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The whirling, rhythmic, eighth-note patterns of Night Flight (written in 2), take off in the spirit of a tarantella. The left hand keeps the beat steady, with rising and falling chromatics played atop...

The gentle swaying rhythms and the key of E minor give Sea Voyage its Celtic flavor. A wonderful recital piece and excellent to reinforce 6/8 meter.

The gentle swaying rhythms and the key of E minor give Sea Voyage its Celtic flavor. A wonderful recital piece and excellent to reinforce 6/8 meter.

Snow Dance, a late intermediate/early advanced piece in 2/4 time features a wide variety of sixteenth note rhythmic figures and articulations which offer several benefits to a student's continued tech...

This is a toad with "attitude," thanks to the catchy, swing-style teacher accompaniment. Written in Middle C position, it is a great piece for reinforcing repeated notes and staccatos (and ribbits!)....

A spooky, but charming elementary level piece that cleverly uses staccatos throughout to create a detached "skeletal" feeling! The music, along with the amusing lyrics about this piano-playing skeleto...

This intermediate level piano solo provides students the musical backdrop for a western showdown! Consisting of changes in meter from 6/8, 3/4, 4/8, and 7/8, students will experience an expressive arr...

Evoking imagery of the calm serenity of a "Silent Garden", this lovely, tranquil piece features a lyrical theme and the opportunity for expressive playing with both right- and left-hand melodic phras...

Words and melody together capture the thrill of watching shooting stars at night. Written in G position, with mostly stepping and skipping quarter notes, it is an excellent, easy-to-learn supplementar...

With a singable, eight-measure theme that asks you to reminisce, Once Upon a Memory plays to its audience like a narrating storyteller. The accompanying Alberti bass moves this tale to and from a chor...

Students who are just picking up the boogie-woogie technique and sound will smile at the effortless way this piece comes together! Plenty of rhythmic and dynamic room to drive home the melody and the...

Great for students just moving to the intermediate level, this piece makes an ideal choice to ease young pianists into longer musical forms. Movements include: Classic Fanfare, a speedy, energetic pro...

There is something wonderful about watching a puppy play, where the whole world seems new and surprising! Puppy Play captures that spirit-sometimes frantic, sometimes curious, always fun. Lots of stac...

An impressive sounding intermediate piece in 6/8 time offers cross hand arpeggios, and an artistic use of crescendos and decrescendos within one phrase, which enables the emphasizing and practicing of...

The 12-bar blues swing of The Old Soft Shoe is presented here with crystal clarity. Students will learn the blues construct simply by playing it through. Easy-to-play jazz riffs with cute words. Writt...

This outstanding, classically structured sonatina offers fresh harmonies, expressive melodies, and energetic rhythms. Suitable for recitals and auditions, this three-movement piano solo provides teach...

Based on the traditional English nursery rhyme Little Robin Red-breast, this piece has lyrics to tell the tale of a kitty chasing a robin. Uses 5-note finger patterns to effectively introduce one-, tw...

Written in 6/8 time, this piece begins in the key of E minor with a melancholy lyrical section written mostly in thirds in the right hand. This leads to an E major section in 4/4 time which contains t...

This inquisitive, celestial piece has a wondrous five-note melody. So Goes the Moon has a kind of Close Encounters theme, but is perhaps best understood as more personal and introspective. Goldston ha...

This tender nighttime piece has sweet lyrics that sing of the Teddy Bear. The four-measure melodic lines use the left hand, sometimes as part of the melody, other times for held-note harmony. There ar...

This fun late elementary piece utilizes staccatos in both hands. RH plays root position chords and intervals of up to 7ths, with the ending passage consisting of a C major descending scale. Your stude...

This late elementary piece provides constant changes in legato to staccato articulations and gives clues along the way to answer the riddle-like question, "Who are my favorite pets?" There are some sh...

Teach your students damper pedal technique without them even knowing. Song of the Echo rings with a melody that echoes (literally!) through rising octaves. Lyrics reflect the echo's motion and the sou...

Song and dance! This piece first tells the story of the wiggling, jiggling, flipping, flopping jumping bean. Lyrics are joined by staccato notes and two-note slurs. Then we do the jumping bean dance....

A furiously fast piece in D minor starting with the melody in the LH while the RH plays 16th notes. The melody is then picked up by the RH before moving back to the opening section, which is actually...