by admin | Aug 24, 2014 | Advanced, Free, G Major, Keyboard Classics, L5, L6, Late Intermediate, Piano Solo, Robert Schumann, Romantic
Kinderscenen Download Kinderscenen: This is a favorite of Schumann’s compositions with a playful harmonic structure that is deceptively simple and good for a mature pianist. Vladimir Horowitz used this work as an encore piece.
by admin | Aug 24, 2014 | Advanced, C major, Claude Debussy, Free, Impressionistic, Keyboard Classics, L8, L9, Piano Solo
Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum: A beautiful lively piece from Debussy’s “Suite for Piano” containing rubato and a slower middle section with aesthetical modulations which return to the main theme. This is a great piece for the late intermediate student. Download...
by admin | Aug 24, 2014 | Advanced, C major, Edvard Grieg, Free, Keyboard Classics, L8, L9, Piano Solo, Romantic
Nocturno Op. 54, No. 4 Grieg: This charming solo is from Grieg’s “Selected Lyric pieces for Piano” and has a elegant yet complex polyrhymic texture requiring the mature pianist to play with an expressive right hand motif and breath between sections. TEACHER VIDEO...
by admin | Aug 23, 2014 | Advanced, Claude Debussy, E Major, Free, Impressionistic, Keyboard Classics, L8, L9, Piano Solo
Debussy Arabesque No. 1: This beautiful impressionistic arabesque ( in the key of E Major ) was composed by Debussy in his late twenties when he was developing his musical style. The advanced pianist will enjoy playing this reflective spring like piece filled with...
by admin | Aug 23, 2014 | __Member, A minor, Advanced, Blues, Boogie, Jazz, L5, L6, Late Intermediate, Piano Solo
Blue Angle Boogie Woogie: A lively blues piano piece with a boogie bass line requiring the late intermediate student to play with great fluency and rhythmic virtuosity. While the bass has a steady ostinato the right hand travels with many direction changes, accents...
by admin | Aug 23, 2014 | __Member, Advanced, C major, Jazz, L5, L6, Late Intermediate, Piano Solo, Ragtime
Toccata Rag: This lively piece reflects a ragtime style with its syncopated melody over a steady bass line and combines with freestyle passages typical in a toccata form. The intermediate pianist should play with dexterity and technique, accenting the beats in...
