Tag Archives: music

Can you play Jingle Bells?

Video response to the age-old question. Listen here.

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Winter Break

Winter break is December 23 through January 7th. Point Contest begins January 1. Keep track of you listening! Work on memorizing and theory pages. Music Lessons resume Monday, January 8.

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Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Piano Solo

The sheet music for All the Pretty Little Horses is now available as a digital download. Included in A Year of Folk Tunes for Piano, the digital download version has F Major warm-ups and preparatory studies to make it easier … Continue reading

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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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Simple Gifts Piano Solo

The sheet music for Simple Gifts is now available as a digital download. Included in A Year of Folk Tunes for Piano, the digital download version has B Flat Major warm-ups and preparatory studies to make it easier to learn … Continue reading

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When you find a piano at Costco and just start playing

Listen

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Spring Recital 1:00, May 20 Photos

Thank-you Linda for taking the pictures.

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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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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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High Point of the Day

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