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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.
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All the Pretty Little Horses, Cello Fingerings
In the Year of Folk Tunes books, the tunes are not fingered. This allows the player to choose, which creates more integrated learning. Here is an example of a possible fingering. The focus, in this case, is to use more … Continue reading
Playing Music with 5 Flats
In A Year of Folk Tunes, August’s key of the month is D Flat Major and B Flat Minor. It’s not a key that shows up in a first- or second-year method book. However, when you need to be able to … Continue reading
Sound Explorers 8/23
On Wednesday we had a long play by ear session in D Flat. Then there was a quick review of Buffalo Gals from A Year of Folk Tunes. If you missed it, catch up with the video.
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Tagged cello, ear training, learn by ear, piano, viola, violin
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Playing Duets with 6 Sharps
In A Year of Folk Tunes, July’s key of the month is F Sharp Major and D Sharp Minor. It’s not a key that shows up in a first- or second-year method book. However, when you need to be able to … Continue reading
Posted in cello, digital sheet music, music, string trio, teaching, viola, violin
Tagged A Year of Folk Tunes, cello, D Sharp Minor, F Sharp Major, piano, viola, violin
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Simple Gifts for String Quartet
This brand-new arrangement of Simple Gifts opens with a cello solo. The viola joins for a short duet before the other parts come in. The arrangement builds with the second violin and first violin each playing melody in the second … Continue reading
Posted in cello, music, sheet music, viola, violin
Tagged sheet music, string quartet
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Sound Explorers 8/16
Today’s class started with play-by-ear in D Flat Major. Then we worked on the second verse of Buffalo Gals in A Year of Folk Tunes book. Fingerings were given for piano, violin, and cello. If you missed it, you can … Continue reading
Be Thou My Vision Duet
This version of Be Thou My Vision lets both parts have the melody. You can listen to it on YouTube. Sheet music is now available as a digital download for two violinists or treble clef instrumentalists, two violists, or two … Continue reading
Posted in cello, cello duets, digital sheet music, music, sheet music, sheetmusic, viola, violin
Tagged cello duets, sheet music, viola duets, violin duet
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Sound Explorers 8/9 Learn the chorus of Buffalo Gals
Today we reviewed the D Flat Major Scale. We learned the next part of Buffalo Gals by ear. Fingerings for violin, viola, cello and piano were demonstrated. If you missed it, catch up with the video.
Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2, Frederic Chopin
Sophie’s summer project was Chopin’s Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2. Enjoy this video performance.
Posted in performance, Photo Album, piano, teaching, video scrapbook
Tagged Chopin, piano, summer practice, video recital
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Amazing Grace for Viola and Piano
An elegant new duet arrangement of Amazing Grace is now available. It is suitable for church or recital performance. The viola and the piano both have melodic sections. The viola part requires some shifting but doesn’t go higher than third … Continue reading
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Tagged amazing grace, piano, sheet music, viola
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