
Effective Detective
Woodpecker Lane
Reaching in the Magician's Hat
Pins and Needles
Daring Dog
Careful Cat
August Awaits
Moon Rising
Prism
Piper's Parade
On the Fence
Spicy
Prairie Harvest
Through the Trees
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Nightscapes
Beverly Porter
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
This collection of pieces has been written over a span of several years and endeavors to portray some of the events and sights of the nighttime hours. The levels are about 1 through 5 and there is a variety of styles from romantic to ragtime, from quiet to playful and from dancing to dreaming. As always my intention is to spark the imagination and musicality of piano students and I hope I have succeeded in some small way towards that goal.
Northern Menagerie - Intermediate Piano Solos
Teresa Richert
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
TGR-PC003: 28 pages, ISMN 979-0-9001430-2-0
12 pieces in a variety of styles and forms inspired by wild creatures of Canada. (Grades 3 to 7)
Squirrels (3), Bunnies (3), Bear Cubs (4), The Fawn* (5/6), Spirit Bear (6), Tundra Swan+(5/6), The Owl and the Sparrow (6), Garter Snakes (5/6), Chickadees **(7), Bats (6/7), Dancing Bugs (6), The Grand Eagle (6)
- BC Conservatory of Music Horizons*
- BC Registered Music Teachers´ Association Commission+
- Conservatory Canada Contemporary Idioms 2021 (all pieces)
- Royal Conservatory of Music *2015, **2022
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Ocean Tails
Jen Smith Lanthier
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B, Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
Ocean Tails is a book of 12 elementary piano solos inspired by Vancouver Island, Canada. These solos are wonderful teaching pieces and include many patterns, familiar hand positions, and memorable melodies. Furthermore, each of the twelve songs are written in an ancient church mode, adding a distinct sound and extending the teaching opportunities. Number of pages: 20. Preparatory Level - Grade 1. *This new, updated 2024 edition contains two brand new pieces!
Titles include: Starfish Strut, Ocean Tails, Tally-Ho Trot, Tall Totems, Two Banana Slugs, Driftwood Shore, Cathedral Grove, Harbour Buzz, Stroll Through Beacon Hill, Double Decker Bus, The Malahat Drive (new), Fan Tan Alley (new)
Two Banana Slugs - Conservatory Canada Contemporary Repertoire Grade 1
Stroll Through Beacon Hill - Conservatory Canada Contemporary Repertoire Grade 1
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Off to Camp! Early Elementary Piano Solos
Teresa Richert
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B
TGR-PC011: 24 pages, illustrated, ISMN 979-0-9001444-5-4
14 nature-inspired solos for the beginning pianist, most with lyrics and many with teacher duets. Includes 2 composition exercises to inspire student creativity.
Spider Webs, Don't Pick the Mushrooms, Bull Frog, Campfire Stories*, Middle Part for Campfire Stories (Composition), Starry Night, Banana Slugs, Hopping Rocks, Sword Ferns, Dancing Moon, Songbird, Enormous Tree, Tall as a Tree* (Composition), Rickety Bridge, Little Robin, At the Pond
- Canadian National Conservatory of Music Northern Lights*
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Old MacDonald had the Blues
Rebekah Maxner
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, Rock, Jazz, Pop, and Blues
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
Traditional tunes with a popular twist!
- Late Elementary to Intermediate (Levels 1 to 4)
- Familiar tunes arranged in today’s popular styles
- Jazz, blues, Latin, swing, expressive pop piano and more!
- 12 piano solos
Piano students love to learn and play music that sounds familiar to them. In Old MacDonald had the Blues you will discover a fusion of well-known tunes and popular musical styles. Try your hand at Jazz, Blues, Soft Rock, Ragtime, Latin, and more. Clever and fun, these pieces promise to become recital and festival favourites!
REVIEWS
“Each piece in the collection is catchy and fun!” ~ Natalie Weber, Music Matters Blog, CA
“I’m looking forward to using it with my boys.” – Pete Jutras, GA
“Just a quick note to tell you that my student Madeleine who…bought a copy of “Old MacDonald had the Blues” last week has already learned three of the pieces on her own…. Hope that makes you smile. :)” ~ Elizabeth, NS
“…one of my students in particular is impressed with the Old MacDonald book…. Again this week he remarked that, ‘She makes them all sound so interesting.’” ~ Janice, ON
Olde Tyme Candy Shoppe
Janet Gieck
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B, Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
The pieces in this collection were composed for my candy loving piano students in Southwestern Saskatchewan. They have been arranged in an order of difficulty according to the learning sequence of Music Learning Theory. These pattern pieces sound sophisticated as they utilize the entire piano, yet they are learned with ease. You will also find numerous key signatures and modes represented. May they satisfy your musical sweet cravings! Early elementary piano solos. 24 pages.
If you plan to make multiple copies of this music, please respect copyright and purchase a studio license.
Salt Water Taffy
Rainbow Fudge
Blue Whales
Melting Ice Cream
Chocolate Truffles
Olde Tyme Candy Shoppe
Marshmallows
Jelly Beans
Caramel Sauce
Jawbreakers
Chocolate Eclairs
Birthday Cake Sprinkles
Cinnamon Hearts
Sour Soothers
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Out of the Box
Susan Griesdale
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
Cheery and Quirky! These pieces are perfect for encores. Have fun with them, all a little different, all slightly 'out of the box'!
Level 5/6 - Spriggans
Level 6 - Carousel, Spinning
Level 7 - Brush Strokes, Ferry Boat Ride
Level 7/8 - Spunk
Level 8 - The Jitters (CNCM), Veiled
Level 8/9 - Parade for One
Level 9 - Bounce, Rattle'n Squeak
- CNCM - Canadian National Conservatory Northern Lights
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Outside My Window Volume 1
Janet Gieck
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
These pieces came about during a time when I was discovering my creative voice through experimentation with various compositional techniques. I was exploring the colors in modes, the vitality of rhythms, the richness of polychords, as well as other stylistic elements. It was during this process that I began to open up my “window” to different sounds and styles of music. This collection contains both reflective and show-piece explorations. I hope they open up your musical lens to views that are uniquely stunning! Late intermediate piano solos. 24 pages. Updated edition (2010).
If you plan to make multiple copies of this music, please respect copyright and purchase a studio license.
