Spartiti per pianoforte

A gentle 6/8 piece with simple, consistent use of pedal to add color and hand cross-overs that make the piece sound impressive for a student's first-year recital. (Frances Clark Level 1)

by Lynn Freeman Olson

A slow, 6/8 melody in A minor focuses on the use of right hand thirds. The simple left hand harmony uses open fifths and thirds. The left hand then gets to play the melody for 8 measures while the rig...

Part of the Treasury of Sheet Music selected and edited by FRANCES CLARK.

by Lynn Freeman Olson

Lynn Freeman Olson has brought together an appealing, smoky blues style and a polyphonic framework in what will be a favorite performance piece for the intermediate level pianist. Phrasing, shifting r...

This is a perfect recital piece for the early beginner who has learned about C and G hand positions. The right hand is required to move several times, but the left hand remains in basic C position, wi...

Take a ride on an old time train! The quick tempo of this piece promotes rhythm and counting skills with a melody that alternates hands in 4/4 meter and contains a varied mix of quarter notes, half no...

This two-page late elementary piano solo by Lynn Freeman Olson is a lively excursion in the key of C. Contrasts between legato and staccato passages are featured.

Parallel melodic lines calmly flow throughout this early intermediate piano solo, suggesting an Asian garden scene. This piece is quiet and meditative up to the ending accelerando scale passage.

The left hand will be featuring the haunting melodic line in most of this D minor, 4/4, andante composition. During the playing of the main theme, the right hand plays quietly in block chords, but the...

Alfred's Basic Piano Library, Level 2. A brassy, G position fanfare sound is featured throughout this late elementary level solo, and a variety of dynamics and touches create a joyous mood that will b...

Perfect for festival and audition lists requiring standard literature at this early level, this book is designed for students who are exploring authentic literature from the Classic to Modern eras for...

This book fills the need for students at the earliest level, providing solos to play for fun.

As you might expect, this piece has a 'bounce' which comes from phrasing left and right hands in a 'drop-roll' technique that combines a slur with an ending staccato note. It is written in F Major, wi...

In a 'dreamily, very free' setting, the student will be using a great portion of the keyboard in a very legato, sustained style. The main section uses a lot of harmonic thirds, fourths and fifths, and...

Easy five-finger arrangements of the world's most popular melodies, designed to encourage independent reading. Duet accompaniments provide a fuller sound and a chance for involvement by a teacher, fri...

Here are new original sonatinas that progress in difficulty. Each sonatina projects a unique style and offers an outstanding opportunity for early analysis of form and practice steps.

Fanfares abound in the accented triads of both hands as the intermediate pianist celebrates the 'Olympic Ceremony.' Among other technical skills, this exciting piece will feature articulation, pedalin...

A Federation Festivals 2016-2020 selection.

As a soothing legato study in broken chords, played hand-over-hand, and utilizing most of the keyboard, this composition will paint a musical picture of gently floating clouds. There will be the use o...

The elementary level pianist will be 'galloping like the wind' in this descriptive C-minor piece, written mostly in the bass clef, and featuring contrary motion, marcato and legato sections, and depic...

The student is challenged to play at a 'very lively' tempo, and this piece is written in such a way that even younger students will be able to do it. Written in A minor, and using hand positioning tha...

This is the first edition to incorporate the complete set of four sonatinas under one cover with the original dynamics and articulations. Enjoyable for intermediate students, the singing melodies and...