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The Piano Pedagogy PLayList
Be my guest each week as I share with you some of my favorite selections from the contemporary repertoire for developing pianists.
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Ep. 12 – Daily Comforts from Wynn-Anne Rossi
Featuring solos for late elementary level students (including adults!) from the collection, “Daily Comforts, volume 1” by Wynn-Anne Rossi. Fresh Falling Leaves – Digital Download or Printed Copy Long, Slow Walk – Digital Download or Printed Copy Mystery Book – Digital Download or Printed Copy Chicken Noodle Soup – Digital Download or Printed Copy
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Ep. 11 : Duets Worth Doing – Melodic Explorations by Giulio Pietropaolo
This week is all about beginners. I’m featuring student/teacher duets written for the earliest levels of beginning students. But these aren’t your typical uninspiring duets for beginners. Through Giulio Pietropaolo’s Melodic Explorations, we discover that beginning-level piano music can be expressive, engaging, and artistically satisfying for both student and teacher. Featuring duets for beginning level…
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Ep. 10 – Happy Moon Festival! The Piano Music of An-Lun Huang
This week, we celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival by exploring the music of An-Lun Huang and his groundbreaking collection A Chinese Festival. Four evocative pieces weave together East and West, tradition and innovation, all under the soft glow of the harvest moon. Featuring selections from the collection A Chinese Festival, by An-Lun Huang. Pastures -…
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Ep. 9 – Black Cats and Boogie Beats
Cats take center stage this week as I play three feline focused pieces for late-elementary through intermediate level piano students. The composers are Lisa Donovan Lukas, Chrissy Ricker, and Scaredy Cat. Mischief, swing, and spooky fun— with a little improv mixed in as well. Perfect repertoire picks for October. Black Cat Capers, by Lisa Donovan…
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Ep. 8 – Adventures in 6/8 (legged) time
Spiders may make me squirm, but they sure spin some great music. In this week’s episode, I swat my fears aside to share four creepy-crawly piano pieces by Chris Goldston, Jocelyn Kotchie, and Stacy Fahrion. From tarantellas to tangly webs, these works are spooky, clever, and perfect for your students to sink their fangs into…
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Ep. 7- Afternoon, Sunset, Midnight: Piano Pieces for Fall by Rebekah Maxner
Fall is in the air, and this week’s episode is all about piano music that captures the colors and moods of the season. I’m featuring three pieces by Canadian composer Rebekah Maxner, whose music is a favorite among piano students and teachers alike. You’ll hear the calm reflection of “Autumn Afternoon,” the simple beauty of…
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Ep. 6 – Cool Beans: Jazz, Pop, and Playfulness in Ben Crosland’s Piano Music
This week on the Piano Pedagogy Playlist, I dive into Cool Beans by English composer Ben Crosland — a fresh, pop-inspired collection of 12 graded pieces for early to late intermediate pianists. After years of hearing good things about this collection, I finally bought the digital download of Book One, sat down at the piano,…
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Ep 5: RCM Celebration Series Spotlight: Three Contemporary Pieces for Intermediate Students
The “Celebration Series” of repertoire books published by the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto have been a longtime favorite source of mine for discovering new pieces by living composers. Updated every seven years, I always find fresh pieces that eventually become old favorites. This week, I highlight three options for intermediate students from the…
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Ep. 4 : Hang On! Exploring Glenda Austin’s First Jazz Suite
This three-movement work by the prolific Glenda Austin exhibits all of the qualities that make her music so adored and valued- lyricism, expression, excitement, and with a touch of jazz. The Jazz Suite #1 could be a long-term project for an intermediate student, or split up the various movements between students in your studio and…
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Ep. 3 : Confidence Builders – Getting back on the bench
Students are slowly trickling back into their schools and back into our studios! In an ideal world, our pupils would have all diligently kept up with their piano studies through the summer, but we know that’s not always the case. This week I’m sharing four pieces by Australian composer Daniel McFarlane—fun, impressive-sounding works that are…