Irish Dawn
The Girl With the Mixolydian Hair
Mischief
Open
Outside My Window
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Outside My Window Volume 2
Janet Gieck
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Advanced/Diploma (Grade 10, ARCT and up), Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9)
This volume illustrates scenes of the prairies, from unpredictable and sometimes torrential weather patterns, to glorious sunrises that fill the horizon as far as the eye can see. There is tranquility found on the prairies that can inspire spiritual reflection. I hope the music opens your musical lens to views that are uniquely stunning! Advanced. 28 pages. Updated edition (2010).
If you plan to make multiple copies of this music, please respect copyright and purchase a studio license.
Torrential Tantrum
In the Mist We Grow
Sunrise: A Portrait
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Pacific Passages
Irene Voros
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, Rock, Jazz, Pop, and Blues
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
PACIFIC PASSAGES ...
8 Late Intermediate Piano Solos celebrating the serenity and majesty of the Pacific Northwest. Imagine the captivating beauty of a beautiful coastline, stunning mountain ranges, and a vast open ocean as you interpret these evocative works. (* Conservatory Canada)
Level 5: Lighthouse*, Rain Drops*
Level 6: Open Water*, Pacific Sunset*
Level 7: Snow Peaks*, White Caps*
Level 8: Morning Glory*, Rugged Coastline*
Individual E-Pieces available at www.irenevoros.com
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Paint Box
June Armstrong
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B, Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
The pieces in this collection are almost entirely written in five finger position. In some of them there are simple hand position changes, but all should be easily accessible at elementary standard. Each piece is designed to convey the mood or the suggestion of the colour of its title.
Parking an Octatonic Truck
John Burge
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
A collection of ten pieces ranging from Grades 1-8 that explores some of the more unusual approaches to composition such as polytonality, sympathetic reverberation, less traditional meters and clusters. John Burge used many of these pieces in the past as Quick Study repertoire for music festivals and as such, are put together in a logical fashion making them easy to teach, memorize and most importantly, fun to play. The set includes, "Dancing Scales" (RCM Grade 6 Etude List) and "Cluster Blues" (RCM Grade 8 List D). 24 pages.
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Petals for Piano - Intermediate Solos plus a Trio at One Piano
Teresa Richert
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, Piano Trios, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
TGR-PC009: 28 pages, ISMN 979-0-9001430-0-6
Ten dreamy solos named for the official flowers of the ten Canadian provinces. The trio for 6 hands at one piano, Northern Petals, represents the three Canadian territories. Each solo is in a different key. They explore a variety of technical challenges for the intermediate student and all, including the trio, require expressive playing and extensive use of the damper pedal. (Grades 3 to 7)
Dogwood (7) Wild Rose + (3) Prairie Lily(3/4) Prairie Crocus (4/5) White Trillium (6/7) Blue Iris** (7) Violets (5/6) Mayflower (4) Lady's Slipper (5/6) Sarracenia (4) Northern Petals Trio*** 6H/1P (4/5)
- Canadian National Conservatory of Music Northern Lights**
- Conservatory Canada Contemporary Idioms (most pieces)
- NFMC Bulletin (USA)***
- Royal Conservatory of Music +2022
Wild Rose performance on YouTube by Jeremy Zhang, winner of a Platinum award at the 2024 Canadian International Music Competition.
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Piano Mime in Concert
Susan Griesdale
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
A collection of theatrical character pieces affords an opportunity to create a unique concert program where you can mix and match to design your very own mini recital!
Level 4/5: Did You Have to Go, Lullaby with Ground Bass (CC), The Trolls are Coming
Level 5: Memory of a Waltz, Dancing Clowns (RCM), Sleepwalking (RCM) Brand New Sneakers,
Level 6: Piano Mime (CC, RCM)
Level 7: Quiet Cove, High Jinks
Level 8: Tornado, Night Shadows
- RCM - Royal Conservatory of Music (2015, 2022)
- CC - Conservatory Canada
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Piano Poems
Susan Griesdale
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
A 'must have' collection of lyrical, introspective pieces for the sensitive musician.
Level 2/3: After the Rain
Level 3/4: Walk with Me
Level 4: Remembering You (CC), Dreamcatcher (CSS, CC, CNCM)
Level 6: Sail Away (CSS, CC)
Level 6/7: Lavender Dreams (CC), Soliloquy
Level 8: Antique Lace (CC, CNCM), Forgotten
- CSS - Contemporary Showcase Syllabus
- CC - Conservatory Canada Contemporary Idioms Piano
- CNCM - Canadian National Conservatory Northern Lights
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Piano Reflections
John Burge
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Advanced/Diploma (Grade 10, ARCT and up), Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9)
Piano Reflections is a collection of eight Intermediate and Advanced piano solos. In many ways this collection is a follow-up to Parking an Octatonic Truck in that both books include compositions that were written in the late 1990's for use as quick-study pieces. Initially this new set was to consist of only six pieces but while assembling and editing the music, Burge was asked to write a composition for one of his colleagues at Queen's University in honour of the university's first Nobel Prize recipient in 2015. Although completely unanticipated at the time, the resultant tribute to Dr. Arthur McDonald titled, "Oscillations," became this collection's most significant work. There is a fine video of Burge performing this diploma-level composition on Youtube. Additionally, in 2015 Adele Barclay, a writer and former first-year harmony student of Burge's, happened to mention his solo piano arrangement of "O Canada" in a Literary Review of Canada book critique. As this arrangement often changed character due to its improvisational underpinnings, finally putting the notes down on paper made his setting of "O Canada" another ideal addition. 42 Pages.
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Precipitations
Martha Hill Duncan
Categories: NFMC Bulletin (US), Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
Seven highly contrasted “weather-related” soundscapes that make for exciting late intermediate to advanced recital repertoire.
Level 7: DRIZZLE, FIRST SNOW, SUNDOG (RCM)
Level 8: SUNSHOWER (RCM), DRYSPELL, HAIL
Level 9: RACING THE STORM (RCM Level 9)
RCM: The Royal Conservatory of Music
Individual E-Pieces available at http://marthahillduncan.com
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Puffin Island
June Armstrong
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
Rathlin is an island lying off the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, where puffins come to breed annually, and can be seen from May to August. The island is remote and beautiful and is home to much wild life. Our day on ‘Puffin Island’ starts with a breezy trip from the mainland on the ferry, arriving in the early morning mist. We see gannets, hares, seals, puffins and curlews. There are sea anemones in the rock pools and waves breaking on the beach. After an evening of Irish traditional music, the sun sets peacefully in the west.
