Summer Sound Explorers

Posted on June 14, 2023 by miriamtroxler

Summer Sound Explorers is Wednesday morning at 7:30. If you slept in and missed it, catch up with the video. We worked in the Key of B Major and on the opening of Shenandoah.

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Bird Rounds for String Ensemble and Optional Piano

Posted on June 6, 2023 by miriamtroxler

The bird canons for string ensemble are in E Major and C Sharp Minor. The rounds have one part doubled so they would be playable with only two parts. In score form, each tune also has an optional piano part for extra rehearsal options. The rounds provided supplemental material for the students working through A Year of Folk Tunes. Any student who needs more practice with four sharps will find them valuable.

Pelican Gulp opens with the cello part. The violin and viola parts are doubled. Work on legato sound and watch out for the D sharps.

Eagles Landing has the violin and viola parts doubled. Watch the G sharps in particular.

Turkey Trot uses syncopated rhythms to emulate the dancing birds. Once it’s learned, a nice brisk tempo is terrific.

Kiwi Can-can is a C sharp minor round. The cello part starts the piece and the violin and viola parts are doubled.

The sheet music is available as a digital download.

Pelican Gulp
Eagles Landing
Turkey Trot
Kiwi Can-can

Listen to the rounds here.

Pelican Gulp
Eagles Landing
Turkey Trot
Kiwi Can-can

Thank-you Jacob for playing the cello part in the videos.

Current round count: 20

If you’d like to title a round, information is available here.

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The Ants Go Marching Piano Solo

Posted on June 2, 2023 by miriamtroxler

The Ants Go Marching is now available as a digital download on Sheet Music Plus.

Included in A Year of Folk Tunes for Piano, the digital download version has A Major warm-ups and  preparatory studies to make it easier to learn the piece.

The first verse can be played with no hands together notes and could stand alone as a solo. The second verse requires hands together and position changes in both hands.  A great piece for exploring 6/8 time.

Listen to the first verse and the second verse individually with metronome.

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Spring Recital 1:00, May 20 Photos

Posted on May 20, 2023 by miriamtroxler

Thank-you Linda for taking the pictures.

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Spring Recital 11:00 May 20, Photos

Posted on May 20, 2023 by miriamtroxler

Thank-you Andrea for taking pictures.

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Spring Recital 9:00, May 20 Photos

Posted on May 20, 2023 by miriamtroxler

Thank-you Becky for taking the pictures.

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Spring Recital, May 19 Photos

Posted on May 19, 2023 by miriamtroxler
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Amazing Grace for String Quartet

Posted on May 9, 2023 by miriamtroxler

Amazing Grace for String Quartet opens with viola playing the melody. The cello plays a countermelody, and the violins supply pizzicato texture. The next statement of the theme moves the melody into the treble voices. An elegant string quartet arrangement for weddings, church and recital performances. Listen to it here.

The sheet music is available at Sheet Music Plus or Sheet Music Direct.

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Cockles and Mussels Piano Solo

Posted on May 2, 2023 by miriamtroxler

Cockles and Mussels is now available as a digital download on Sheet Music Direct and Sheet Music Plus.

Included in A Year of Folk Tunes for Piano, the digital download solo version has D Major warm-ups to facilitate learning the piece. The first verse can be played with no hands together notes and could stand alone as a solo. The second verse requires hands together and a change of position in the left hand. 

Learn to play videos for the first verse of Cockles and Mussels are also available on YouTube.

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Four Rounds for String Ensemble and Optional Piano

Posted on April 28, 2023 by miriamtroxler

The April canons for string ensemble are in A Major and F Sharp Minor. Most of the rounds have one part doubled so they would be playable with only two parts. In score form, each tune also has an optional piano part for extra rehearsal options. The rounds provided supplemental material for the students working through A Year of Folk Tunes. Any student who needs more practice with three sharps will find them valuable.

A Riddle has the violin and viola parts doubled. Watch out for the G Sharp on the G String.

The Blacksmith is a rhythmic puzzle with staccato and legato playing. The viola and violin are doubled in this round.

In the Hoppy Day the melody is across three strings. The cello and viola double in this round until near the end.

Tale of the Lost Rabbit is the F Sharp Minor round. It is in 3/4 time with the viola and cello parts doubling.

The sheet music is available as a digital download.

A Riddle
The Blacksmith
Hoppy Day
Tale of the Lost Rabbit

Listen to the rounds here.

A Riddle
The Blacksmith
Hoppy Day
Tale of the Lost Rabbit

Thank you Sophie for playing the violin in the videos.

Current round count: 16

If you’d like to title a round, information is available here.

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