Robert D. Vandall: Intermediate Sheet Music

An energetic and showy toccata that is small hand friendly. Driving eighth notes alternate between hands throughout. Quickly shifting dynamics contribute to the stormy turbulence. C Major, 4/4 meter....

A 'Presto con fuoco' thriller! Shifting meters (4/4 and 6/8). Easily memorized. Fast and showy recital piece, F minor, mixed meter

Original piano solos which motivate elementary to late elementary students. Appealing, contemporary sounds in short, easy-to-learn pieces. Contrasting styles and keys. Students can creatively title th...

NFMC Selection 2001-2003. Gentle repeated patterns in the bass allow the performer to focus on expressive melodies of the treble. Sweeping hand over hand sixteenth note patterns in the middle section...

Originally available from Myklas Music Press, this book has been re-engraved and features an attractive new cover. A continuation of the 'Celebrated Piano Solos' series of compilations which have time...

NFMC Selection 2001-2003. A hard-driving, contemporary toccata for those talented students to demonstrate their abilities with. Fast and showy. This is sure to be another Vandall favorite.

This series offers some of the best piano sheet solos by noted composer Robert D. Vandall. Originally available from Myklas Music Press, this book has been re-engraved and features an attractive new c...

NFMC Selection 2001-2003. Fast-paced and flashy tarantella in 6/8 meter. Develops left hand facility. Showy, yet small hand friendly. Dance theme. E minor.

A short, three movement sonatina. Each movement is two pages in length. Opening Allegro (G Major) is energetic with staccato triads alternating between hands contrasted by a lyrical tenor melody in th...

Eleven wonderful solos in the styles of the Romantic masters. Designed specifically for those students (or amateurs) who are not quite ready for the classics. Substantive repertoire for study and reci...

An upbeat and fun toccata (toccatina). Repeated chords accompany a bouncy left hand melody at first, then the hands change roles. 3+3+2 groupings of eighth notes and changing meters add to the fun. Ar...

Written to motivate sophisticated intermediate-level students, these three diverse chowstoppers are sure-to-please. *Ovation No. 1 (6/8 meter, A minor, 'Vivace') *Ovation No. 2 (Cut time, D Major, 'Al...

The modest syncopations help give this attractive solo a Spanish/Latin American feel. Lively and articulated fun. D Major, 4/4 meter.

Right-hand sixteenths push the motion forward in a quick (Allegro) tempo. Accompanied by an articulated left hand. Comfort with the C Major scale is helpful. F Major, 2/4 meter

Featuring strong rhythms and a 5/8 time signature, students will find this meter fun to play and easy to master due to its appealing accents and the well-crafted division of each measure into three be...

The Take Note series is Robert Vandall's first collection of solos with Alfred. Each book is full of varying styles, keys and tempos. A special 'Take Note' section is included for each piece to help s...

The Take Note series is Robert Vandall's first collection of solos with Alfred. Each book is full of varying styles, keys and tempos. A special 'Take Note' section is included for each piece to help s...

This aptly named solo is filled with major, minor and diminished triads in both block and broken forms. The lively 2/4 meter and crisply articulated block chords create an exciting A section. The cont...

All students who play the piano want to play music that is impressive to an audience. They are drawn to pieces that challenge them to move their fingers, arms and hands quickly, creating sounds that b...

The 6/8 meter of this solo gives it a relaxed feel and compliments the blues style. The E minor tonal center takes on a Dorian modal sound with the use of C# in both the melody and the accompaniment....

Vandall's Historic Virginia highlights the history of Virginia in four movements. The opening movement, The New World, commemorates the 400th anniversary of the state and the settlement of Jamestown w...

This lyrical solo hovers between the keys of D major and D minor, giving the overall impression of a modal tonality. The flexible, moderate tempo lends itself easily to the 3/4 meter, creating a dance...

Celebrated Lyrical Solos, Book 4 by Robert D. Vandall is designed to aid students with musicality when playing lyrical music. The series features favorite Vandall solos as well as newly composed piece...

This delicate and expressive solo is filled with nuance and subtlety. Written in 4/4 meter and the key of G major, it features a lyrical melody in the right hand and blocked fifths, sixths and seventh...

Each solo in this book features pianistic freedom within the style and form of the piece. Even when the hands move freely around the keyboard, the goal was to keep the technique required to play each...