2014 ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL MUSIC LIST

Elementary
1. Row, Row, Row Your Boat – Performance Speed - Dotted Half Note = 63
Practice Speed – Dotted Half Note = 56 In Recital Duets Volume One – Book 1 – Early Elementary (FJH Music Company) and Knock on Wood Performance Speed Q=144 – Practice Speed Q=126 Just Play It! Together by Carolyn Miller (DRUMS) – Six Early Elementary Level Piano Duets (Hal Leonard)

2. TRIOS – Bluesy Tuesday Q=112 (Performance Speed) and Q=100 (Practice Speed) and Fiesta for 3 Amigos Q=168 and Q=144 – Grand Trios for Piano – Book 2 by Melody Bober (Alfred) – TRIOS DO NOT SWITCH PLACES BETWEEN PIECES!!!

Early Intermediate
3. San Francisco Blues Q=116 and Q=104 Bouncin’ Boogie (Brush on snare for San Fransico and Drums for Bouncin’ Boogie) (NOT SWING RHYTHM – even 8th notes) Q=132 and Q=116 – Jazz, Rags and Blues Book 1 – Martha Mier (Alfred) – Better for older students

4. Simple Gifts Q=120 and Q=108 (don’t lift pedal on beat 3 – keep it down for entire measure and only lift on beat 1) and Chopsticks (DRUMS – provide the beat) Q=176 and Q=152 – In Recital Duets Volume One – Book 3 – Late Elementary by Helen Marlais (FJH Music Company)

5. Diabelli Duets – No. 5 - dotted quarter note = 69 and dotted quarter note = 60 Melodious Pieces, Op. 149 – No. 5 (pg. 10-11) and
No. 26 - Q = 112 and Q = 100 (Alla Turca pg. 58-59) – The secondo part is a little more difficult than primo

6. Tap Extravaganza Q=132 and Q=116 with Drums and Parisian Waltz Q=112 and Q=100 – Dances for Two Book 1 Catherine Rollin (Alfred)

7. Rockin’ Robin Q=152 and Q=132 with Drums and Chariots of Fire Q=76 and Q=66 – brush on cymbals – Alfred’s Basic Piano Library Duet Level 4 (Alfred and Hal Leonard) – May need additional rehearsals

8. Circle of Life Q=96 and Q=84 and Part of Your World (DRUMS at end) Q=108 and Q=96 – NEED GOOD COUNTING STUDENTS IN THIS GROUP!! – Long group – May need additional rehearsals - Plays for about 5 minutes – Disney Movie Hits for Two (Hal Leonard)

9. Beethoven’s Ghost Q=120 and Q=108 – Sheet Music by Bernadine Johnson (Alfred) and Lost in the Wind Q=132 and Q=116 – Sheet Music by Wynn-Anne Rossi (Alfred)

Late Intermediate
10. Beatles – Let It Be Q=66 and Q=58 and Can’t Buy Me Love Q=152 and Q=132 – NEEDS GOOD COUNTING STUDENTS for this group!! - May need additional rehearsals. Use drummer. Lennon and McCartney Favorites 1 Piano 4 Hands (Hal Leonard)

11. True Colors Q=96 and Q=84 and Alone Q=84 and Q=72 – Glee Book – with drummer and guitarist – Glee Volume 42 (Hal Leonard)

12. TRIO – Out…Standing Q=132 and Q=116 by Kevin Olson (FJH Music Company) and Capriccieta by Gurlitt – Q = 80 and Q=69 Gurlitt Six Pieces for Six Hands by Gurlitt – Kjos arranged by Weekley and Arganbright - TRIOS DO NOT SWITCH PLACES BETWEEN PIECES!!!

13. My Heart Will Go On Q=108 and Q=96 – Sheet Music – Piano Duet (Hal Leonard) with flutes maybe

Advanced
14. Sonata in D Op. 6 Beethoven Q=120 and Q=108 – Classical Album Vol. 371 – Piano, Four Hands - Schirmer’s Library of Musical Classics

Teacher Pieces
15. The Academie of Dance with Flutes – Two movements – One as Prelude music and one to start the program – 1st movement – Prelude music and 3rd movement to start the program

16. TRIO – Patriotic Piece – Stars and Stripes (DRUMS)

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