Description

This new series showcases a thoughtfully curated selection of performance pieces from renowned masters across various eras. Each composition is designed to be accessible for students, fostering a sense of achievement. The repertoire is diverse in style and expression, incorporating melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic patterns that facilitate teaching and memorization. Accompanying the series is a CD featuring Valery Lloyd-Watts, which serves as a valuable resource for musical interpretation. Lloyd-Watts, a graduate of the Conservatory of Music in Toronto and the Royal College of Music in London, holds a Master of Music degree from the University of Wisconsin, where she studied under Paul Badura-Skoda. Additionally, she co-authored the book Studying Suzuki Piano: More than Music, which received endorsement from Dr. Suzuki.

Songs / Content

• Gigue in B-Flat Major [BWV 825]Johann Sebastian Bach (composer)
• Minuet in G Major [Op. 14, No. 1]Ignacy Paderewski (contributor)
• O PolichineloHeitor Villa-Lobos (contributor)
• Prelude in E Major [Op. 28, No. 9]Frédéric Chopin (composer)
• Rhapsodie Mignonne [Op. 410]Carl Kölling (composer)
• Rondo Alla TurcaWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer)
• Sonata in C MajorWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer)
• Sonata No. 84 in D MajorAntonio Soler (composer)
• Sonata Quasi una Fantasia [Op. 27, No. 2]Ludwig van Beethoven (composer)
• Waltz in D-Flat Major [Op. 64, No. 1]Frédéric Chopin (composer)