Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1192328 Composed by Kenny Ascher and Paul Williams. Arranged by Arranged by Elena Fortin. Children,Contemporary,Film/TV,Standards. Score. 5 pages. Elena Fortin #791761. Published by Elena Fortin (A0.1192328). The Rainbow Connection from The Muppet MovieIntermediate Piano Solo arrangement by Elena Fortin. Original words and music by Kenneth L. Ascher and Paul Williams.Most people hear the intro of this piece and immediately think of Kermit the Frog, strumming his banjo and singing this beautiful little melody. It is one of the very first sheets of music that I went out and purchased at our local music store. I was so excited to learn it! Fast forward many years later (ahem!) and I am so happy to see it entertaining a whole new generation of people. On YouTube, Kermit uploaded a special performance of it in April 2020!I performed it as a duet with a student at a recital and it was a big hit (we even came up with our own choreography to go along with the piece!) This melody is one of those timeless and iconic pieces that will forever live in my heart. I was excited to see that I would be able to share an arrangement I made!My version starts out in the key of A major and offers a simple, more pianistic left hand accompaniment. Smooth, flowing arpeggios accompany most of the piece. The first verse is left to be fairly simple and lets the melody shine. The second verse has more harmony in the right hand and some fills that build on the melody. The key change has more movement and signals the last verse done in a very full, orchestra-like sound. The finish brings us back to a more simple arrangement--back to it's humble beginnings!I hope I made Kermit proud!Please check out my other arrangements available on SheetMusicPlus and Sheet Music Direct.WIth love,Elena

Piano Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1011044 Composed by Daniel Alexander Apátiga. Contemporary,Instructional,Latin. Score. 17 pages. Daniel Alexander Apátiga #2967889. Published by Daniel Alexander Apátiga (A0.1011044). For virtuosic pianists who like to listen to Flamenco.Great for public concerts at concert halls, venues, pianist competitions, or for the purpose of impressing a lot of people.This piece is not appropriate for ill-equipped students and it is a great substitution to pieces created by the virtuosos of the Romantic period.This piece is designed to be performed at Churches because of its lifting-up, dance-like quality.  Perfect for weddings, but less so during sermons.To perform this piece up to tempo, start slow repeating measures two-three times until it is in all three memory groups: muscular, visual, and auditory.  Tweak your interpretation as you go along thinking about how what came before affected what comes after.This was composed in 2016, December, and on the piano.Approx. 5:15 minutes long.I have Soundcloud, but I do not have a recording of myself playing it yet.  If you make a recording of yourself playing it, please let me know!  Please message me on Soundcloud, email me, or call me with information about you and a link to your undoubtably fabulous interpretation!  Thank you!My contact information:daniel-apatiga@uiowa.eduSoundcloud URL is https://soundcloud.com/daniel-alexander-ap-tigaTelephone # is 1-(319)-594-6456.