All of the Orange Set carols have a demonstration video. You can listen to O Little Town of Bethlehem, Away in a Manger, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and Joy to the World.
All of the carols use both hands to play the melody. In some places, both hands play together. The sheet music is available for purchase here.
All of the Red Set carols have a demonstration video. You can listen to O Little Town of Bethlehem, Away in a Manger, While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks By Night, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and Joy to the World.
All of the carols use both hands to play the melody. The sheet music is available for purchase here.
In September I began writing new Christmas carol arrangements. I made five versions for solo piano in different levels of difficulty. The red set is the easiest. Then following rainbow order, each set added more challenges. For my string students I made three versions. The easiest is for solo instrument with optional piano. The second set is for duet playing. The most challenging set is for unaccompanied solo violin, viola or cello.
The recital structure is to tell the Christmas story with words and music. Using the new arrangements, everyone had a piece at his or her challenge point. Then they could be combined for best scheduling.
Here’s several examples of how it turned out.
Megan, Andrew, and Nathan playing piano.
Grace, Eve and Richard on piano, violin and cello.
Max, Alex and Janna on piano and cello.
Gabriel, Grace and Bella on piano, violin and cello.
Jack, Claire and Kate playing piano.
Here are some examples of students who performed the entire set as a solo recital.
Most recitals were between 10 and 15 minutes. It was a terrific length for an online recital during the holidays.
Ahoy Mateys!
Join me for Piano Pirates Practice Sessions!
Wednesday and Friday Mornings 9:00 to 9:30 on July 7, 9, 14, and 16.
Sessions will take place on zoom, so you can participate on your own piano in any ocean. Sessions will be recorded so you can catch up if you have been shanghaied.
Suitable for pianists in the Red Level 1 Piano Adventures Book and above. Primer pianists can participate with adult assistance on deck.
Register by July 1 – minimum 5 pirates required
$30 for the sessions
Summer Schedule starts June 14.
Seniors Max and Jacob in a virtual recital playing the second movement of the Marcello Sonata. Listen to the performance here.
Op. 126 is a collection of 22 short duets for two cellos. The pieces are musical and fun to play. The top part can be played in first position. The lower part is more demanding, but very accessible.
A number of new arrangements are available so that violinists and violists can enjoy the duets. In order to keep the range similar, the top violin part will require some position work. Nothing is higher than third position. There is also a piano version so a mixed ensemble can enjoy the pieces.
If you’d like to get your own copy, the violin version, viola version, cello version and piano version are available here.
To listen to the duets, here is a piano playlist. To hear the parts individually, use this playlist. Would you like to hear what Duet 1 sounds like with viola and cello? Here’s a video.
No reason to dress up! You can watch the Casual Recital just how you are.
Watch the Casual Recital
Part 1 https://youtu.be/ED-PoMmtFis
Part 2 https://youtu.be/4E5VEfRs314
Part 3 https://youtu.be/lWCCwlmUEYM
I made this recording while preparing for the Beaver Valley Montessori School String Instrument Demonstrations. The Swan Video
New this year, choose your instrument and an animal or feeling. Have you heard a unicorn on the violin? A monkey on the cello?
Josephine and I had a great time….. and so did the students.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30
12/8/12 and 12/21/12
Miriam Troxler 