Rags to Riches
Beverly Porter
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, Rock, Jazz, Pop, and Blues
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
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.
Rainy Days
Martha Hill Duncan
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
Rainy Days is the companion collection to Cottage Days and is full of indoor activities for the rainiest of days. M.H. Duncan
Level 1: PILLOW FIGHT
Level 2: 52 PICKUP, MONKEYS ON THE BED
Level 3: ROCK PAPER SCISSORS, PAPER DOLLS Level 4: PAPER AIRPLANES, CRAZY 8s, 1 MISSISSIPPI, 2 MISSISSIPPI
Level 5: CANASTA, DEAR DIARY, IN THE MIRROR
Individual E-Pieces available at https://marthahillduncan.com
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Razzamatazz
June Armstrong
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
Welcome to Razzamatazz! - a collection of jazz and blues inspired pieces with lots of swing and rhythmic drive. Some of the pieces contain a written-out improvisation to give you some ideas to play around with. You can, of course, also choose to play them just as they are written. Remember that the ‘groove’ is the most important element of all of these pieces.
Rock That Train
Rebekah Maxner
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, Rock, Jazz, Pop, and Blues
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
Music inspired by Harry Connick Jr., Michael Kaeshammer, The Rankins, Twenty One Pilots, The Beatles and more!
Enthusiasm for a piece encourages love for music, for the piano, and propels the child’s desire to practice and advance.
- Late Elementary to Early Intermediate (Levels 1 to 3)
- 11 Piano Solos
- Inspired by today’s popular styles
- Jazz, boogie, rock, expressive pop piano
When a student loves a piece, it shows! Enthusiasm for a piece encourages love for music, for the piano, and propels the child’s desire to practice and advance. This is a collection of pieces I’ve been developing over several years; favourites that have brought smiles to my students’ faces and had toes tapping in recitals. This volume is for the love of music. Enjoy!
Rock the Boat
Rebekah Maxner
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B
Popular styles in easy notation!
- Early Elementary to Elementary piano (Primer level to Preparatory A)
- Blues, boogie, jazz, expressive pop piano
- 21 solos with optional teacher duets
- Titles, lyrics and music students can relate to and play from the heart
- Pieces designed to help students develop fluent reading skills
Rock the Boat inspires young piano students with engaging music, titles and lyrics. Every emotion is explored: from joy to determination, from worry to bravery, from feeling the comfort of falling asleep at home to the stress of bad weather, from wanting time alone to wanting connection and love. The optional teacher duets further enrich the student’s sonic experience. The playful themes of cats and rats and music of the sea are sprinkled throughout.
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Pedagogically, these pieces are crafted to develop reading fluency in the early stages of staff notation.
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Contents: Skitter Scatter, Pitter Patter; Bee on Her Bonnet; Blow Me Down, Billy; Float Your Boat; Down Over Yonder; Moonlight When I Sleep; Playground Groove; The Smallest Piece; The Emoji Sticker Song; Song of the Mermaid; Clown March; Sailor's Knot; Just Like That!; Rainbow; Sometimes I Worry; Dribble and Pass; Pussycat Waltz; Scat, Cat!; When You Take the Time; Rock the Boat; Pirate's Ire.
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REVIEWS
“The student parts…capture a mature and musical sound that is sure to make every student feel like an accomplished pianist.” ~ Natalie Weber, Music Matters blog
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This is the Second Edition of Rock the Boat. Several pieces that were originally in the first edition have been moved to a companion volume in the Rock Collection SeriesTM which focuses on early improvisation and beginner note and rote pieces: Rock the Baby.
Rock This Town
Rebekah Maxner
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, Rock, Jazz, Pop, and Blues
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B
Music that sparks joy and excitement!
- Elementary to Late Elementary piano (Prep B to Level 1)
- 11 Original piano works inspired by popular styles
- Rock and roll, jazz, blues, expressive pop piano
- 6 Piano solos
- 4 Solos with optional teacher duets
- 1 Elementary duet (1P4H)
You will enjoy the melodies with the fun duets! Music that girl and boy students will love!
Rock this Town is the Elementary book of the Rock Collection Series, a stepping stone between Rock the Boat (Early Elementary) and Rock that Train (Late Elementary to Early Intermediate).
In this volume, Preparatory and Level 1 piano students get to play current music that dances and sings! With piano solos, solos with optional duets, and a spattering of lyrics and illustrations, this book makes the transition to more mature-sounding music, while remaining simple in rhythm and key. The duet ‘Black Tie Showdown’ is a new key pattern showstopper.
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"[You] will find pieces that will encourage exploration of the entire keyboard, chromatic passages, different time signatures, key centres, varying rhythm combinations and time signatures. You will also find opportunities for rote learning....The pieces in Rock This Town will set up much conversation, imagery, creativity and fun!" ~ Jennifer Foxx, Music Educator Resources blog
Safari
June Armstrong
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B, Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
Safari is a journey through a day in Africa. The day begins at dawn and ends under a starlit sky. Along the way we encounter the landscape of the savannah and many of the animals that live there. Thinking about the picture of the scene, or the character of the animal, will help you create a mood and atmosphere for each piece. Have a wonderful adventure!
Sailing on the Solar Wind from The Pianist's Guide to the Universe
Martha Hill Duncan
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
In this whimsical marriage of astronomy and music, my husband, astrophysicist, Dr. Martin Duncan and I have combined our talents to celebrate the beauty of the night sky and the magic of music. SAILING ON THE SOLAR WIND focuses on our own solar system. M.H. Duncan
Level 3: THE RED ONE, ASTEROID 6115, LUCY AND THE TROJANS
Level 4: SUNSPOTS, THE SOLAR WIND, THE RED ONE, SATURN'S RINGS
Level 5: ATMOSPHERE, ARROKOTH THE SNOWMAN
Level 6: PLUTO AND CHARON
Individual E-Pieces available at http://marthahillduncan.com
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Saplings Anthology
Red Leaf Anthology
Categories: NFMC Bulletin (US), Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA), Red Leaf Anthologies
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
Saplings features twenty-one early intermediate piano solos and is the second anthology from the composers of Red Leaf Pianoworks. Following Red Leaf's first elementary volume, Sprouts, this collection raises the technical and interpretive challenges while keeping the repertoire imaginative and inspiring for both the teacher and performer.
