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Thanksgiving Prayer
Thanksgiving Prayer: This is a 16th century Dutch melody originally written by Adrianus Valerius , translated by Theodore Baker, and is a wonderful traditional holiday piece great for the level 2-3 student. Thansgiving-Prayer
The Nutcracker
Download The Nutcracker The Nutcracker: This is Tchaikovsky’s famous Nutcracker theme arranged in a middle c position, with an optional second part in a arpeggiated accompaniment. It is a fun seasonal duet for the beginning student and teacher....
Over The River And Through The Woods
Over the River and Through the Woods: This is a Thanksgiving song originally written by the novelist Lydia Marie Child celebrating her childhood memories, and is a great holiday piece for the beginning student written in a middle c position. Download...
Fur Elise
Fur Elise: This is my arrangement of the main theme to Beethoven’s Fur Elise and is great for the early pianist as it utilizes broken chord patterns in a minor and E major. See the original score in “Keyboard Classics”. Fur Elise level one
The Joy of Serenity
The Joy of Serenity: This is a peaceful solo written by my student Alexa at age nine to depict a feeling of serenity by using both consonant and dissonant intervals in the left hand. The-Joy-of-Serenity Download
The Flowing River
The-Flowing-River download The Flowing River: This is a lyrical solo which my student Hannah wrote at age 8 to depict the quiescent ebb of a river. The Flowing River is perfect for a beginner working in a middle c position.
Rachel’s Minuet
Rachels minuet: Free Download This Baroque style minuet was written in the key of G Major with a 3/4 time signature by Rachel at age eleven.
Trains come in on Christmas Day
Trains come in on Christmas Day: Free Download Trains come in on Christmas Day is a piece which conveys the acceleration and deceleration of a busy train on Christmas day, and was written by Owen at age seven.
Riding the Wind
Riding the Wind: Riding the Wind is a short lyrical piano piece in the key of F Major and written by my student Summer at age eleven. Download Riding-the-Wind
Liebestraum
Liebestraum: This is an arrangement of one of Franz Liszt's most popular works "Liebestraum" (Dream of Love) which was first published in 1850. The level 2 student may play piano 1 as a solo or one octave higher with the optional second piano to be played one octave...