Balancing the hands

Winter Reverie is a melancholy contemporary lyrical solo composed by Jennifer Eklund. This is an extended version ideal for late intermediate players and up.

Winter’s Calm by Rick Robertson is a late-elementary/early intermediate New Age lyrical solo that will appeal to pianists of all ages. This can be used as service music as well, especially for youth.

This traditional Passover song is thoughtfully arranged by Debbie Center. Its hauntingly beautiful melody switches hands throughout the piece, offering a unique learning opportunity voicing the melody in the left hand while toning down the right hand.

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, in a lively, but lyrical showcase setting in 5/4 time, for intermediates by Rick Robertson. This piece is part of the Christmas Memories songbook.

This beloved traditional carol is given a lush harmonic treatment by Rick Robertson, with little “counter-phrases” that dart in and out. This arrangement is very well-suited for use in a church Christmas program, as a prelude or offertory and is part of the Christmas Memories songbook.

Beauty in simplicity is the key to this arrangement of a traditional German carol: one that doesn’t turn up often on Christmas programs. This arrangement by Rick Robertson for intermediates is part of the Christmas Memories songbook.

Still, Still, Still, elegantly arranged for intermediates by Rick Robertson. This piece is part of the Christmas by Candlelight songbook.

We Three Kings, elegantly arranged for intermediates by Rick Robertson. This piece is part of the Christmas by Candlelight songbook.

O Holy Night, elegantly arranged for intermediates by Rick Robertson. This piece is part of the Christmas by Candlelight songbook.

Coventry Carol, a minor-key traditional holiday favorite, arranged elegantly for intermediates by Rick Robertson. This piece is part of the Christmas by Candlelight songbook.

O Come, All Ye Faithful presented in a reflective lyrical style for intermediates that is suitable for recital or service use. Music arranged by Rick Robertson.

Silent Night (Extended Remix) by Rick Robertson is an intermediate level lyrical Christmas solo. This “extended remix” consists of material from both arrangements of “Silent Night” in Rick Robertson’s Christmas collections “Christmas by Candlelight” and “Christmas Memories.”

Silent Night, arranged by Rick Robertson, is an intermediate-level arrangement of the perennial Christmas favorite. In this arrangement, it takes on something of an Impressionistic style, and also sounds great on an electronic keyboard.

Patapan is Stacy Fahrion’s showcase arrangement of the classic French Christmas carol. In the original lyrics, “turerurelu, patapatapan” mimic the sound of the flute and drum. This version gradually builds to a heavily syncopated finale.

Los Peces en el Rio is a peaceful Spanish Christmas carol. This intermediate arrangement by Stacy Fahrion begins with gentle syncopation, then the pianist plays the melody in the left hand with a beautiful countermelody in the right hand.

This lovely Catalán carol was made popular by the cellist Pablo Casals. Its haunting melody will being something fresh to any Christmas program. This arrangement for intermediates by Rick Robertson is part of the Christmas Memories songbook.

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, written in the style of Chopin’s iconic Nocturne in E-flat, in a lush arrangement for late intermediates by Rick Robertson. This piece is part of the Christmas Memories songbook.

Here, Rick Robertson takes a turn on a Parisian boulevard (it is a French carol, after all) and detours into a jazz waltz. This arrangement will add a little sparkle to your holiday program and is part of the Christmas Memories songbook.

Here, Rick Robertson has woven two familiar tunes for this carol with the music of Johannes Brahms. The piece quotes one well-known Intermezzo (op. 118 no. 2) and hints at another (op. 117 no. 1). This arrangement for late intermediates is part of the Christmas Memories songbook.

O Holy Night, in a lush showcase style setting for late intermediates by Rick Robertson. This piece is part of the Christmas Memories songbook.

Silent Night arranged in a serene lyrical style for late intermediates by Stacy Fahrion.

Winter Landscape by Rick Robertson is an early intermediate level solo in a neo-Romantic lyrical style. It is very effective in performance, and makes an excellent repertoire choice for a developing pianist. It is an excellent choice for a winter program when the student wishes not to play a Christmas-themed piece.

Winter Dreams, composed by Rick Robertson is an early intermediate level solo in a neo-Romantic lyrical style. It is very effective in performance, and makes an excellent repertoire choice for a developing pianist, regardless of the season.

Winter Frost, composed by Rick Robertson, is a lower-intermediate lyrical solo. Its plaintive sound makes it an interesting reflective solo. The melody is primarily in the left hand.