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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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Carl’s Cremini for piano solo
Where do mushrooms come from? How do they travel? What do mushrooms sound like? Exclusively in bass clef, Carl’s Cremini attempts to answer the sonic riddle. An unusual work with the initial statement of the theme in the left hand, … Continue reading
Economy Violin Classes, October 2
What am I supposed to practice? The links go to video examples. 2:00 Class 1. put a pencil in your case 2. practice open strings pizzicato 3. practice open strings arco 4. finger practice pattern (0,1,2,2,1,0) on page 7 5. Twinkle, Twinkle … Continue reading
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Tagged basic skills, Flop Eared Mule, teaching, video examples, violin
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A Chipmunk for Emma for Piano Solo
Inspired by a true story, this delightful two-minute musical romp in E minor for piano solo is fun to play and an audience favorite. Is it possible to catch a chipmunk? And then what happens? Get the digital print sheet … Continue reading
October 1, Pumpkins
Originally posted on Pumpkinwalk:
On today’s walk I saw 366 pumpkins. How many have you seen today? Join the fun. Keep track on the pumpkin calendar or post in the comments.
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Valentina’s Waltz for Piano Solo
Valentina’s Waltz is a delightful piano solo in A Major. The right hand melody soars above the left hand accompaniment. Valentina’s Waltz is a great piece to reinforce A Major chords and reading skills. The sheet music is available on demand … Continue reading
Sheet Music for Piano Solo
Inspired by the digital print publishing Labor of Love publishing contest, I wrote a piano solo for each of my current piano students. I will be publishing a series of posts about the new pieces. As an overview, this is … Continue reading
Economy Violin Classes Sept 25
What am I supposed to practice? The links go to video examples. 2:00 Class 1. review parts of the violin and bow page 3 2. practice open strings pizzicato 3. practice open strings arco 4. finger practice pattern on page … Continue reading
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Tagged basic skills, Chatter with the Angels, Flop Eared Mule, twinkle, violin
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Greenville Symphony at WaterFire in Sharon Pa
Look for Miriam in the cello section at WaterFire.
Economy Violin Class
What am I supposed to practice? The links go to video examples. 2:00 Class 1. review parts of the violin and bow page 3 2. label parts of violin and bow page 9 3. practice open strings pizzicato 4. practice … Continue reading
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Tagged basic skills, Flop Eared Mule, twinkle, twinkle little star, video examples, violin
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Learn to Play Yankee Doodle on the Cello
The video is available showing each phrase of Yankee Doodle. Try it out. Let me know what you think by taking the survey.
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Tagged cello, learn to play, teaching, video instruction, Yankee Doodle
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