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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.

Pumpkin E-Card

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Chloe’s Calliope for Piano Solo

A ragtime gem for piano solo, Chloe’s Calliope is the musical equivalent of a trip around an old-fashioned merry-go-round. Listen for the dissonance in the middle section since the carousel’s pipes are a little out of tune.  The sheet music for Chloe’s … Continue reading

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Dave’s Davenport for Piano Solo

In the key of C Major, Dave’s Davenport is a restful piano solo. The right hand melody uses thirds, fourths, fifths and sixths so attentive reading is required. Get the sheet music and sink into a sonic version of a … Continue reading

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Economy Violin Classes, October 16

What am I supposed to practice? The links go to video examples. 2:00 Class 1. practice open strings pizzicato and   open strings arco 2. finger practice pattern (0,1,2,2,1,0) on page 7 3. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star first phrase and the new part the second phrase … Continue reading

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Frank’s Fantasia for Piano Solo

Frank’s Fantasia is a piano solo using the Alberti bass. The Fantasia begins in G Major then moves into e minor before returning to the original key. The sheet music for this intermediate piano solo is available as digital print.

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Turbo-Alex for Piano Solo

Turbo-Alex races around middle C in the key of G Major. Inspired by Western Pa’s Stock Car Champion, Turbo-Alex lets young players play fast and faster! Let’s Go!

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Girl of the Month

Congratulations Abby! Center Civic Women’s Club Girl of the Month

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Max’s March for Piano Solo

Max’s March is a G Major piano solo. All three G’s within the grand staff are necessary. The introduction uses treble clef ledger lines below middle C and the coda takes the right hand into bass clef, writing the same … Continue reading

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Along the River for Piano Solo

The left hand of Along the River evokes the lazy water ripples against the river’s bank. After learning the piano solo, the primary chords in G Major become fluid and easy to play. The sheet music is available to digitally … Continue reading

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Economy Violin Classes, October 9

What am I supposed to practice? The links go to video examples. 2:00 Class 1. put a pencil in your case (good job everyone who remembered!) 2. practice open strings pizzicato 3. practice  open strings arco 4. finger practice pattern (0,1,2,2,1,0) on … Continue reading

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