Scenes of San Francisco
Amy Stephens
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, Rock, Jazz, Pop, and Blues
Levels: Advanced/Diploma (Grade 10, ARCT and up), Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9)
6 pieces, 28 pages. This Third Stream suite combines classical form with jazz language and rhythm in six sophisticated pieces depicting the composer's favorite places around San Francisco, one of the most fascinating cities in the world! These intricate pieces are great for recitals, competitions and adjudications. The collection has been an award-winner in the International Association of Women in Music's Search for New Music, American Prize, SMP Press and Composers Today composition competitions. 1. Golden Gate, 2. Race from Alcatraz, 3. Among the Mighty Redwoods, 4. The Lighthouse, 5. A Saturday Stroll, 6. The Setting Sun
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Sea World
June Armstrong
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
Sea World is all about the seas of the world and the creatures that inhabit them. The sea is always in motion and many of the pieces will be greatly enhanced by the use of gentle rubato or a flexible pulse. You will encounter dolphins leaping, green turtles, angel fish, coral reefs, mermaids, whales and moonlight and much more.
Seascape - Advanced Piano Solos
Teresa Richert
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9)
TGR-PC002: 20 pages, ISMN 979-0-9001430-1-3
Four dreamy pieces inspired by sunny walks along Vancouver's seawall (and a little imagination). (Grade 8 - 9)
No.1 Soaring Seagulls **(8/9), No.2 Sailing (9), No.3 The Orca (9), No.4 The Mermaid* (9)
- BC Conservatory of Music Horizons*
- Canadian National Conservatory of Music Northern Lights**
- Conservatory Canada Contemporary Idioms 2021 (all pieces)
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Seaside Sketches Book 1: Intermediate Piano Solos
Teresa Richert
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
*** NEW! ***
TGR-PC015: 24 pages (Grades 3 - 5)
10 Intermediate piano solos inspired by settings and creatures in and around the sea.
Pelicans (3) Short Ride in a Fast Panga (3) Before the Storm (3) Leaping Lizards (4) Pez Amarillo (4) Eagle Rays*/**(4) Day at the Beach (4) Tropical Summer (5) Into the Sunset (5) Afloat (5)
- Red Leaf Pianoworks Saplings Anthology*
- Royal Conservatory of Music **2022
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Seasons - Intermediate to Advanced Piano Solos
Teresa Richert
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA), Seasonal
TGR-PC001: 27 pages, ISMN 979-0-9001430-0-6
Eight lyrical pieces inspired by nature and outdoor activities associated with the four seasons. The pieces explore a wide range of moods and technical challenges. (Grades 6 to 9)
No.1 Spring Blossoms* (6), No.2 Beyond the Clouds (7/8), No.3 Moonlit Summer Night (8/9), No.4 Song of the Sunflowers*/** (7/8), No.5 The Wind (7/8), No.6 The Storm (8/9), No.7 Snow Drifts*** (8/9), No.8 The Ice Dancers**/+(8)
- BC Conservatory of Music Horizons*
- Canadian National Conservatory of Music Northern Lights**
- Conservatory Canada Contemporary Idioms 2021 (most pieces)
- Contemporary Showcase Syllabus***
- Royal Conservatory of Music +2015
The Ice Dancers performed by Frannie Hwang on YouTube, May 2023
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Seven Circles
John Burge
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Advanced/Diploma (Grade 10, ARCT and up), Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9)
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 arriving back at the opening key. In some of the shorter pieces, this underlying basis is clearly displayed on the surface of the music, but in the longer pieces, the circle-of-fifth points of arrival can be somewhat hidden (perhaps as an extended pedal point or even as a distinctive key area for an expanded passage). Probably the most important aspect of Seven Circles is that each of the pieces is highly distinctive, thereby emphasizing different approaches one can use when employing this sequence. 33 pages.
A short video compilation of the opening of each movement with music can be found in the Sound Samples & Scores, but if you want to hear a spoken introduction about the entire set followed by a complete performance by the composer, try this link:
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Six Little Preludes and Fugues
June Armstrong
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
Six Little Preludes and Fugues was written for the early intermediate/intermediate level pianist. Each prelude and fugue is related, sometimes just in style but sometimes also in thematic material as well. Playing a fugue is an art in itself. It teaches much about form, but also about musical architecture and balance.
Sound Sculptures
Joanne Bender
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Advanced/Diploma (Grade 10, ARCT and up), Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9)
SOUND SCULPTURES
(Level 9,10,ARCT)
For Advanced Piano
1. Coloured Glass
2. Sparkling Stones
3. Polished Metal
Spirals in the Sky from The Pianist's Guide to the Universe
Martha Hill Duncan
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Advanced/Diploma (Grade 10, ARCT and up), Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9)
In this whimsical marriage of astronomy and music, my husband, astrophysicist, Dr. Martin Duncan and I have combined our talents to celebrate the beauty of the night sky and the magic of music. Vol. 4, Spirals in the Sky, for advanced piano, celebrates the beauty and majesty of the trillions of galaxies that illuminate the structure of the visible universe. Four advanced (Levels 9/10) titles include The Local Group, Redshift, Quasar and Starburst Galaxy.
M.H. Duncan
Individual E-Pieces available at http://marthahillduncan.com
Sprouts Anthology
Red Leaf Anthology
Categories: NFMC Bulletin (US), Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA), Red Leaf Anthologies
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B, Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
Sprouts is the very first Red Leaf Pianoworks Anthology featuring two compositions from each of the ten composers of this collective: Joanne Bender, Martha Hill Duncan, Janet Gieck, Susan Griesdale, Rebekah Maxner, Beverly Porter, Teresa Richert, Peter Rudzik. This is a great introduction to music that combines charming originality with pedagogical value from these highly creative and talented composers. Open the sound samples to see videos, first a short Guide sampling one short excerpt from each composer. And secondly the playlist of all the pieces in the collection.
Stars
June Armstrong
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
Stars is a collection of pieces for the intermediate player depicting 14 constellations of the night sky. The pieces are atmospheric musical paintings inspired by their titles: Unicorn, Great Dog, Queen, Northern Crown, Pegasus, Noah's Dove, Sails, Phoenix, River, Centaur, Bird of Paradise, Dragon, Chameleon and Swan.
Stories of Stars from The Pianist's Guide to the Universe
Martha Hill Duncan
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B, Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
In this whimsical marriage of astronomy and music, my husband, astrophysicist, Dr. Martin Duncan and I have combined our talents to celebrate the beauty of the night sky and the magic of music.
