How to Practice the Piano: Selecting Repertoire

Posted by MaryO on August 5, 2015

Great blog post! Thanks, Andrea 🙂

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🎹 The James Horner Collection
The late James Horner composed music for over 100 films, winning two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. This collection features 20 themes from iconic movies such as Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, Braveheart, Legends of the Fall , and Titanic arranged for piano, voice and guitar: Becoming Spider-Man * Cocoon (Theme) * Courage […]
🔵 New! For the O'Connor Music Studio
I'm thinking of trying limited once a month in-studio lessons, so I just ordered this.Hydrogen Peroxide First Aid Wipe
🔵 New! For the O'Connor Music Studio
I'm thinking of trying limited once a month in-studio lessons, so I just ordered this.HoMedics TotalClean Tower Air Purifier for Viruses, Bacteria, Allergens, Dust, Germs, HEPA Filter, UV-C Technology, 5-in-1 Purifying with Ionizer BREATHE CLEAN: Being stuck inside doesn't mean you can't have fresh air. Breathe easy while 360-degree True HEPA filtration removes up to […]
🎹 Meridee Winters Chord Crash Course: Approved for Singers, Songwriters, Kids and Klutzes
Play piano without the struggle (and without reading music) using the power of chords! Do you want to accompany yourself as a singer, songwriter or performer? Have you always wanted to play an instrument but don’t know where to start? Are you a music instructor who is looking for a way to liven up lessons […]
🎧 If you have a Costco Membership: Artesia DP-150e Plus Digital Upright Piano Bundle
Features: Includes Duet Bench, Songbook, and Thumb Drive with Prerecorded Songs Hand Rubbed High Gloss Ebony Deluxe Upright Cabinet Bluetooth and USB Connectivity for Phones, Tablets and Laptops 88 Key Weighted Natural Balanced Hammer Action Keybed 3-layer and 3D Instrument Sound Samples plus Concert Hall Sound
📆 Online OCMS Music Calendar for August
Local music events, musical history, holiday information, weather and much more
🎹 100 Left Hand Patterns Every Piano Player Should Know: Play the Same Song 100 Different Ways
I keep a copy of this in the music studio for anyone who wants to learn more about chords. It's also helpful when a student breaks an arm! This book was created to help piano students of all ages and skill levels learn how to improvise and arrange music of their own. The 100 left […]
😍 BigTime Piano Disney: Level 4
BigTime Piano Disney is a celebration of contemporary and classic Disney songs arranged for the Level 4 pianist and beyond. Intermediate students can enjoy big-sounding pieces from Aladdin, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Moana , and more. Songs include: Aladdin Medley (Arabian Nights, Friend Like Me, A Whole New World) ( Aladdin ) * Alice […]
🍁Songs Of The Seasons: Autumn
A a collection of fun and easy popular songs and classical pieces to enjoy playing throughout the fall season. Classical selections include Vivaldi's Autumn, Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, Chopin's spooky Funeral March, Erik Satie's Gnossienne No. 1, and Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag. Popular standards include Shine On Harvest Moon, School Days, My Melancholy Baby, Over […]
🎧 Online Piano Lessons
All about online piano lessons through the O'Connor Music Studio. We’re able to get everything done that we do in a studio lesson – playing, theory, Piano Maestro, ear training, technique. The only thing that doesn’t work quite so well is piano duets but I just got an idea in a seminar today how to […]
📘Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
Sack's book on the subject, “Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain,” remains essential reading for those who want to understand the mechanics of music. Through bountiful research and mesmerizing case studies, Sacks addressed topics including music and amnesia, music therapy, musical prodigies and those who suffer from debilitating aural hallucinations.The O'Connor Music Studio has […]
🎹 The Joy of Piano Duets
This is an older book but its always fun to play from. I just wish it was spiral bound! These are fun to play with students! A glorious mix of fabulous pieces for two! This book contains easy arrangements of favorite and familiar melodies for piano duet. 34 compositions in all including: Careless Love and […]
🎹 Famous & Fun Duets, Bk 5: 6 Duets for One Piano, Four Hands
These are fun to play with students! Famous & Fun: Duets offer a wonderful introduction to timeless masterpieces and crowd favorites. Featuring arrangements of themes from symphonic, operatic and keyboard literature, these works have been carefully selected and balanced for two evenly skilled players. Titles: Alexander's Ragtime Band * Hornpipe (from Water Music Suite) * […]
🎼 Andrea And Trevor Dow's Timed Note Reading Tests For Piano, Book 2: 95 Days Of Exercises In Treble C Position And G Position (Piano Student Workbooks)
I also got a copy and am thinking of using it with students over the summer. For great piano players, note reading is second nature. The instantaneous ability to transfer notes on a page to sounds on a piano frees them up to focus on the little things that make music magical. It is, therefore, […]
🎹 Famous & Fun Duets, Bk 4: 8 Duets for One Piano, Four Hands
Famous & Fun Duets offer a wonderful introduction to timeless masterpieces and audience favorites. Featuring arrangements of themes from symphonic, operatic and keyboard literature, these works have been carefully selected and balanced for two evenly skilled players. Titles: Flower Duet (from the opera Lakme) * Polovetsian Dance (from the opera Prince Igor) * Skaters Waltz […]
🎹 WunderKeys Elementary Piano Lesson Book 2A
The fact is, many kids quit piano when they reach level 2 method books because they are too old for “little kid” music and too young for “cool teen” music. So we said to ourselves, “That’s silly, let’s create a pop-infused level 2 method book that develops students into modern piano players with the technical […]
🎹 The Circle of Fifths for Piano: Learn and Apply Music Theory for Piano & Keyboard
Master the Circle of Fifths and Crack the Secret Code of Music Theory Discover how to form any scale – in any key Understand key signatures Change key musically and effectively Understand how to apply and hear music theory on piano Instantly know the notes of any major or minor scale The Circle of Fifths […]
🎼Dry Erase Staff Music Lap White Boards
These will be better for in-person lessons but I got some to deliver to students for home use. Music staff boards are great for practicing notes, tunes and songs. musical notation, the staff (stave) is a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces that each represent a different musical pitch
⁉️ Piano Puzzlers
Brand-new edition of Bruce Adolphe's Piano Puzzlers as heard on American Public Media's "Performance Today." Includes 32 tunes with songs by Gershwin, Berlin, Arlen, Porter, Rodgers, Fats Waller, Lennon & McCartney, and others disguised in the styles of Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Janacek, Debussy, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Bartok, and […]
📘Help Your Kids with Music
I have ordered this book and CD combo for the music studio so parents can check it out to see if it would be useful for them to buy for home use. If any of the studio parents have this book already, please let me know what you think. Thanks! Help Your Kids with Music […]

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