Description

This new series showcases a thoughtfully curated selection of performance pieces from renowned masters across various musical 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 performances by Valery Lloyd-Watts, which serves as a valuable 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

• Fantasia in D Minor [K. 397 (385g)]Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer)
• Impromptu No. 4 in A-Flat Major [Op. 90, No. 4; D. 899]Franz Schubert (composer)
• Nocturne in G-Sharp Minor [KK IVa/16 (Posthumous)]Frédéric Chopin (composer)
• Polonaise in A Major [Op. 40, No. 1]Frédéric Chopin (composer)
• Sonata "Pathétique" [Op. 13]Ludwig van Beethoven (composer)
• The CascadesScott Joplin (composer)
• Waltz in C-Sharp Minor [Op. 64, No. 2]Frédéric Chopin (composer)
• Wedding Day at Troldhaugen [Op. 65, No. 6]Edvard Grieg (composer)