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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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How the Tortoise Cracked His Shell: An African Folktale with Music
How the Tortoise Cracked His Shell is a retelling of an African Folktale with piano duets and narration for early elementary players. The duets have been arranged from traditional Mandinka tunes as taught by Balla Kouyaté on balafon at the … Continue reading
Posted in Book, music, piano, piano duet
Tagged African muisc, folk tale, Mandinka, narration, piano duet
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How the Tortoise Cracked His Shell
A set of piano duets with an African folk tale narration. The piano duets have been arranged from Mandinka folk tunes as taught by Balla Kouyaté on balafon at the Global Musician Workshop in 2021. How the Tortoise Cracked His … Continue reading
Posted in Book, digital sheet music, piano, piano duet
Tagged African, balafon, Balla Koutate, Mandinka, piano duet, sheet music
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Pentatonic Patterns
A new book which includes patterns and exercises in the modes of C. Ionian, Lydian, Aolian, Mixolydian, Dorian, Phrygian and Locrian are all explored. Each mode has pentatonic etudes as well as studies using the range of an octave. Treble … Continue reading
Charlie’s New Adventure
Charlie is very excited about the new piano book, Adventures of Charlie Cat. He loves to listen to the new songs. He has been practicing next to the piano. I think he wants to join the circus.
Posted in Book, cat, charlie photos, music, photography, piano solo, sheet music, teaching
Tagged cat, inspiration, muse, music, piano
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The Beethoven Notebook
Looking for more points? Get your Beethoven Notebook and start earning.
Posted in Book, point contest, Uncategorized
Tagged bass, Beethoven, cello, music, music education, piano, point contest, sheet music, theory, viola, violin
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A Chipmunk for Emma
Congratulations Emma! The very first person to finish A Chipmunk for Emma.
Halloween Adventures Finalist
Halloween Adventures was selected as a finalist in the Easy Piano Contest sponsored by Sheet Music Plus and Faber Piano Adventures. Comments from the judges: An ambitious collection of student worksheets and simple pieces for early beginners. Nice variety of written, … Continue reading
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Tagged Halloween, music, piano
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Halloween Adventures Spells
Enjoy a video recital of 10 created spells by students using the Halloween Adventures book. Spooky Spell Playlist
Posted in Book, Photo Album, piano solo, recital, video scrapbook
Tagged Halloween Adventures, piano, student composer, video recital, virtual recital
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Halloween Adventures
In Halloween Adventures enjoy Seventeen Spooky Piano Solos for Easy Piano. Crawl around with a spider, dance with a black cat, pick your pumpkin in the pumpkin patch and cast a spell. In the included theory games you can find your … Continue reading
Posted in Book, digital sheet music, piano solo, sheet music, sheetmusic
Tagged digital, Halloween, piano, sheet music, spooky songs, theory games
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