Sheet Music by Female Composers: A Rich and Diverse Selection

From the gentle Nightcrawler's Nocturne to the rousing Firefly Fandango, this playful and descriptive collection about the insect world exposes the student to a vast range of musical styles. The piece...

This late intermediate solo provides students with a diverse selection of compositional textures from dynamic chords to eloquent sixteenth note figures. This piece is perfect for a teenage or adult st...

Written in D major, this dramatic and expressive piece drills right hand voicing with different musical textures.

A superb velocity-building etude for right-hand scale passage work, with cross-hand arpeggios and hands-together chords.

Students will love this exciting Halloween performance piece! Both hands get a workout in scale passages and chords. Features the key of G minor and 6/8 time.

This beautiful waltz is both expressive and very playable. Artistic and technical challenges feature melody playing in both hands, dynamic contrast, and arpeggios.

Dramatic and sweeping, this descriptive composition resonates with the sounds of Ireland. A real showpiece that offers great opportunity for expressive playing.

Graceful waltz features a long, lyrical melody. The left hand plays both waltz-style and arpeggiated accompaniments. A good opportunity to shape and voice long melodic lines.

A composition full of contrasts, including both a haunting, cantabile melody and an adventurous, spirited section. Features arpeggiated figures throughout.

This powerful ballad sets the familiar words of 'Just As I Am' to the folk melody O WALY WALY. Arranger Mary McDonald adds an original refrain and crafts an enticing piano accompaniment that builds to...

Charles Gabriel penned the words 'I stand amazed in the presence of Jesus the Nazarene' in 1905, and did so as an expression of his own awe and amazement of Jesus' love. Mary McDonald has taken that h...

This old Irish hymn dates from the 8th century though the theme couldn't be more relevant to the culture in which we live. It is only fitting that Mary McDonald found the inspiration to craft her own...

Written to be played in an easy swing style, this piece is sure to be a showstopper for all ages. The third Violin is an independent part and Cellists get a share of the melodic action, and your Basse...

Spotlight on Strings level 1 offers a unique approach that teaches students to play with all four fingers on all four strings from the very beginning. A logical sequence of technical exercises, progra...

Level 2 builds on the concepts introduced in level 1 by opening with a review of the major and minor fingering patterns on all four strings. Attention throughout the method is given to presenting mate...

3 movements entitled, The Quiet Trail, Ridin' the Ridge, and Campfire comprise Ms. Gazda's newest composition

Composer/Arranger Doris Gazda discovered a beautiful Mexican song Saludo A Santo San Francisco while visiting the San Xavier Mission located south of Tucson, Arizona.á This mission serves as an active...

Bitácora Capilar was written in 2013 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Arditti Quartet with funds provided by Sistema Nacional de Creadores (Mexico) and the PRS Foundation. This 14 minute piece...

Set of parts for Hilda Paredes' Hacia Una Bitácora Capilar. Hacia una bitácora capilar was written in 2013-14 to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the Arditti Quartet with funds provided by the PR...

A gem from the Norwegian folk music. No difficult and complicated matter but music based on sounds and atmosphere. The melody is one of pure beauty and mystical characteristic of the tranquil scenery...

Any child who has ever left his or her homework at home will relate to the lyrics of this charming piece. The melody of this 4/4 meter piece is divided between the left and right hands in the A sectio...

This piece could easily be called 'Finger Power' as it is perfect for developing strong fingers. The right hand remains in a fixed pattern that uses C-D-Eb-F#-G-an easy position for working on firm kn...

Wynn-Anne Rossi's Along the Mississippi takes a trip down the Mississippi River in four distinct movements. The journey begins with 'Swiftly Flowing River,' a flowing movement that highlights where th...

This delightful solo features easy hands-together playing with some of the melody divided between the hands. Both hands are in G position throughout, and the 3/4 meter gives the lyrics a charming lilt...