Description

This series showcases a thoughtfully curated selection of performance pieces from renowned masters across various historical periods. 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. The accompanying recording by Valery Lloyd-Watts serves as a valuable auditory resource for enhancing musical interpretation.

Valery Lloyd-Watts pursued her studies at the Conservatory of Music in Toronto and the Royal College of Music in London, ultimately earning a Master of Music degree from the University of Wisconsin under the guidance of Paul Badura-Skoda. She is also a co-author of the book Studying Suzuki Piano: More than Music, which received endorsement from Dr. Suzuki.

Songs / Content

• Clair de Lune [L. 75/3]Claude Debussy (composer)
• Etude in C Minor [Op. 10, No. 12]Frédéric Chopin (composer)
• Fantaisie-Impromptu [Op. 66 (Posthumous)]Frédéric Chopin (composer)
• Hungarian Dance No. 5Johannes Brahms (composer)
• Liebesträume (Nocturne No. 3) [S. 541/3]Franz Liszt (composer)
• Nocturne in E-Flat Major [Op. 9, No. 2]Frédéric Chopin (composer)
• Prelude in C-Sharp Minor [Op. 3, No. 2]Sergei Rachmaninoff (composer)
• Rhapsody in G Minor [Op. 79, No. 2]Johannes Brahms (composer)
• Romance [Op. 24, No. 9]Jean Sibelius (contributor)