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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Rayan's Duet Book
June Armstrong
Categories: Piano Duets
Levels: Early Elementary/Beginner/Prep A/B, Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
Rayan's Duet book is a teacher and pupil book designed for sight reading practice, with easy primo parts in five finger position. The inspiration for this book came from Kathenka’s Muziekboek by Jurriaan Andriessen, which is beautifully constructed so that each simple five finger primo part skilfully complements a much more rhythmically and harmonically sophisticated secondo part. For that reason, the primo parts are also satisfying to sight read for more than just elementary players. The duets can be easily read at one sitting.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
