SKU: A0.887255

Hanon Piano / Keyboard Exercises 1 - 30
Condensed and Simplified for Beginners Easy Reading

In this short book you will find condensed and simplified versions of the Hanon piano finger exercises 1 - 30 as well as the major, harmonic minor and melodic minor scales in every key (two octaves).

What is Hanon?

The ‘Hanon Virtuoso Pianist’ is a collection of piano finger exercises designed to give equal strength, agility and flexibility to all five fingers of both hands. Written by Charles-Louis Hanon sometime in the 1800s, these exercises without doubt have become one of the most widely used techniques by today’s pianists. In my opinion these are the best finger exercises available.

One really great thing about these exercises is that they are applicable to both absolute beginners and advanced players alike, particularly as the reading ability required is minimal. Whatever your ability, these exercises will help improve your technique and finger strength.

Having been written well over 100 years ago, the original work is now in the public domain and therefore digital copies can be acquired free of charge on the internet. However, most of these are very poor quality and the instructions are mainly in French or Russian - neither of which work too well for me! For the full version I personally recommend the ‘Alfred’ Edition edited by Allan Small which is clear and has instructions in English.

So why do I need this book?

The whole point is to make it easy to read and to reduce page turns - less is more! In the full version the first 30 exercises take up fifty pages whereas here there are three exercises per page for the first 20, then two per page for the next 10, reducing the fifty pages to just twelve. I initially produced this for my own use only but figured that others may like to take advantage of what I’ve done.

Does this mean that the print is just smaller?

No, not at all. If you are familiar with these exercises you will know that they are repeated patterns which ascend and descend for two octaves diatonically.

To condense and simplify them and consequently eliminate an enormous amount of page turns I have shown:

• the all-important fingering on the first pattern (as per the original)
• then the repeated second pattern
• then ‘changeover’ patterns between ascending and descending - which are sometimes slightly different
• then finally the last pattern of each exercise which again is often very slightly different.

I have also written them two octaves apart (for easy reading) and only shown them for one octave instead of two. In practice they should be played one octave apart and ultimately be practiced for two octaves.

You can print out any or all the pages as required (the link for the pdf printable version is given at the end of the book).

Please see: https://learn-keyboard.co.uk/hanon.html

SKU: A0.851092

A whimsically macabre arrangement of a song by Fred Rogers that makes it sound ever so slightly less reassuring.

More Whimsically Macabre piano solos can be found on the Interwebs in these places:
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Whimsically Macabre recordings: https://whimsicallymacabre.bandcamp.com/

SKU: A0.818247

Ruth Movement 2 Under the Shadow of His Wings 
♫ Tone Poem for Piano Solo by Stephen R Dalrymple
♫ performed by the composer
♫ music © 2017 Stephen R Dalrymple
♫ recording ℗ 2023 Stephen R Dalrymple
♫ presentation © 2023 Stephen R Dalrymple  
♫ The scales and harmony of movement 2 are based on several modes. In order to give the music a feeling of authenticity, the composer researched the scales that Jewish people have used in the distant past. Present day cantors use scales that are centuries, probably millennia old. Two of these, the Ukrainian Dorian and the Magein Avot (along with the Mixolydian and Phrygian modes) form the harmonic vocabulary for Movement 2.
♫ Ruth’s story is dramatic and a good vehicle for a tone poem. The first movement summarizes Ruth’s story of coming to faith and her loyalty and kindness to Naomi. The second movement dramatizes Ruth’s devotion to Naomi and the love story of Ruth and Boaz that results from it.
♫ It was Boaz who first voiced the metaphor of a mother bird protecting her baby birds under her wings and how God does that for us. Boaz’ great-grandson, King David, used this imagery in 5 of his Psalms.
♫ This .pdf file includes 2 score choices • Letter size score for piano • 10 inch tablet size score for piano (Tell your computer which pages you want to print. Programs are available online that will allow you to split pdf files so that you can choose which pages to print.)

SKU: LV.12374

The Tippecanoe or Log Cabin Quick Step. Composed by Henry Schmidt. Published 1840 by Henry Prentiss, No.33 Court St. in Boston. Composition of sectional, with trio with piano instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Flags, Log cabins, Ox teams, Farming, Horses, National Emblems, Statehood.

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

SKU: LV.12220

Log Cabin, or Tippecanoe Waltz. Composed by W.C. Rayner. Published [n.d.] by J.L. Hewit & Co., 230 Broadway in New York. Composition of sectional with piano instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Log cabins, Men, Barrell, Trees, Drinking vessels.

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

SKU: LV.18815

Log Cabin, or, Tippecanoe Waltz. Composed By Wm. C. Rayner. Published [n.d.] by J.L. Hewit & Co., 239 Broadway in New York. Composition of da capo with piano instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Cider, Barrels, Log cabins, Presidents, Carts & wagons.

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

SKU: A0.851107

This solo piano arrangement is by Stacy Fahrion/Whimsically Macabre Music (ASCAP). I wanted to write an arrangement of Dancing in the Dark because the lyrics resonate so strongly right now in this time of uncertainty and isolation. I reharmonized a lot of the first two verses so that I could dwell on minor chords a bit more there, but wanted the overall feel to be uplifting.

You can find more Whimsically Macabre Music in the following places:
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WhimsicallyMacabreMusic
recordings: https://whimsicallymacabre.bandcamp.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhimsicallyMacabre
original Whimsically Macabre sheet music: https://pianopronto.com/composers-community/stacy-fahrion/

SKU: A0.974116

Suite for Solo Piano, 9 pages : 1. Fight for Freedom 2. The Rededication of the Temple 3. The Miracle Dance. Early Intermediate to Early Advanced. Perfect for Hannukah celebration or holiday recital. YouTube videos available for listening for each individual piece.

SKU: A0.974106

Piano Solo, No.1 from The Maccabee Suite in celebration of the holiday of Hannukah. High energy with compelling rhythms.Early advanced level. Playing time 1'40.