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Shenandoah Piano Solo

Shenandoah is now available as a digital download. Included in A Year of Folk Tunes for Piano, the digital download version has B Major warm-ups and preparatory studies to make it easier to learn the piece. The first verse can be … Continue reading

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Summer Sound Explorers 6/28

Play along with the video for extra practice in half position and the key of B. This morning we worked on arpeggios, Shenandoah and Catch Me if You Can.

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Catch You Later, Playing Music with 5 sharps!

F Sharp, C Sharp, G Sharp, D Sharp, A Sharp …. B is still natural, and E is natural. In A Year of Folk Tunes, June’s key of the month is B Major and G Sharp Minor. It’s not a key … Continue reading

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Bird Rounds for String Ensemble and Optional Piano

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 … Continue reading

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Amazing Grace for String Quartet

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 … Continue reading

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Cockles and Mussels Piano Solo

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 … Continue reading

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Four Rounds for String Ensemble and Optional Piano

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 … Continue reading

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Four Rounds in March for Strings and Optional Piano

The March canons for string ensemble are in D Major and B 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 … Continue reading

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Cockles and Mussels Play Along Videos

I’ve created some play-along videos to facilitate learning the March tune in A Year of Folk Tunes for Piano. To work through all the videos, you will have learned the first verse. Cockles and Mussels, introduction video Cockles and Mussels, … Continue reading

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O Thou that Tellest Good Tidings Winter Recital Photos

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