The Clockworks
BESTSELLER
Because children love the crossing of hands, this work opens the door for young students to leave the 5 finger patterns and start to use 4 octaves in their playing. #20107
$3.95
Also includes Let's Play Hide and Seek
and C Minor Frolic
Let's Play Hide and Seek
BESTSELLER
This piece is challenging for young students. I find it a good learning tool in becoming aware of quarter and eighth notes and how fun they can be.
#20107
$3.95
Also includes The Clockworks
and C Minor Frolic
Ramblin'
BESTSELLER
A favorite of my students. It sounds more difficult than it is to play. The use of L.H. patterns and sequences in the I, IV, V positions with the added R.H. syncopated melody line is fun to play and quick to learn. Students very quickly learn to hold the bass clef low note while playing the rest of the accompanying pattern. Also available in "Keyed for Fun" collection. #12501
$1.95
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Rolling Prairie
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Patterns, sequences and a little syncopation. Also available in "Keyed for Fun" collection. #12502
$1.95
C Minor Frolic
BESTSELLER
Patterns and sequences, playing in a minor key, and optional use of grace notes which I find my youngest students love to play. One 7-year old student of 5 months wrote about this piece, "I like it because I get to play lots of keys." I feel our beginners, too often, aren't sufficiently challenged. They will rise to the challenge and love it. #20107
$3.95
Also includes The Clockworks
and Let's Play Hide and Seek
Alpha & Omega
Two ideas; the opening and the closing give the young student an introduction to the use of each hand having a melody and then melding them. Also available in "Keyed for Fun" collection. #13101
$1.95
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Computer Whiz
BESTSELLER
A teacher that has used this piece with her students says, "This solo is a study of A minor i, iv, and v chords and the A minor 5 finger pattern. It has fun rhythms and chords that require students to have good control of dynamics. They enjoy playing a solo that refers to a subject that is so much a part of their lives."
This piece is available as an ensemble. Also available in "Keyed for Fun" collection. #13102
$1.95
Grant's Round & Round
Written in 8/8 time. I use the L.H. (123 123 12) pattern with a simple melody line. This melody was first called "Round & Round". One of my beginning students worked very hard to learn it, so I renamed it as a tribute to him. #13103
$1.95
Chugging Along
Written for a student who has taken lessons for a brief time but likes to play fun songs. L.H. uses staccatos while R.H. has slurs, staccatos and accents. It helps beginning students learn that the hands are independent and, yet, very much a part of the whole song. Also available in "Keyed for Fun" collection. #13104
$1.95
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Let's Have Fun
C scale and chords in root position gives young students a feeling
of accomplishment when they learn
to play this composition. Also available in "Keyed for Fun" collection. #13105
$1.95
Clowns At Play
It is always a challenge to name my compositions, but, after writing this piece, the title felt right. Slurs, staccatos and accents make this a song children like to play. Another challenge for me is to write music that will excite and motivate children, teaching them that it takes hard work to learn to play the piano but the results are fun. Also available in "Keyed for Fun" collection. #13106
$1.95
Castle Bound
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A vigorous piece in minor and major. It gives the student the fun of dynamics, accents and scales. Boys love this piece! Also available in "Keyed for Fun" collection. #13501
$2.50
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Menuet
Very Bach in style. I love playing Bach pieces and many of my compositions reflect this feeling. This piece has been included on a contest list. Also available in "Keyed for Baroque" collection. #13502
$1.95
Doodalin' Right
Introduces two flats, a fun R.H. melody on which the student can concentrate while the L.H. plays only B flat and F. Also available in "Easy Street" collection. #13503
$1.95
The Devil's Run
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An exciting piece in D minor, using chord progressions, a dramatic ending, and 3 note patterns running the length of the keyboard. I teach the last line first and the children love it. They find it fun and have it memorized before they go home to learn the rest of the composition. Also available in "Keyed for Fun" collection. #13504
$1.95
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Gumshoe
A very descriptive piece of music depicting the life of a detective. Boys, especially, love it and learn how to correctly play repeated notes. Also available in "Keyed for Fun" collection. #13505
$2.50
Childhood Dreams
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Portrays the soft dream of a child, but with a surprise in the middle of the dream. Also available in "Music for Dreams" collection. #13506
$1.95
Wind Through The Willow
A descriptive title. The L.H. has repeated patterns and sequences. The R.H. is an exercise in playing parallel thirds and learning to connect and play them correctly. #13507
$2.50
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Star Gazing
BESTSELLER
For young students, the music and emotional content is described by the title. The right hand employs a repeated pattern that helps the student pay more attention to the left hand as it crosses over the right. This piece also helps teach good musical balance between the two hands. #20108
$3.50
Also includes Galaxy from Level IV
In Step
BESTSELLER
My latest Level III selection. Also available in "In Step" collection. #13509
$2.50
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Kaleidoscope
NEW
One of my newest level III pieces. #13510
$2.50
Sibelius
NEW
A new song about a squirrel. #13511
$2.50
