Based on an Old Folk Tune
(Westfalian Cradle Song)
This beautiful lullaby is written in 3/8 time with simple shared melodies and an easy-to-use staggered entry. The simple rhythm makes this a perfect early duet.
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(Westfalian Cradle Song)
This beautiful lullaby is written in 3/8 time with simple shared melodies and an easy-to-use staggered entry. The simple rhythm makes this a perfect early duet.
Pre-Reader Piano Solos
Bear & Buddies is an another appealing collection of 3 pre-reader piano solos with optional duet accompaniments. The large print, keyboard and finger cues, simple rhythms and lyrics will have your new pianists sounding great at early recitals. Black Bear and Little Birdies utilize the twin black keys only in each hand while Sleepy Cat plays introduces the whole tone scale with positions identified by C1, C5 and C6. A must-have for quick studies and recital works.
by Kevin Knelman
Blues at Dawn is a delightful jazz solo for intermediate piano players. The cool blues style creates a wonderful sound picture complete with swing rhythm, triplet eighths, graces notes and jazz harmonies. A must-play title for all ages.
Arranged by: Debra Wanless
Classy Intermediate Piano Pieces is a soft jazz and pop piano collection of 16 solos. Debra has created this attractive intermediate to advancing solo collection that all ages will love to play. Titles include: Watermelon Man; Bumble Boogie; I’ll Be Seeing You; Cow-Cow Boogie; For All We Know; Teach Me Tonight; It Had To Be You; The Old Piano Roll Blues; Don’t Get Around Much Anymore; I’m Beginning To See the Light; I’ve Got The World On a String; Moonlight in Vermont; The Maple Leaf Rag; Mood Indigo; I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Right Myself A Letter. Pianists will enjoy the rock, pop, Latin and jazz styles found within this collection.
Advanced Piano Solo
This Grade 8 piano solo, Boxcar Baby Blues has been selected for inclusion in the Conservatory Canada Contemporary Idioms listing. The left hand perpetual boogie pattern creates a virtuosic style for the attractive right hand melodies – including Lullaby quotes. A great etude, solo or recreational work – everyone will want to play it!
Bright and Bluesy is a collection of five intermediate solo piano pieces, written by Christopher Norton in 1976 (at the age of 23!) in New Zealand. They pre-date Microjazz by about 6 years, but they demonstrate the same easy mastery of a range of popular styles. To see videos of Christopher playing these pieces, go to
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqe4eJb6dvp8-LjSWYjccO_1cR985sni3
by Jesse Brown
Intermediate Piano Solos
Brown’s Notes 12 Intermediate Piano Solos Vol. I in an ‘easy-listening, pop, jazz’ style set of works. Intermediate students will love these attractive solos which make ideal recreational repertoire as well as performance, festival and examination material. Titles include Iron Hog, Sailors, The Duke of Oil, The Miseducation of the First Nation, Fondant Memories, A New Beginning, I Will Shelter You, Bella Gabriella, Deserted, Five O’Clock Fantasy and The Eagle. A ‘must-have’ collection.
by Jesse Brown
Late Intermediate Piano Solos
Brown’s Notes 12 Late Intermediate Piano Solos Vol. II is another collection of ‘easy-listening, pop, jazz’ style set of works. Late intermediate students will love these attractive solos which make ideal recreational repertoire as well as performance, festival and examination material. Titles include Ask Hymn, Blue Glue, Albino Skunk, The First Snow, Hello, In Tenths, Get Black Here, Spanish Rose, Night Drive, The Puddle Jump Rag, Clayton’s Pigeons and Evan’s Blues. Another ‘must-have’ collection by Jesse Brown.
by Jesse Brown
Early Advanced Piano Solos
Brown’s Notes 11 Early Advanced Piano Solos Vol. III is another collection of ‘easy-listening, pop, jazz’ style set of works. Early Advanced Piano students and performers will love these attractive solos which make ideal recreational repertoire as well as performance, festival and examination material. Titles include Bridge City Dream, 4:55, Lurking in the Landfill!, Old Heart, The 7 Count Bar Fight Hullabalues, Eerily Awakened, Good Winter, Gypsy Sauce, I Want to Give You the World, Based on a True Story and The Gospel According to Fozzie. A ‘must-have’ collection.
Arranged by: Debra Wanless
Bumble Boogie and Other Wonderful Piano Pieces is a soft jazz piano collection of 10 solos. Debra has created this attractive intermediate to advancing solo collection that all ages will love to play. Titles include: Bumble Boogie; Watermelon Man; Sentimental Journey; The Chicekn Dance; moonlight in Vermont; The Old Piano Roll Blues; For All We Know; Don’t Worry, Be Happy; My Blue Heaven; Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White. Pianists will enjoy the pop and jazz styles found within this collection.
Buzz the Keys is an appealing collection now expanded to 15 intermediate piano solos in jazz style. These expressive works flow through thumping boogies, flattened blues, smooth ballads, superb swing and rousing rags. Titles such as Flat Tire Rag, Stayin’ Young, Barefoot Boogie, Trouble and Buzz the Keys will appeal to all ages and tastes. The perfect addition to your library for recreation and performance playing.
by Debra Wanless
Elementary Piano Trio
Buzzy Bumble Bee Boogie is a busy little boogie for a trio of friends at the elementary piano level. The boogie patters, buzzing bees and melodies are shared by all parts. Students play from the individual pages while the teacher follows along on the conductor’s score. Simple rhythms, single stave reading ( with hand designation) and jazz sounds make for a delightful and appealing recital or festival trio. A real audience pleaser.
Camptown Ladies Want Halloween Treats, Too! is a delightful piano duet (1 piano/4 hands) for elementary students. The primo plays Camptown Races while the secondo presents a spooky little Halloween work written over a left hand ostinato. A real crowd pleaser!
Elementary to Intermediate Level Arrangements
Canadian Folksongs Volume 1 is a collection of 7 piano solos and 1 piano duet of Canadian folksongs produced by Northern Lights Canadian National Conservatory of Music. Composers from across Canada contributed to this collection in celebration of Canada’s 150th Anniversary. Arrangements include: A Fenian Song; Faut aller chercher le loup; Flashes of Silver; Huron Carol (solo and duet); J’entends le moulin; Land of the Silver Birch; The River Runs. This delightful collection includes works by Martha Hill Duncan, Diane Chouinard; Jen Smith Lanthier; Janet Gieck; Susam Griesdale; Michel Allard; Sheila Tyrrell.
Ideal recital, examination and general performance repertoire.
Late Intermediate to Advanced Level Arrangements
Canadian Folksongs Volume 2 is a collection of 6 piano solos and 1 piano duet of Canadian folksongs produced by Northern Lights Canadian National Conservatory of Music. Composers from across Canada contributed to this collection in celebration of Canada’s 150th Anniversary. Arrangements include: Ah! Si mon moine voulait danser!(duet) ; Aupres de ma blonde; Huron Carol; Paddler’s Dream; She’s Like the Swallow; Un canadien errant. This delightful collection includes works by Ernst Schneider; Michel Allard; Randy Demmon; Jen Smith Lanthier; Ian Wong; Judith Snowdon
Ideal recital, examination and general performance repertoire.
Intermediate Piano
Carols That Light the Way is a beautiful collection of 13 Intermediate arrangements of traditional carols. These piano arrangements are suitable for church services, a party or for playing while someone else is cooking dinner! Titles include: Silent Night, In the Bleak Midwinter, Go Tell it On the Mountain, What Child is This? and more. Everyone will love to play cover to cover in this new and exciting collection from Telfer.
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