Vol. 1, Stories of Stars, for elementary to intermediate piano, deals with the birth and death of stars in our galaxy.
M.H. Duncan
Prep The Big Dipper
Level 1 Interstellar Dust
Level 2 Stellar Nursery, The Main Sequence
Level 3 The Milky Way, Polaris, Lagoon Nebula
Level 4 Red Giant
Level 5 Blue Straggler, Supernova
Strangford Sketchbook
June Armstrong
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
The Ards Peninsula and Strangford Lough have always been one of my favourite parts of Ireland. These eight pieces explore the expressive and atmospheric ranges of the piano, and also seek to evoke the beauty of the landscape through resonances of Irish music. The pieces are of moderate difficulty, around grades 7-8 standard. Each one of them is designed to introduce different elements of technical development, and the collection presents a wide variety of styles and musical challenges.
Strong and Free
Joanne Bender
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
Elementary piano solos
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Studies in Poetry - Volume 1
John Burge
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Advanced/Diploma (Grade 10, ARCT and up)
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 the first three studies dates from 2000 and coincided with the purchase of a new grand piano with the writing process serving to both break in the instrument's stiffness, and provide an incentive to practice diligently with the goal of premiering these pieces later in the year. As additional studies have been added to the collection and premiered by the composer, the new pieces have always been grouped in sets of three, although it is perfectly acceptable to perform just one or two separately. These works are definitely written in the tradition of the Liszt concert etude and have a technical difficulty at the diploma level. Even the shorts pieces in a slower tempo, often demand a level of contrapuntal control and rhythmic independence between hands that can be challenging. 22 pages.
More information can be read about each individual study in the publication's introductory notes found in the samples below, but in many ways, the character of the music can be found in the title. The name of the poet from whom the title is borrowed provided in brackets.
No. 1 – Til My Fingers Bleed (Charles Bukowski)
No. 2 – No Time (Margaret Avison)
No. 3 – Riffs (Dennis Lee)
Check out the glowing review of all five volumes of the Studies in Poetry series in International Piano - July/Aug 2023.
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Studies in Poetry - Volume 2
John Burge
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Advanced/Diploma (Grade 10, ARCT and up)
Continuing the Studies in Poetry series that began with Volume 1 in 2000, Volume 2 is also a set of three highly contrasting pieces that are really concert etudes. Volume 2 was completed and premiered by the composer in 2009 with each piece paying tribute to one of the composer's favourite books of poetry written in the English language. Although written as a set, each piece is designed to stand on its own. 37 pages.
More information can be read about each individual study in the publication's introductory notes found in the samples below. In many ways though, the character of the music can be found in the title for both the study/etude and the book of poetry. The name of the poet who wrote the book of poetry is provided in brackets.
No. 4 - Loop (Anne Simpson)
No. 5 - War Music (Christopher Logue)
No. 6 - Escape Velocity (David Breskin)
Check out the glowing review of all five volumes of the Studies in Poetry series in International Piano - July/Aug 2023.
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Studies in Poetry - Volume 3
John Burge
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Advanced/Diploma (Grade 10, ARCT and up)
Continuing the Studies in Poetry series that began with Volume 1 in 2000, Volume 3 is also a set of three highly contrasting pieces that are really concert etudes. Volume 3 was completed and premiered by the composer in 2011 with each piece paying tribute to one of the composer's favourite books of poetry written in the English language. Although written as a set, each piece is designed to stand on its own. 41 pages.
More information can be read about each individual study in the publication's introductory notes found in the samples below. In many ways though, the character of the music can be found in the title for both the study/etude and the book of poetry. The name of the poet who wrote the book of poetry is provided in brackets.
No. 7 - Near Changes (Mona Van Duyn)
No. 8 - Anthem (Helen Humphreys)
No. 9 - Dancing with the Moon (Linda Frewin)
Check out the glowing review of all five volumes of the Studies in Poetry series in International Piano - July/Aug 2023.
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Studies in Poetry - Volume 4
John Burge
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Advanced/Diploma (Grade 10, ARCT and up)
Continuing the Studies in Poetry series that began with Volume 1 in 2000, Volume 4 is also a set of three highly contrasting pieces that are really concert etudes. Volume 4 was completed and premiered by the composer in 2022 with each piece paying tribute to one of the composer's favourite books of poetry written in the English language. Although written as a set, each piece is designed to stand on its own. 25 pages.
More information can be read about each individual study in the publication's introductory notes found in the samples below. In many ways though, the character of the music can be found in the title used for both the study/etude and the book of poetry. The name of the poet who wrote the book of poetry is provided in brackets.
No. 10 - Pulse (Rajinerpal S. Pal)
No. 11 - Why Are You So Sad (David McFadden)
No. 12 - Ballistics (Billy Collins)
Check out the glowing review of all five volumes of the Studies in Poetry series in International Piano - July/Aug 2023.
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Studies in Poetry - Volume 5
John Burge
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Advanced/Diploma (Grade 10, ARCT and up)
Continuing the Studies in Poetry series that began with Volume 1 in 2000, Volume 5 is also a set of three highly contrasting pieces that are really concert etudes. Volume 5 was completed in 2022 and played in public for the first time by the composer in January, 2024. As always, each study pays tribute to one of the composer's favourite books of poetry written in the English language. Although written as a set, each piece is designed to stand on its own. 46 pages.
It is perhaps worth pointing out that initially the composer imagined this set as consisting of just 4 volumes of 12 pieces in total. This overall design is primarily related to the centering of each piece on a different chromatic pitch that systematically moves up through the white notes by step, and then down the black keys by descending Perfect Fifths: C, D, E, F, G, A, B flat, E flat, A flat, D flat, G flat, and B. The isolation at home during COVID-19 protocols provided the composer with more than enough time and plenty of inspiration, to not only finish Volume 4, but to at least begin another anticipated set of 12 more studies by composing Volume 5 (which begins again with a pitch center of C but now moves up the white note keys by Perfect Fifths to start).
More information can be read about each individual study in the publication's introductory notes found in the samples below. As implied in the comments already, the character of the music finds resonance in the title used for both the study/etude and the book of poetry. The name of the poet who wrote the book of poetry is provided in brackets.
