Theory Time®: Grade Eleven Workbook

Carol of the Bells Fantasia is a contemporary showcase solo for advanced players of a holiday standard. This arrangement by Rebekah Trevelise will make for an impressive holiday recital showstopper!

Tarantella is a virtuosic, spellbinding piece for advanced pianists composed by Stacy Fahrion. The time signature is 6/8, although one of the recurring left hand patterns is in 7/8. In the recording, the piano is deliberately detuned, intensifying the dissonances of the double harmonic major scale by lowering the minor 2nd and minor 6th slightly, and raising the major 3rd and major 7th slightly. The percussion sounds are created by placing a tambourine on the bass strings of the piano. Detuning your piano and tossing a tambourine in it is entirely optional, although the composer encourages it.

Sonatine, composed by Rick Robertson is an advanced showcase solo. It is in one movement, in a sonatina form. Its sweeping gestures and heartfelt melodies will certainly add style to any recital program. It is also suitable for festival or competition use.

Recordings for the Whimsy & Wonder songbook by Stacy Fahrion.

Here is Love set in a beautiful and contemporary arrangement by Lisa Shoemaker. Perfect for offertories or casual enjoyment, you and your students will enjoy playing expressively and creating different moods through this piece!

Queen of the Night’s Vengeance Aria, from Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute, arranged as an intermediate piano solo arrangement by Jennifer Eklund. Part of the Piano Pronto: Encore method book.

Awkward Waltz is a tender, minor-key anthem for introverts composed by Stacy Fahrion. This contemplative gem will be a hit with teens and intermediates of all ages.

New Beginnings is an upbeat and uplifting contemporary pop-style solo by Canadian composer Lisa Frederick. This selection will delight intermediates of all ages and makes a great recital or festival piece.

O Holy Night arranged as a lyrical showcase solo by Jennifer Eklund. This holiday favorite is ideal for late intermediates and advanced level pianists and will sparkle at any recital.

Recordings for the New Horizons songbook by Jennifer Eklund.

Pernicious Pumpkin is a whimsically macabre concoction of nursery rhymes by Stacy Fahrion. This eclectic, minor-key gem will be a hit with teens and intermediates of all ages.

Recordings for the Dreamweaver songbook by Jennifer Eklund.

On Your Case by Lisa Frederick is a minor-key jazzy showcase solo for late intermediates of all ages. Ideal for students who want spy-themed pieces, this will be a sure-fire hit at your next recital!

Aloha Oe (Farewell to Thee), arranged in a lyrical style for late intermediate piano by Jennifer Eklund.

Clair de lune, by Claude Debussy, arranged for intermediate piano solo by Jennifer Eklund. Part of the Piano Pronto: Encore method book.

Be Thou My Vision, mingled the “Shepherd’s Song” from Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony, arranged in a contemporary lyrical style for late intermediates by Jennifer Eklund.

Mood Swings is an evocative collection of twelve character pieces composed by Jenny Walker. These contemporary solos for late-intermediate and advanced pianists provide a delightful landscape of harmonies and contemporary stylings that span a variety of genres.

Lullabies for Arachnophobes by Stacy Fahrion is a whimsically macabre collection written in homage of spindly spiders of all shapes and sizes. Rife with quirky rhythms, harmonies, and re-spindled versions of spidery classics, this collection will delight advanced players of all ages.