Theory Time® Medallion Series: Diamond Workbook

Wistful Waters is a late-intermediate to early-advanced piano work composed by Travis Lohmann. It merges together minimalistic styles as well as elements of French Impressionism, while still focusing on lyrical phrasing and robust melodies. It is a wonderful work with a shimmering beginning, a vigorously emotional middle, and a tempestuous ending. Students will absolutely be enraptured by the ending cadenza. Teachers will enjoy instructing students on various techniques such as: hand-crossing, polyrhythms, rhythmic evenness, and even tremolo!

Outburst! is an unpredictable, turbulent, fast and flashy advanced showcase piano solo by Canadian composer, Lisa Frederick. The twists and turns will have audiences on the edge of their seats!

J.S. Bach’s iconic Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, from Cantata No. 147, arranged in a contemporary lyrical style by Jennifer Eklund. This solo provides ample opportunity to work on interpretation, rubato, and lyrical artistry.

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

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

All Things Bright and Beautiful is a collection of ten sacred classics arranged by Lisa Shoemaker. These showcase solos, written in a contemporary style, are ideal for students and church musicians alike!

Phantasmagoria is a collection of ten preludes for advanced pianists composed by Paul Sweet. This set serves as a primer of modern styles of music-making, introducing and reinforcing musical concepts not necessarily found in music of seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth-century “classical” music. In these preludes you will find elements of blues, musical theater, minimalism, avant garde, and rock-n-roll.

Portrait No.4: The Misadventures of Jay Dubya, composed by Travis Lohmann is an advanced contemporary piano solo, written in the style, and paying tribute to the early cinematic writings of John Williams. An enrapturing adventure fraught with excitement and twists and turns around every corner; this piece allows the student not only to explore the possibilities of 6/8 meter, but also of various polyrhythms, extensive use of passing dissonances, extended harmony, pedal points, and both rubato and bravura. Step lively with this one, for one wrong misstep could literally end up in a misadventure!

Three Eagles’ Spirit, composed by Debbie Center, combines gorgeous harmonies with ambient dissonance, resulting in a hauntingly beautiful solo for intermediates of all ages.

Angels We Have Heard on High arranged as a showcase holiday solo for late intermediate pianists. This piece is part of the Christmas Classics Volume 2 songbook by Jennifer Eklund.

Blessed Assurance, arranged as a lyrical solo for late intermediates by Jennifer Eklund. This sacred classic includes a splash of the Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 39, No. 15 by Johannes Brahms.

Chaos by Lisa Frederick is the perfect showcase solo piece for your students who are begging for fast and flashy minor-key pieces. Ideal for late intermediates of all ages, this will be a hit at your next recital!

Theory Time Grade Eleven workbook is a college-prep comprehensive theory workbook. Concepts include: Rhythm drill, simple, compound & irregular meter, conducting patterns, major, minor, diminished & augmented intervals, triads, & inversions, chromatic & diatonic half steps, scale degree names, major/minor circle of 5ths, relative & parallel keys, major & minor scales, chromatic, whole tone & diatonic scales, 4-part writing with voice leading rules, authentic, half & plagal cadences, seventh chords, V7 resolution, transposition, melody writing, vocabulary, ear-training, and review test.

Recordings for the These Are Odd Times songbook by Stacy Fahrion.

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.

Keep the Change is a lyrical jazz waltz in B minor with a written out improvisation. Great as a launching point for intermediates into jazz studies.

Great Is Thy Faithfulness by Rick Robertson is an early-advanced arrangement of the beloved American hymn tune by William S. Runyan. It is useful for recital or worship use.

Taken Aback is an elegant lyrical showcase solo for late intermediates composed by British composer Jenny Walker.