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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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Playing Music with 2 Flats
In A Year of Folk Tunes, November’s key of the month is B Flat Major and G Minor. I wrote four rounds to help navigate this key. Everyone who played them, got a lot better at the hand positions required for … Continue reading
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Playing music with 4 flats
In A Year of Folk Tunes, September’s key of the month is A Flat Major and F Minor. I wrote four rounds to help navigate this key. Everyone who played them, got a lot better at the hand positions required for … Continue reading
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Tagged A Flat Major, cello, F minor, piano, viola, violin
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Playing Music with 5 Flats
In A Year of Folk Tunes, August’s key of the month is D Flat Major and B Flat Minor. It’s not a key that shows up in a first- or second-year method book. However, when you need to be able to … Continue reading
Playing Duets with 6 Sharps
In A Year of Folk Tunes, July’s key of the month is F Sharp Major and D Sharp Minor. It’s not a key that shows up in a first- or second-year method book. However, when you need to be able to … Continue reading
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Tagged A Year of Folk Tunes, cello, D Sharp Minor, F Sharp Major, piano, viola, violin
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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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Tagged Augustan Club Waltz Sheet Music, C Sharp Minor, Canon, cello, E Major, instructional, piano, viola, violin
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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 G Major for String Ensemble
The next four canons for string ensemble are in G Major. All 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 … Continue reading
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Tagged Canon, cello, chant, G Major, music, piano, rhythm, Round, sheet music, string trio, viola, violin
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The Cat’s Meow for String Orchestra
Beginning shifting has never been more fun! This canon for string ensemble with optional piano is in the key of C. All the parts get to glissando as the cat meows. Listen to The Cat’s Meow in this video. Get … Continue reading
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Tagged cello, music, piano, rounds and canons, sheet music, viola, violin
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Elf’s Dance
The Elf’s Dance is a lively canon for strings and optional piano. The violin and viola part double for smaller ensembles. The sheet music is available here. Minimum of two players are required. Listen to the Elf’s Dance in this … Continue reading
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Tagged C Major, cello, duet, piano, rounds and canons, string ensemble, viola, violin
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Miriam Troxler 