No. 13 - Left-Handed (Jonathan Galassi)
No. 14 - Ripple Effect (Elaine Equi)
No. 15 - Grief Sequence (Pragreeta Sharma)
The very insightful review published in the magazine, International Piano, of all 5 volumes completed to date, by the Scottish pianist, Murray McLachlan, is worth quoting in the way that he captures the essence of the last piece of this set: "Several are quite substantial, almost outgrowing the titled of 'study', but at 365 bars long perhaps the Bach Chaconne-influenced 'Grief Sequence' (Etude No 15, after Prageeta Sharma) dwarfs all the others. This is a quasi-symphonic work – a moving essay in concentrated power, a tone poem without orchestra rather than a conventional étude. It was written during the isolated days of the COVID lockdowns and its powerfully austere characterisation reflects the loneliness of that time."
Check out the glowing review of all five volumes of the Studies in Poetry series in International Piano - July/Aug 2023.
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Suite for Creative Pianists
Ayumi Okada
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
This unique suite of piano solos, written to be featured at the 2021 Festival for Creative Pianists, incorporates improvisation as part of the piece to inspire pianists' creativity. By exploring various possibilities for each creative element/prompt, the pianists will gain insight into the compositional process, nurture a proactive approach to performance, and obtain a repertoire that can genuinely feel like their own! The Composer's Edition is also available at ayumiokada.com for those interested in playing the composer's version.
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Take Ten
June Armstrong
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
Take Ten is a collection of jazz and blues inspired piano pieces for ten fingers for the elementary/early intermediate learner. The pieces can be played just as they are written, with or without repeats, or they can be used to take early steps in experimentation with improvisation. All the pieces can be played exclusively in five finger position, but alternative fingerings are of course acceptable. The technical level has been deliberately kept simple to allow for developing a feel for the rhythm or groove, which is the most important element of the music.
Taking Chances
Janet Gieck
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
The pieces in Taking Chances are about danger and uncertainty. But every challenge is also an opportunity. I hope you experience music and life more fully as you approach these short, but adventurous pieces. I dare you to play with possibility and boldness! Late intermediate to early advanced. 20 pages.
If you plan to make multiple copies of this music, please respect copyright and purchase a studio license.
Taking Chances
Absalom's Party
Frantic
Mosquitoes
60% Chance of Rain
The Tramping Lake Coulee
Champions
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The Book of Easy Piano Magic
Peter Rudzik
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
A collection of twelve piano pieces with a flair for magic and mystery, composed for young piano magicians. An elementary continuation of The Book of Piano Magic.
Cdn. grade 1 - 6, 25 pages.
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The Book of Piano Magic
Peter Rudzik
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
A collection of nine piano pieces inspired by magic. Prepare to delve into a world of supernatural, mysterious and bewildering music!
Cdn. grade 7 - 9, 26 pages.
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The Color Collection
Rebekah Maxner
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
Music that inspires a love for the piano!
- Early to Late Intermediate (Levels 3 to 6)
- Includes Rainbow Swirl (Level 8)
- Expressive piano pieces to color your days
- From impressionist to Latin, swing, blues and jazz
- 10 piano solos
Express yourself! No matter who you are or how you feel there is a piece to capture your mood. The Color Collection offers many opportunities to explore how music can express the way you feel. Gray Day is “for slow days when you wear your pajamas all day,” and Yellow Boots is “for friends who splash in puddles of sunshine together.” This book is fast becoming a favorite of studio recitals and music festivals.
As you explore the articulation, dynamics and key signatures in the pieces you will discover how music creates moods to express the way you feel.
REVIEWS
“…these intermediate level pieces are sure to grab the imagination of lots of piano students!” ~ Natalie Weber, Music Matters blog, CA
“When I introduced your book and played some of the pieces, [my student’s] lights went on...” ~ Andrea, AB
“…I love your color book and hope to be passing on my student copy to someone this fall… The other copy, I’m keeping for ME ME ME!” ~ Libby, VA
“One of my students is learning your Blue Train...and enjoying it immensely.” ~ Peggy L’Hoir, SK
The Color Collection Junior
Rebekah Maxner
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
In composing these elementary to late elementary pieces my goal was to create sounds I loved making at the piano when I was young. In fact, Kaleidoscope Colors was the second piece I ever composed, probably at the age of eight.
- Late Elementary to Intermediate (Levels 1 to 4)
- Multiple styles from impressionist to jazz and blues
- 10 Piano solos
From gorgeous character pieces to the blues, from black-key pentatonic to disco, this collection has it all! In composing these elementary to late elementary pieces my goal was to create sounds I loved making at the piano when I was young. In fact, the final piece was the second piece I ever composed, probably at the age of eight.
REVIEWS
This book contains a variety of appealing elementary to late elementary pieces, contrasting in character and style. The collection equips the piano teacher with a number of contemporary attention-grabbing pieces for everyday practice or an annual recital indeed. ~ Valentyna Komisarenko, Ottawa, ON
Grrrreen Dino is the most impressive and loved piece of The Color Collection Jr. My students adore the simple jazzy left-hand movement, cool right-hand passages, and patterned structure of the piece. Surely, a 32-measure piece, that looks so complicated at first, is, in fact, easy to teach by rote-reading. ~ Valentyna Komisarenko, Ottawa, ON
Purple Balloon on a Ribbon is one of the most visually powerful and attractive pieces of The Color Collection Jr. Include imaginative prep work in your lesson plan and your students will love learning the piece. All in all, delicate melodic movement in half and quarter notes, framed with half-note chord movement in the left hand will awake avid artistry and encourage emotional performance. ~ Valentyna Komisarenko, Ottawa, ON
Orange Sunset is a captivating and fragile impressionistic piece that will fuel your student’s imagination and fascinate with the integrity of flowing melodic passages and beautiful harmonic sections. Not only this piece is 13 measures long, but also it can be taught by reading and rote memorization. The mixture of the dynamics makes this piece a valuable tool in developing the young pianists’ artistry. ~ Valentyna Komisarenko, Ottawa, ON
The Girona Suite
June Armstrong
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
The music of The Girona Suite is a rich mixture of period dances of the day, Spanish resonance and emotional intensity. The whole suite is interconnected, both by key and thematic material. The work begins and ends in E flat minor. The pieces are designed to introduce familiarity and dexterity in keys containing more than three flats and sharps. The key scheme of the first piece, Girona, encapsulates the tonality of the entire suite.
