Arctic Sonata
Peter Rudzik
Categories: Collections/Books
Level: Advanced/Diploma (Grade 10, ARCT and up)
Sonata for piano in three movements. 39 pages, advanced.
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Childhood Excursions: Are We There Yet?!
Amy Stephens
Categories: Collections/Books, Jazz, Pop, Blues, and Rock
Level: Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7), Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9)
When Amy was a child growing up in Detroit, Canada was just 30 minutes away! In this suite, Amy takes the performer through her most-treasured childhood memories in Ontario, exploring places like the Algoma Railway to Sault Ste Marie, performances at Stratford, the waterfalls at Niagra-on-the Lake, the monarchs at Point Pelee, and harvest time in Chatham. The suite teaches arm and wrist fluidity, with each piece focusing on a different aspect of using elbow and wrist movements at the piano: drop-lift slurs, wrist rotation, wrist circles, side-to-side and in-and-out motions. Amy combines classical form with jazz language and sensibilities in these very fun pieces.
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Scenes of San Francisco
Amy Stephens
Categories: Collections/Books, Jazz, Pop, Blues, and Rock
Level: Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9), Advanced/Diploma (Grade 10, ARCT and up)
This Third Stream suite combines classical form with jazz language and rhythm in six sophisticated pieces depicting the composer's favorite places around San Francisco, one of the most fascinating cities in the world. The collection has been an award-winner in the International Association of Women in Music's Search for New Music, American Prize, SMP Press and Composers Today composition competitions. These intricate pieces are great for recitals, adjudications, and competitions.
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A Day at the Beach
Amy Stephens
Categories: Collections/Books, Jazz, Pop, Blues, and Rock
Level: Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7), Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9)
Five super-fun pieces in various Latin-jazz and jazz styles depicting sites at the beach: skipping rocks, hang gliding, exploring tide pools, surfing, and watching dolphin pods swim. Each piece has an accompanying song construction activity page to help students understand the compositional devices behind the music and gives students the opportunity to compose their own ideas. This book also helps students understand chromatic, whole tone, lydian, and blues scales, as well as complex intervals like 9ths and 10ths. Most of all, these rhythms feel really fun under the fingers!
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Branches Anthology
Red Leaf
Categories: Collections/Books, Red Leaf
Level: Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
Branches (2022) contains 13 Late Intermediate Piano Solos and takes teachers and students to new heights, branching out into greater complexity both technically and interpretively. This latest collection brings new life to the late intermediate student and offers the unique opportunity to sample the works of all 13 Red Leaf composers, including the newest members of the collective, American composers Wynn-Anne Rossi and Amy Stephens.
Piano Mime in Concert
Susan Griesdale
Categories: Collections/Books
Level: Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7), Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9)
A collection of theatrical character pieces affords an opportunity to create a unique concert program where you can mix and match to design your very own mini recital!
Daily Comforts, book two
Wynn-Anne Rossi
Categories: Collections/Books
Level: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4), Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7)
This collection of early intermediate piano solos celebrates the everyday comforts in our busy lives. With the inspiration of Haiku poetry, each piece creates an atmosphere to soothe the spirit and refresh the mind. Hard copies are available on the Red Leaf website. Digital copies are available through www.sheetmusicnow.com. Selections include: Dark Chocolate Truffle, Perfect Cup of Tea, Lavender Bouquet, Candle by the Piano and more!
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Daily Comforts, book one
Wynn-Anne Rossi
Categories: Collections/Books
Level: Elementary/Early Intermediate (Gr 1-4)
This collection of late elementary piano solos celebrates the everyday comforts in our busy lives. With the inspiration of Haiku poetry, each piece creates an atmosphere to soothe the spirit and refresh the mind. Hard copies are available on the Red Leaf website. Digital copies are available through www.sheetmusicnow.com. Selections include: Chicken Noodle Soup, Warm Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cozy Blanket, Purring Cat and more!
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Classics Made New
Wynn-Anne Rossi
Categories: Collections/Books
Level: Intermediate/Late Intermediate (Gr 5-7), Early Advanced/Advanced (Gr 8 - 9)
This unique collection of intermediate - late intermediate piano solos is inspired by my favorite classical pieces as a young student. These classics, written by treasured composers, spark happy memories for me! They are also popular choices for my students. And now, these new renditions offer jazzy updates to their traditional counterparts. Consider using both versions in recitals and community performances. Mix the nostalgia of the past with refreshing new sounds for the 21st century! Hard copies are available through the Red Leaf website. Affordable digital copies are also available through www.sheetmusicnow.com. Please note that dear friends who are also talented concert pianists/educators made top quality videos of each selection. Be sure to check them out!
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