In all my years teaching piano I have never done this...We are having a Crazy Combo Concert for piano duets, trios and quartets. I have spent hours and hours planning and recording repertoire. Everyone is in a special group (or two). This is going to be very entertaining!
I have booked The Music Room on Lady Hammond Road, Halifax for Sunday, February 24 at 2:00-3:00 for our concert.
Students will be playing a 9' New York-built, Steinway grand piano and we have seating for about 110 fans.
It's a special venue for a special concert.
Here is a list of some of the ensembles we are working on...
 look inside  | Lady Gaga Fugue (Showcase Solos Pops - Duet for One Piano, Four Hands - Level 5). By Lady Gaga. Arranged by Giovanni Dettori. For 1 Piano, 4 Hands. Educational Piano Library. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.296880)  (1) ...more info |
 look inside | Three's a Crowd Rag By Joyce Grill. For Piano. Piano Trio (1 Piano, 6 Hands); Trio. Early Intermediate level piece for the Piano Trio event with the National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) Festivals Bulletin 2008-2009-2010. Early Intermediate. Sheet. 8 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing (AP.PAM0401) (1) ...more info |
 look inside | Round 'n' Round (Piano Duet). By Lynn Freeman Olson. For Piano I, Piano II. Part(s). Standard notation. 9 pages. Published by Carl Fischer (CF.P3279) ...more info |
 look inside | Triple Dip By Robert D. Vandall. For Piano. Piano Trio (1 Piano, 6 Hands); Trio. Early Intermediate level piece for the Piano Trio event with the National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) Festivals Bulletin 2008-2009-2010. Early Intermediate. 16 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing (AP.88822)  (2) ...more info |
 look inside | Rialto Ripples - One Piano, Four Hands By George Gershwin (1898-1937) and Will Donaldson. Arranged by Jim Lyke. For piano four-hands. Duet or Duo; Masterworks; Piano Duet (1 Piano, 4 Hands). Ragtime. Difficulty: easy-medium. 11 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing (AP.PA02507A) (3) ...more info |
 | Grand Duets for Piano, Book 4 (6 Early Intermediate Pieces for One Piano, Four Hands). By Melody Bober. For Piano. Book; Duet or Duo; Piano Duet (1 Piano, 4 Hands). Grand Duets for Piano. 36 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing (AP.35440) ...more info |
 look inside | Dynamic Duets, Book 1 By Melody Bober. For piano. FJH Composers In Focus. A collection of original duets that may be performed by two students or as student/teacher duets.. Intermediate/Late Intermediate. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.FF1202) (2) ...more info |
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Jazz, Rags & Blues for Two - Book 2 For piano four-hands. Duet or Duo; Piano Duet (1 Piano, 4 Hands). Jazz, Rags & Blues for Two. Intermediate level piece for the Piano Duet event with the National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) Festivals Bulletin 2008-2009-2010. Jazz, Blues and Ragtime. Intermediate. Collection. 24 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing (AP.21387) (1) ...more info |
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Jazz, Rags & Blues for Two - Book 4 Arranged by Martha Mier. For piano four-hands. Duet or Duo; Piano Duet (1 Piano, 4 Hands). Jazz, Rags & Blues for Two. Advanced level piece for the Piano Duet event with the National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) Festivals Bulletin 2008-2009-2010. Jazz, Blues and Rock. Early Advanced; Late Intermediate. Collection. 24 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing (AP.22455) (3) ...more info |
Since we have to work quickly (we only have 7 weeks to learn and rehearse and polish), I have made practice tempo recordings for almost all of the repertoire. I post the mp3 privately on SoundCloud and send each student their link. I am hoping they will download the mp3 and practice with it at home. The nice thing about SoundCloud is I can see if students have listened and downloaded their file...I'm watching! Dear students: it very important (and fun) to work with the practice recording, pleeeeeeease do it.
Thanks for the Sound Cloud tip!! I love it!
ReplyDeleteI think it's great too! Jury is out on whether my students are actually making use of it...hmmm. Good luck!
DeleteWhat fun!!!!! I will look at those pieces. My students are mostly beginner, but a practice/sight-reading incentive has had them working hard for the last few months.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the work and effort which goes into making these concerts possible!
Round n' Round is a great duet for early levels! Hugely entertaining :) So far the kids are off to a great start!
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