“Half an Orange” is a lively Elementary level piano solo with lyrics and optional accompaniment part. Concepts found in the piece are five finger patterns (shifting), hand-over-hand motion, legato, staccato, melody in both hands, sh
A peaceful-sounding piece in D major, Heavenly Blue is in triple meter. It contains both sharps and flats and utilizes a moderately wide range of the keyboard. Easy to play but with interesting harmonies.
In the 19th-century tradition of studies for the piano, In Style Romantique contains pieces written to address the technical challenges presented to the aspiring pianist. Each piece is thoughtfully crafted to enhance piano technique
The Novellas are composed in a variety of contemporary styles, offering unique technical challenges for study while providing musically satisfying and appealing performance pieces. The compositions are carefully created to challeng
The charming “Overlapping Waves” late elementary piece focuses on moving the hands up or down in patterns. Perfect fifths accompany the melody which is played with both hands.
‘Saturnine’ meaning ‘somber’ is in (A A’ Coda) form. It is in a blues style and employs chromatic inflections as the main compositional idea. Saturnine is a study focusing on two-part voicing (finger legato) in the left hand. The te
“Sequoia Gigantea” is a majestic-sounding intermediate piano solo using blocked perfect triads in all inversions in parallel motion around the keyboard. The piece is in common time and the key of C, utilizing portato (staccatos unde
With lyrics and optional piano accompaniment “Sounds from the Sky” an elementary piano solo is in F major with the melody split between the hands. Includes some harmonic intervals of a 5th, 4th, and 2nd, and brief hand position chan
“Square Wheels” is an Early Elementary piano solo with lyrics and optional accompaniment. It is a quirky piece using the blues progression. There is an emphasis on fingers 2-3-4, with some hands together playing, simple blocked inte
This jazz piano piece,”The Tritone Paradox” incorporates swing tempo, stride left hand, parallel tritone intervals, and dominant seventh chords. The entire piece is based on the interval of a tritone throughout. The tritone paradox
All eight volumes of the Accent on Gillock series in one collection! This newly-edited edition features all 51 Gillock beloved pieces in progressive order and are freshly engraved (2021). A must-have for every piano studio.
8 great Gillock solos have been re-engraved for this brand new collection! Includes: Little Flower Girl of Paris • Spooky Footsteps • On a Paris Boulevard • Stately Sarabande • Rocking Chair Blues • and more!
Lyric Preludes is an introduction to the whole Romantic period -- from Chopin and Schumann to Brahms and Debussy. Like Chopin, Gillock has written 24 preludes featuring all major and minor keys. But his preludes aren't just
Series: Legacy Series
Instrumentation: Piano Solo
Level: Elementary
Key: C minor
Time Signature: 3/4
Style/Character: Lively
Concepts: Middle C position, counting long durations
Page Count: Music 3, Total 4
Printing
This book is part of the Intervallic Reading Series that focuses on reading intervals and patterns rather than note by note. Along with playing on the white keys, students will also play pieces on black keys utilizing a g
Being an American Romantic composer, Gottschalk was one of the first classically trained pianists to incorporate examples of Creole, Latin American, and Afro American dance rhythms within European musical forms.
This “Scherzo” is the third and final of the Fantasy-Pieces, Op. 6, preceded in the set by the opening “Barcarolle” and then the “Nocturne”. Griffes included epigraphs to all three pieces: the first by William Sharp, the secon
The prefatory remarks found on the following pages (“Practice & Performance”) are designed to anticipate and assist with various technical and interpretive challenges that may be encountered. These suggestions are merely a sta
These solos have plenty of charm and pizzazz. Though designed for students with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), students of all stripes enjoy learning these attractive solos. Along with attractive patterns that feel good in the
These solos have plenty of charm and pizzazz. Though designed for students with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), students of all stripes enjoy learning these attractive solos. Along with attractive patterns that feel good in the
The included Practice & Performance remarks by Dr. Mitchell are designed to anticipate and assist with various technical and interpretive challenges that may be encountered. These suggestions are merely a starting point, meant b
