Mike Springer’s Alaskan Adventures is a musical exploration of the natural wonders and iconic images of the 49th state. The adventure begins with Crystal Glaciers, a movement that exhibits strength and beauty through its slow and stately theme....
Impressionistic and neoclassical in style, the music of An Australian Journal is patterned for ease in learning and set in a variety of keys and tempi. Using a wide range of the keyboard, the suite teaches control over rolled chords, sustained...
Explore the sights and sounds of Arkansas through movements written in four different styles in this suite. Students will travel to majestic Sugarloaf Mountain, experience a little ragtime in Little Rock, float gently down the Red River and...
Gentle syncopation and colorful harmonies paint a picturesque image of three diverse California locations. Chord patterns, woven tastefully throughout the melodies, will improve your students' sight-playing skills, while allowing them to experience...
Rolling melodies and arpeggiated accompaniments evoke the warm waterways of Florida. Students will be challenged to create consistency in tempo while encountering syncopated rhythms, sixteenth-note runs and subtle rubato sections.
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This suite highlights a unique part of the Southwest where 4 states intersect at 1 point. Travel to Pike's Peak, Zion National Park, Carlsbad Caverns and the Grand Canyon. A variety of musical ideas flourish, including hints of "America the...
Take a musical vacation to the Hawaiian Islands. Erupting volcanoes, stunning mountaintop views, moonlit tides and crashing waves are all depicted. Contemporary harmonies are delicately woven in, giving the 4 movements a distinct...
Vandall’s Historic Virginia highlights the history of Virginia in four movements. The opening movement, The New World, commemorates the 400th anniversary of the state and the settlement of Jamestown with a stately tempo, majestic chords and sweeping...
Hollywood Dreams captures the dream of stardom. The trumpet-like fanfare in "Lights! Camera! Action!" transports the performer and audience to the red carpet at a movie premiere. Marilyn Monroe, the epitome of 1950s glamour, is beautifully portrayed...
Dennis Alexander's Kansas: The Sunflower State is a nostalgic, musical look at his home state in three movements. The stage is set in the first movement with a bright and dazzling arrangement of We’re Off to See the Wizard (The Wonderful Wizard of...
Bernadine Johnson’s Land of Lincoln is a moving musical tribute to the state of Illinois and Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States. The first movement, also titled Land of Lincoln, conveys the grandeur and the nostalgia of...
Louisiana Legacies captures the heart and soul of the state and is a musical tribute to the very essence of what is Louisiana. Celebrated in three movements are some of the things that people have come to recognize as being strictly Louisianan:...
As students travel musically through Michigan, they will experience the joy of creating a big piano sound using full right hand chords supported by left hand octaves. Sixteenth-note patterns will glisten over expansive arpeggios giving a sense of...
Minnesota Moments takes the performer and listener on a journey through the "Land of Many Lakes" – a state filled with rivers and streams, festivals for every season and thriving cities. Each of the four movements is a musical depiction of a special...
Mississippi Moods portrays the essence of this southern state with a variety of musical styles and sounds. "The Magnificent Mississippi" starts with a gospel feel, and students learn how to play jazzy, syncopated rhythms in "Cotton King Jazz."...
