by admin | Aug 24, 2014 | Beginner, Children's Corner, Free, L2, Middle A Position, Patriotic, Piano / Voice, Piano Solo, Samuel A. Ward
America the Beautiful: This traditional song was a poem first written by Katherine Lee Bates in 1893 and inspired by a trip to Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The piece was later set to music by Samuel Ward. Arranged in a middle A position, this is a great...
by admin | Aug 24, 2014 | Advanced, Claude Debussy, D-flat Major, Free, Impressionistic, Keyboard Classics, L8, L9, Piano Solo
Clair de Lune: This is one of the most famous movements from Debussy’s Suite Bergamasque which comes from a poem that means “moonlight”. This impressionistic work shares a common motif with Debussy’s previous two movements and is a beautiful piano solo for the...
by admin | Aug 24, 2014 | C major, Early Intermediate, Free, Johann Burgmuller, Keyboard Classics, L3, Piano Solo, Romantic
Consolation Burgmuller: This etude by Johann Burgmuller, who was known especially in Paris for his intimate style of playing, is a melodically pleasing piece for the early adult or young pianist requiring much attention to phrasing, dynamics and musical expression....
by admin | Aug 24, 2014 | Early Intermediate, F Major, Free, Keyboard Classics, L3, Louis Kohler, Piano Solo, Romantic
Andantino: This is a peaceful solo by Kohler in the key of F Major with a lullaby quality and a broken chord pattern in the left hand. Andantino breaths with dynamics and the beginning student should pay attention to the fingerings in measures 14-16....
by admin | Aug 24, 2014 | Advanced, Classical, Free, G Major, Keyboard Classics, L5, L6, Late Intermediate, Ludwig Beethoven, Piano Solo
Sonata Opus 49 No. 2: This is an impressive Sonata (Allegro) by Beethoven in the key of G Major requiring the intermediate student to play with a crisp yet fluent articulation. The student should give close attention to the quarter notes over a subdued triplet pattern...
