Willie Myette, popular jazz composer, teacher and performer, makes his Alfred debut with this jazz solo featuring many patterns to make learning fun and easy. A stylish walking bass line accompanies the syncopated rhythms and accidentals typical of jazz. Students are sure to enjoy the "kool" sound!
The modest syncopations help give this attractive solo a Spanish/Latin American feel. Lively and articulated fun. D Major, 4/4 meter. Product Code: 881441-D UPC Code: 038081248530 Old Product Code: 0-881441 Category: Alfred Publishing Series: Piano Solo...
This gentle ballad uses a showy hand-over-hand technique with the left hand carrying the melody throughout. Largely harmonic in nature with damper pedal, hence the word "glow". A minor, cut time. Product Code: 881439-D UPC Code: 038081250045 Old Product...
Description: This little song was composed ten years ago but it was only recently that I decided to expand it into a set of variations. The student I originally composed it for continues to study with me and he remembers playing A-Rockin' And A-Rollin'...
A showy recital piece with big sounds! Damper pedal with chords throughout the piece. Easy and logical shifts of position for the left hand. C Major, 4/4 meter Product Code: 881485-D UPC Code: 038081250380 Old Product Code: 0-881485 Category: Alfred Pub...
This delicate solo depicts perfectly the wonder of discovering fresh morning snow. It is an excellent piece for working on balance between the hands, shaping the melody and using legato pedal. The left-hand rhythmic ostinato in the opening and closing s...
A zapateado is a Spanish dance for one person accompanied by the guitar. It is always in triple meter, and the feet of the dancer make a considerable amount of noise. Dennis Alexander captures the characteristics of this dance in this intermediate solo....
Ringing sounds with damper pedal depressed throughout. Five finger position on E minor pentachord. Excellent for encouraging timid students to play "into the keybed" with accented double note chords (bells). E minor, 4/4 meter. Product Code: 881434-D UP...
Harry Potter fans (or any student who enjoys a touch of whimsy) will relate to this charming solo. An excellent study in legato and staccato touches for both hands, the right-hand melody also features scale passages. The formal structure (A-B-C-B-Coda)...
