Gayle Kowalchyk

There is a cool, jazzy feel to this creepy D-minor Halloween song, with staccatos, accents, tenutos, wide dynamic swings and a frightening surprise chord at the end.

The performer's hands alternate from beat to beat in this rattly, staccato dance in E Minor for the late elementary pianist. Dynamics will rise and fall, with accents and accidentals adding variety, r...

This piece will definitely stir your emotions! Driving triplets are featured in this dramatic intermediate piano solo in D minor by Catherine Rollin. The five-page piece builds in intensity to a forti...

Simplified Masterwork Solo.

Jay Althouse revisits a little-known gem by George Gershwin from nearly 100 years ago: a winsome melody winds over a terrain of jazz chords before melting into lush choral harmony. Flexible tempos and...

Explore the overlooked genius of Clara Schumann.á Mr. Frost's arrangement navigates the pensive, contrapuntal terrain of this masterpiece with elegance and expressivity.á An essential addition to any...

Die technischen Fertigkeiten in dieser anspruchsvollen Ouvertüre für Streichorchester entsprechen durchaus den Anforderungen von Spielern im ersten Jahr. Die Studenten können sich auf die Fähigkeiten...

Die technischen Fertigkeiten in dieser anspruchsvollen Ouvertüre für Streichorchester entsprechen durchaus den Anforderungen von Spielern im ersten Jahr. Die Studenten können sich auf die Fähigkeiten...

Watch the sun set from your veranda with this relaxed Latin waltz. It's a good opportunity for upper strings to use both high and low 2nd fingerings. Your orchestra will learn to count tied notes and...

Take your beginning orchestra on a tour of the old west with this ballad in 3/4 time. A simple D major melody is passed between sections, with nothing more rhythmically complex than quarter notes. The...

Take your beginning orchestra on a tour of the old west with this ballad in 3/4 time. A simple D major melody is passed between sections, with nothing more rhythmically complex than quarter notes. The...

Simplified Masterwork Solo.

Students will learn cut time, rhythmic accuracy, how to achieve clean staccato technique, musical form, and an idea of classical style in this engaging piece. Just plain fun to play! (1:55)

These two books by Margaret Goldston feature 14 amusing musical solos about a variety of primate personalities such as 'Acrobats in the Trees,' 'Upside Down,' 'March of the Howlers' and 'Scurry and St...

Shifts in rhythm and a staccato touch are featured here as the elementary level performer juggles quarter notes in this fun trip to the circus in C-major.

Elementary level students will practice their phrasing, stacatto and legato playing, and dynamics in this descriptive C-major (C Position) song that imitates the beating of drums.

The sound of tip-toeing staccatos in a spooky C-minor setting are featured in this haunting Halloween piece in Middle-C position, along with accidentals, hand-over-hand technique, and an exploration o...

Each verse of this thoughtful arrangement will build in scope and intensity, verse to verse, through G-major and C-major, from simple melodies and harmonies, to running eighth-notes and filled out mel...