The Lion's Tale
Martha Hill Duncan
Categories: NFMC Bulletin (US), Piano Collections/Books, Pre-staff
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B
Designed for the early reader, with a "read or rote" approach, these piano solos explore more contemporary sounds and colors.
THE SPARROW's SONG, PLIP, PLOP, HOW HIGH CAN YOU GO?, TINY DRUM A SLEEPY WALTZ, THE CLOWN CAR, THE COOKIE JAR, HAMSTERS ON THE MOVE, KNOCK, KNOCK, TREASURE HUNT, PORCUPINE POLKA, ICE TIME, ECHOES AT SUNSET, THE LION'S TALE, MAGIC MIRROR, THE BIG DIPPER
Individual E-Pieces available at https://marthahillduncan.com
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The Mata Hari Suite
John Burge
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Advanced/Diploma (Grade 10, ARCT and up)
The Mata Hari Suite, for solo piano, consists of six pieces that were written to provide background music during the opening run of One Last Night with Mata Hari. This one-woman show requires a male pianist with acting abilities and was created by John Burge (music) and Craig Walker (book and lyrics). Mata Hari (1876-1917) was renowned as an exotic dancer and courtesan in the early 20th century but it is her conviction and execution by France on charges of spying for Germany during World War I that accounts for much of her ongoing infamy. Her final days were spent in the Saint Lazure Prison in Paris and this show uses the prison setting to give her one last time to tell her side of the story in a kind of cabaret performance. The musical language employed in the show draws heavily upon the styles of many composers of the period including Claude Debussy, Kurt Weill and even Arthur Sullivan, but Strauss waltzes are often percolating near the surface. More specifically, the six movements of this collection were composed to provide incidental music to aurally engage the audience before each of the two acts by combining melodies taken directly from the show with original melodies coloured in the same stylistic vein. Each movement is designed to be performed separately and has the suggested difficulty level of Grade Ten repertoire. Playing two or more contrasting movements would be an ideal performance presentation. 32 pages.
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The Nine Glens of Antrim
June Armstrong
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
The Nine Glens of Antrim are a very special part of Ireland. Each of the nine pieces represents a glen, and explores the expressive and atmospheric ranges of the piano, evoking the beauty of the landscape through resonances of Irish music. The pieces are early intermediate/intermediate standard. Each one of them is designed to introduce a different element of technical development, and the collection presents a wide variety of styles and musical challenges.
The Puppy Inventions - Intermediate Piano Solos (2018 Edition)
Teresa Richert
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
Formerly published (2014) by Frederick Harris Music as Canine Inventions
TGR-PC006: 20 pages, ISMN 979-0-9001430-9-9
Ten quasi-Baroque inventions influenced by J.S. Bach but shorter and simpler. Each is in a different key with ornaments, tempo, dynamics and articulations explicitly notated. (Grade 5 - 6)
On the Loose (5), In the Doghouse (5), The Bubble Bath** (6), Little Shadow* (5), Out for a Walk (5), Sleepy (5), Game of Fetch (5), Sniffing Around*** (5), At Play (5), Visiting the Vet (6)
- BC Conservatory of Music Horizons *
- Canadian National Conservatory of Music Northern Lights**
- Conservatory Canada Contemporary Idioms 2021 (all pieces)
- RSL Classical Piano Syllabus 2021 (Grade 3)***
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The Sunken Garden
Martha Hill Duncan
Categories: NFMC Bulletin (US), Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Advanced/Diploma (Grade 10, ARCT and up)
Inspired by the Sunken Gardens and Theater in San Antonio, Texas, these three pieces have exciting cross-overs and cover the entire keyboard with an improvisatory and contemporary sound palette.
THE JAPANESE TEA GARDEN (RCM Level 10) is beautifully serene, set amidst limestone and water. Rising paths and steps wind from the bottom floor to the top edge.
THE RIVER (RCM Level 10) represents the timeless flow and the impact on the land by "the river" and is more improvisatory, as if the player is making it up as they go.
THE THEATER (RCM Level 10) The warm nostalgia and Hispanic flavour of my Texas heritage are embodied in this final piece of the set. M.H. Duncan
RCM: The Royal Conservatory of Music
Individual E-Pieces available at http://marthahillduncan.com
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Titanic A Voyage in Piano Music - Elementary
Rebekah Maxner
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B
Music heard on Titanic‘s maiden voyage arranged for piano, plus originals in 1912 styles.
- Early Elementary to Elementary (Primer level to Level 1)
- 8 Piano solos with optional teacher duets
- 1 Elementary student duet, 1P4H
- Piano students can take part in the story first-hand by playing music that was heard on Titanic‘s only voyage
Today’s children know the story of the Titanic, the world’s most luxurious ocean liner. For the first time piano students can take part in the story first-hand by playing music that was heard on Titanic’s only voyage. The pieces have been chosen from passenger accounts, from the White Star Line’s official songbook, several will be recognized from the Titanic movies you have seen, and two are originals written in 1912 styles. All have been arranged to offer pieces students will love to learn, and to support pedagogical goals for their levels of playing.
REVIEWS
“My 9 year-old son LOVES the Titanic, so this is a perfect combination (great shipping disasters and music).” ~ Marjorie, ON
“The pieces and arrangements which delightfully capture the mood of the day, combined with the historical anecdotes, provide a well-informed re-telling of the story of the Titanic through piano music.” ~ Barbara Long, The Quarter Note (NBRMTA quarterly), NB
“I just had an amazing piano lesson! ...I asked him if he knew anything about the Titanic. Yes! He immediately paged through the book and found “Nearer My God to Thee.” We spent the entire lesson learning that piece–chords, counting, fingering, the works! Thanks Rebekah, for that book! There are 34 more to go, but this first one was a miracle!” ~ Caroline, AB
Titanic A Voyage in Piano Music - Intermediate
Rebekah Maxner
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
- Early to Late Intermediate (Levels 3 to 6)
- 9 Piano Solos
- Music heard on Titanic‘s maiden voyage arranged for piano, plus originals in 1912 styles
In 1912 the world was shocked when RMS Titanic, the world’s most luxurious ocean liner, sank to the bottom of the ocean, taking more than 1,200 souls with it. Countless books and movies have retold the story of the voyage, and of the ship after it was discovered in 1985. For the first time you can take part in the story by playing music that was heard on Titanic‘s only voyage. The pieces have been chosen from passenger accounts, from the White Star Line’s official songbook, several will be recognized from the Titanic movies you have seen, and two are originals written in 1912 styles. All have been arranged to offer early to late intermediate pianists music you will love to learn, and fall easily under the hands.
