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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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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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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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Hummingbirds: Solo for One Hand
Amy Stephens
Categories: NFMC Bulletin (US), Solo Sheet Music - Piano
Levels: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9)
4 pages, piano solo for one hand: right hand or left hand. NFMC Bulletin 2024-2028 selection: Difficult Class I piano solo. Classical form with rich jazz harmonies. The Hummingbirds captures the wonder Amy felt watching a mother hummingbird caring for her babies in the next she built in our fruit tree one foggy San Francisco summer. This piece is also found in the BRANCHES anthology with pieces by 13 Red Leaf composers.
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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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