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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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Learn by Ear – Learn to Accompany
Looking for more points? This year’s special project is Learn by Ear – Learn to Accompany. There are four ways to earn points. Submit by video or at your lesson. Listen to Jingle Bells Rap, one hand accompaniment with words. … Continue reading
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Left Hand Yankee Doodle
Yes, there are reasons to focus on one hand playing. Here’s an example of Yankee Doodle from A Year of Folk Tunes for piano. Watch the example of alternative fingerings for the same tune I showed in Sound Explorers.
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Tagged folk tunes, one hand, piano lessons
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Summer Sound Explorers Party Like it’s 1776
This morning we worked on the F Sharp Major Scale. It is the scale of the month for A Year of Folk Tunes. Then we worked on the opening of Yankee Doodle (starting on F Sharp.) If you missed it … 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
Posted in cello, digital sheet music, music, orchestra, sheetmusic, Uncategorized, viola, violin
Tagged B Minor, canons, cello, D Major, Round, sheet music, viola, violin
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Streabbog Recital Photos
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Tagged piano, point contest, virtual recital
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Auld Lang Syne Video
Continuing to feature this year’s seniors, enjoy Katrina playing a duet with her sister, Auld Lang Syne.
Posted in cello, Photo Album, Uncategorized, video scrapbook, violin
Tagged cello, violin
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Cat and Mouse Online Piano Lesson
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Tagged photos, piano, piano lessons
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Shortnin’ Bread
What happens when Mama’s baby is hungry? Shortnin’ Bread with pepperoni pizza and other tasty treats. A fun duet for a first year string student with a second year piano student. Here is a video of the first performance. One … Continue reading
Posted in cello, cello duets, easy music for strings, piano duet, sheet music, teaching, Uncategorized, viola, violin
Tagged easy string music, music education, sheet music
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Cats with a Fiddle
Cats with a Fiddle is a new sheet music title containing two jigs in first position. The jigs are in D Major and B Minor. Excellent supplementary material for playing across the fingerboard. The music is available as a digital … Continue reading
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Tagged cat, fiddle, jig
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