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Spiccato is a staccato style of playing a stringed instrument where the bow literally bounces on the strings. Here, the performer's fingers will be bouncing on the keys in this high-spirited dance. Ch...

Scenes from New Jersey creates musical snapshots of the diverse aspects of the state. The grandeur of 'The Kittatinny Mountains' is explored in the first movement with sweeping chords that build momen...

This appealing solo is written in a romantic waltz style. The 3/4 meter helps to create a lilting melody in G major that is at once both lyrical and whimsical. A light treatment of the left-hand broke...

All the fun of a circus is recreated in this humorous solo that features a melody that is tossed back and forth between the hands. The introduction begins with the sounds of the Big Top - a trill-like...

Dennis Alexander's New Mexico: Land of Enchantment is a journey through the state's historic Spanish past, its Native American influences, and one of its most beautiful natural landmarks, the Sandia M...

Few things inspire us as much as the moment the sun first appears over the horizon, casting a new day with a glorious light. Daybreak depicts that moment in a wonderfully simple, yet powerful way. Ear...

Taylor's Lullaby features beautiful music that will win over the hearts of all who hear it. This piece, in the key of B-flat major, gracefully encompasses the tranquil mood of a lullaby in 4/4 meter....

Dennis Alexander has written a lively, dance-like piece that moves all over the keyboard. In cut time, this solo requires careful counting, and close attention to details will aid in identifying and e...

Written in the key of D major, this late-intermediate piece combines multiple elements in 4/4 meter that are sure to catch students' eyes. The left hand provides a solid accompaniment through the use...

Big Sky Montana contains three pieces that imaginatively depict this western state. 'Land of the Shining Mountains' uses multiple key changes to display the majesty of Montana's various mountain range...

The books in the Five-Star Solos series give students and teachers a wide variety of pieces at graded levels. Different styles, colors, tempos, and moods are included in each book. Ballads, waltzes, L...

The books in Five-Star Solos give students and teachers a wide variety of pieces at graded levels. Different styles, colors, tempos, and moods are included in each book. Ballads, waltzes, Latin tunes,...

The books in the Five-Star Solos series give students and teachers a wide variety of pieces at graded levels. Different styles, colors, tempos, and moods are included in each book. Ballads, waltzes, L...

Book 4 of the Five-Star Solos series provides a wide variety of pieces to teachers and early intermediate-level students. An array of styles, colors, tempos, and moods are included. Ballads, waltzes,...

Book 5 of the Five-Star Solos series provides a wide variety of pieces to teachers and intermediate-level students. An array of styles, colors, tempos, and moods are included. Ballads, waltzes, Latin...

Book 6 of the Five-Star Solos series provides a wide variety of pieces to teachers and late intermediate-level students. An array of styles, colors, tempos, and moods are included. Ballads, waltzes, L...

The melody of this elementary solo is divided between the hands with hands-together playing required only in the last two measures. Technical features include two-note slurs and crossing the left hand...

The three movements of Spring Promises highlight the energy of spring that follows a long winter. The first movement, 'A Garden's Promise,' features a lyrical melody line over a chord progression that...

A 'toccata' is a 'touch' piece, and this intermediate level solo offers good contrasts in touch, shifting rhythms, and dynamics. The meter changes from 2/2 to 1/2 (!) to 5/4 time, and the tempo is mar...

This challenging piano solo for the late intermediate student is a spirited sixteenth-note rhythmic exercise that showcases techniques such as velocity, crossed-hand passages, and chromatic scales. Th...

Rolling broken seventh chords in the bass line and tender, music box melodies in the right hand make this light and legato waltz a perfect performance piece for the late elementary or early intermedia...

This stately march with a Halloween theme for the early intermediate student begins with both hands in the bass clef. The piece is in D minor and covers a wide range of the keyboard, with several cros...

Sustained and accelerating cluster chords set the spooky mood for this 6/8 time, C-minor, early intermediate level piece. There is a dance feel throughout the song, with drop-and-roll phrasing techniq...