REVIEWS
“Your keen sense of musicality shines though in each selection. The blend of well-crafted compositions with historical snippets and photos is sure to make this book a success with students and teachers.” ~ Anne Crosby Gaudet, NS
“Every kid who came yesterday took home a copy of Titanic. Their eyes were THIS big!” ~ Anna-Maria, NS
“The pieces in these books are in various styles and offer differing challenges, making them ideal selections for festival, or a recital program. Students would enjoy dressing in period costumes and performing these selections at a recital, or perhaps at a senior’s residence. I would highly recommend these pieces for use in your studio for teaching and performing purposes.” ~ Barbara Long, The Quarter Note (NBRMTA quarterly), NB
Toy Box
June Armstrong
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B
Toy Box is filled to the brim with musical representations of toys for the early learner - teddy bears, train sets, spinning tops, kites, dinosaurs, jigsaws, rocking horses, fire engines, xylophones, building blocks and much more. Various aspect of technique are addressed along with atmospheric interpretations and the use of the entire keyboard.
Toy Collection - Elementary Piano Solos
Teresa Richert
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA), Seasonal
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B, Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
Formerly published (2014) by Frederick Harris Music
TGR-PC013: 16 pages, ISMN 979-0-9001444-8-5
A collection of amusing pieces about timeless toys. The pieces explore a variety of meter, harmonies, rhythms, articulations and dynamics. Fun for Christmas or any time of year! (Preparatory to Grade 2)
Blocks (1), Little Red Wagon*/** (2), Doll House* (2), Teddy Bear* (1), Super Hero Action Figure (2), Video Game Adventure* (1), Fire Truck (1), Toy Train* (2), Bouncing Ball*/**/+(Prep), Racing Cars (2), Plush Toy Parade *(2)
- Australian Music Examination Board +2019
- Conservatory Canada Contemporary Idioms 2021 (all level 1 & 2 pieces)
- Royal Conservatory of Music *2015, **2022
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Truly Astounding Animals
Peter Rudzik
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
A set of twelve playful and highly imaginative miniatures, each portraying an astounding animal. There is an Annoying Fly with its goofy theme and buzzing effect, Boastful Kangaroo with its left hand leaps and chords that move chromatically. Busy Woodpecker has a truly pecking theme accompanied by fast alberti bass while Tarantula's Tarantella offers yet another challenge in fast playing with a variety of different articulations. Whale Song, Thoughtful Rhino and Hedgehog at Night are more mysterious in nature while Orange Striped Zebra, Silly Little Squirrel and Dancing Penguins are sweet little pieces for children. Happy Grasshopper has a lively and bouncy character that reflect its free and independent nature while March of the Centipedes has quite a mischievous theme. Great for recitals and festivals. Strongly recommended by the International Piano magazine.
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Twenty-Four Preludes
John Burge
Categories: Piano Collections/Books, RCM Syllabus (CA)
Levels: Advanced/Diploma (Grade 10, ARCT and up), Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9)
This work also includes a number of diploma level compositions highly suitable for competition or examination use given their compact size and relatively short duration. The set reveals Burge's close affinity to the music of Chopin. Equally though, the Preludes of Debussy, with their expressive textural sonorities and colour, can also be considered touchstones, especially in the way that Burge provides subtitles for fourteen of his Preludes. Composed over the years 2011-2015, Burge personally premiered a few at a time so that the music had a long period of gestation, finally premiering the entire set in 2015 (a complete performance takes about one hour). The most unusual aspect of these Preludes is that eight of them use extended instrumental techniques such as strumming strings inside the piano. These techniques are very simple to execute and do not require any advance preparation of the piano but in most cases can only be realized successfully on a grand piano with the music stand removed. As a guiding principle, Burge tried to embrace each Prelude's tonic key in an audibly recognizable fashion so that at times the music is emphatically tonal, even in the Preludes that involve non-traditional performance practices.
While some of the Preludes have a difficulty level appropriate to Grades 8 and 9 repertoire ("Prelude No. 5" was published previously in Northern Lights Volume 8B), the majority of the Preludes are at a Grade 10 or Diploma level of difficulty and as such, have much potential for piano competition and examination use. The 2022 Royal Conservatory of Music 2022 Piano Celebration Series published Prelude No. 9 in C sharp minor in the Level 9 Etude Book and Prelude No. 1 in C major in the Level 10 Etude Book. Prelude No. 16 in B flat minor (subtitled, "The Hummingbird"), appears in the RCM 2022 Piano Syllabus as an ARCT Examination piece in List E. The music is beautifully printed with a coil binding hidden by a fold-over cover for lasting protection and durability. 80 pages.
The Scottish pianist, Murray McLachlan, reviewed these Preludes in the magazine: International Piano - Jan/Feb 2018
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When I Grow Up
Janet Gieck
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B, Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
I hope that boys and girls will be excited to musically express their future hopes and dreams through these early elementary pieces. Each piece has lyrics so students can sing along. 20 pages.
If you plan to make multiple copies of this music, please respect copyright and purchase a studio license.
Carpenter
Policeman
Teacher
Doctor
Trucker
Bus Driver
Pilot
Artist
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Wild Rose Suite
Peter Rudzik
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Advanced/Diploma (Grade 10, ARCT and up), Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9)
A musical tribute to the composer's adopted home, Alberta, Canada, whose official symbol is the wild rose. Contains seven pieces: Hot Springs, Smile Through Tears Waltz, Mountain Creek, Soaring, Oil Sands, Rocky Mountain Variations and New Day Toccata.
In 2015 the International Piano magazine organized a competition for the best recording of Hot Springs.
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Winter
Susan Griesdale
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
A fun collection of character pieces to brighten those dreary winter days!
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Zarzamora Suite
Martha Hill Duncan
Categories: Piano Collections/Books
Levels: Advanced/Diploma (Grade 10, ARCT and up), Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
ZARZAMORA SUITE is loosely based on five Spanish street names that figured prominently in my life as a child and young adult in Austin and San Antonio, Texas. M.H. Duncan
Level 6: MARIPOSA
Level 9: ZARZAMORA, DOLOROSA
Level 10: BRAZOS, GUADALUPE
Individual E-Pieces available at http://marthahillduncan.com
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