Gayle Kowalchyk

Take a trip down the Mississippi River with this engaging solo. It features swing rhythm and the irresistible jazz sound that students love. The right hand has a syncopated, chromatic melody line whil...

Martha Mier's Tennessee Treasures takes a musical journey to three different cities across the state of Tennessee. Written in three movements, it begins in Memphis. 'Down on Beale Street' is a slow, b...

Students will explore several different registers on the piano in this fast and energetic solo in 4/4 meter. Although written in the key of C major, as the computer 'talks,' the hands play in differen...

Gently running eighth-note left hand broken chord patterns lay under the pretty singing melodies that play above them in this reflective and colorful tone painting. Long, legato right hand phrases are...

Misty Morning is a nostalgic piece in 4/4 meter and C major that uses a simple, but engaging, melody to transport students to a tranquil landscape. The long, flowing lines of the A section contrast sh...

An excellent study in shaping phrases, the lyrical right-hand melody consists of one- and two-measure motives. The left-hand accompaniment consists primarily of open fifths to support these motives. F...

An excellent study in shaping right-hand phrases, the left hand of this early intermediate piece consists of harmonic fifths and broken chords. The pedal adds color and richness to the beautiful legat...

Alfred's' Premier Piano Express,' Repertoire Book 4 includes motivational music in a variety of styles. Designed to reinforce concepts introduced in' Premier Piano Express,' Book 4, the music can be u...

Composers first began writing character pieces in the Romantic period as a personal, inward-looking form of musical expression, on a smaller scale than sonatas of the Classical period. These new chara...

The four movements of Great Smoky Mountains take the listener on a visit to scenic panoramas throughout the national park. The first movement, 'Great Smoky Mountain Splendor,' captures the vibrant col...

Muzio Clementi, who was rather more magnanimous in his praise of Mozart than Mozart was of him - 'Until then I had never heard anyone perform with such grace and elegance' - towards the end of his lif...

Einführung - Aktuelle Trends, Paradigmen und Strategien der Hochbegabungsforschung unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der musikalischen Begabung - Interdisziplinäre Aspekte der (Hoch-)Begabungsforschun...

Die Dokumentation versammelt Beiträge eines interdisziplinären und internationalen Symposions am Institut für Musikpädagogik der Johnnes Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main in 2001. Die zent...

Was haben sie gemeinsam - die Universalgelehrte Hildegard von Bingen, die Pianistin Clara Schumann, der Nobelpreisträger Albert Einstein, der Jahrhundertgeiger Yehudi Menuhin, Altbundeskanzler Helmut...

Dieses ursprünglich für Solostimme geschriebene Stück wurde hier für einen einstimmigen Chor aus jungen Stimmen bearbeitet. Das idiomatische Arrangement, das neben dem Chor auch ein Klavier und eine K...

With a text deriving from the Latin and Hebrew phrases for grant us peace combined with a message from Pope John Paul II spoken in 1981 at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, this work remind...

The 25 pieces in this collection represent some of the best miniature masterworks in the piano literature. These pieces were carefully selected not only for their overall quality and musicality, but b...

Six of Catherine Rollin's favorite early-intermediate to intermediate sheet music solos are included in this volume. The variety of styles and sophisticated sounds make this music appealing to student...

This solo, commissioned by the Topeka and Northeast Kansas Music Teachers Association, is aptly named. The A section begins with a delicate melody in G major, creating the image of a brightly shining...

The long-awaited third volume in this series delivers more beautiful solos. The lyrical melodies and lush harmonies found throughout are sure to please the romantic at heart.

A delightful collection of seven intermediate level pieces that explore the use of patterns and the development of lyric playing. Performers are reminded that there are moments when the music pushes a...