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About miriamtroxler

Miriam Troxler resides in Beaver, Pa, where she runs a private music studio. After graduation from Chatham University, she toured in Europe with the Continental Singers Orchestra as principal cellist. A long time member of Greenville Symphony Orchestra, she is also the founder and musical director of CelloBrationS. Miriam enjoys composing and arranging with several published pieces to date.

Sound Explorers

We began a deep dive into B flat major and G Minor. We worked on one octave scales and arpeggios and Simple Gifts, the song of the month in A Year of Folk Tunes. If you missed it, you can … Continue reading

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Sound Explorers Learn Parson’s Farewell

Here’s the video if you missed it. Let me know if you’d like the sheet music.

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Playing Music with 3 Flats

In A Year of Folk Tunes, October’s key of the month is E Flat Major and C Minor. I wrote four rounds to help navigate this key. Everyone who played them, got a lot better at the hand positions required for … Continue reading

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Sound Explorers Learn Spooky Scary Skeletons

Here’s the video if you need to get caught up.

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Two Students Playing All the Pretty Little Horses

Video performances one and two. This is the September tune in A Year of Folk Tunes for Piano,

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Moraine State Park, Bike Trail

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Sound Explorers 10/4

Today we worked on the October scales, E flat major and C minor. We also did some physical stretches for ease in playing. If you missed it, catch up with the video.

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Playing music with 4 flats

In A Year of Folk Tunes, September’s key of the month is A Flat Major and F Minor. I wrote four rounds to help navigate this key. Everyone who played them, got a lot better at the hand positions required for … Continue reading

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All the Pretty Little Horses Piano Solo

The sheet music for All the Pretty Little Horses is now available as a digital download. Included in A Year of Folk Tunes for Piano, the digital download version has A Flat Major warm-ups and preparatory studies to make it … Continue reading

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Buffalo Gals Piano Solo

The sheet music for Buffalo Gals is now available as a digital download. Included in A Year of Folk Tunes for Piano, the digital download version has D Flat Major warm-ups and preparatory studies to make it easier to learn … Continue reading

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