Jane Smisor Bastien

Elementary Piano Solos

Widely appealing for intermediate students, this poetic piece will facilitate teaching longer musical phrases in a cantabile style. (Level Four)

Conventional melodic lines are contrasted with colorful whole tone scale passages for a fresh, fun sound in this accessible piece in C Major. (Level One)

Perfect support for the elementary student, this piece features eighth note rhythms, frequent hand shifting, melodies in the left hand, and colorful dynamics and articulations. (Level One)

Improve musicality and strengthen technique through expressive dynamics, pedal, hand crossing, and block chords. (Primer Level)

This favorite recital piece for girls reviews middle C position and develops good balance through left hand melodic lines and familiar accompaniment patterns. (Primer Level)

Sweeping melodic lines will encourage expressive playing from any student, while providing support for hand crossing and chord arpeggiations. (Level Two)

In this playful toccata, inflections of blues come together with passages of open fifths, which integrate both arm and wrist staccato technique. (Level Two)

Each book contains delightful supplementary solo material for performance for fun, with approximate page correlations to the other books in the Bastien Piano Library. The blend of original songs with...

Each book contains delightful supplementary solo material for performance for fun, with approximate page correlations to the other books in the Bastien Piano Library. The blend of original songs with...

These flashcards teach intervals from a 2nd through the octave and are color coded for C major 5-finger position, 6ths, 7ths, and octaves. The cards use the same size staff and notes students are accu...

Each book contains delightful supplementary solo material for performance for fun, with approximate page correlations to the other books in the Bastien Piano Library. The blend of original songs with...

Each book contains delightful supplementary solo material for performance for fun, with approximate page correlations to the other books in the Bastien Piano Library. The blend of original songs with...