Intermediate Piano Repertoire

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Heather and Jordan review two series of intermediate piano repertoire collections. One is "Piano Literature from The Developing Artist Library by Nancy and Randall Faber. The other is "The Festival Collection" edited by Helen Marlais. To learn more about studying piano pedagogy at Stephen F. Austin State University, go to: http://music.sfasu.edu.

Piano Duets with Kimberly Dreisbach

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Originally recorded in the summer of 2006, Mario Ajero talks with Kimberly Dreisbach about some of the benefits of piano teachers and students playing duets. He also plays some duets with Kimberly and his student, Shawn Chambers, from a series called "In Recital: Duets" edited by Helen Marlais. The duets include: "Serenade" by Franz Schubert and arranged by Edwin McLean, "Simple Gifts" - a Shaker melody arranged by Kevin Olson, and "Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin and arranged by Kevin Olson.

Gershwin Piano Concerto in F

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Here's the performance of the first movement of George Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F featuring piano soloist, Chris Reeves, and the Orchestra of the Pines directed by Gene Moon. For more info on studying piano at Stephen F. Austin State University, visit: http://music.sfasu.edu

Chris Reeves Interview

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This a bit of a video blog mixed with an interview segment with one of my pedagogy students, Chris Reeves. We give a sneak preview of his performance of George Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F with The Orchestra of the Pines which will be featured on the next episode of The Piano Podcast.

Digital Keyboards with Craig Reeves

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As part of my ongoing podcasts with my piano pedagogy students, Craig Reeves demonstrates the benefits of using a digital keyboard. In this case, he is using a Yamaha Clavinova CVP-207. If you're interested in studying piano at Stephen F. Austin State University, go to http://music.sfasu.edu.