A new, full 3-act opera based upon the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. At two-and-a-half hours, the opera may also be performed as a stage play by high school, college or professional companies. The role of Snow White must be performed by a young lyric soprano, and the Dwarves a seven-member boys' choir. Other voices should be strong adults, especially the Queen of Fall who is a dominant contralto throughout. Piano-Vocal Score playable by the average trained pianist.

Part Three of BeBop Hanon focuses on jazz harmony. It features root position scaletone 7th chords in major and minor, separate sections for each type of scaletone 7th chord, as vertical structures, and as arpeggios, with a focus on root position and 2nd inversion. It has a section that summarizes chords on each chromatic tone, and in each major and minor key, showing the 6th chord-dim7 system espoused by Barry Harris, and used for block harmony at the piano. There is modal harmony, for major and minor, there is a section on the Dom. 7th, and how to group the altered tones into coherent upper structures, like tertian and quartal triads. There is a Jazz Voicing Dictionary, A Chord Encyclopedia, and a Total Harmonization Lexicon. A chart that matches each chord with one or more scales that can be played over it begins the book. BBH Part One, the Exercises, gives you melodic materials, Part Two shows you what scales those shapes can be fitted into, and Part Three shows you which chords and voicings of those chords fit the Symbol on the lead sheet, giving the student ALL the info and tools needed to pursue Creativity through Competence. Spiral-bound. Coming soon, and spiral-bound, a Complete set, at a bargain price. Individual volumes will remain available.

24 Preludes, arranged in the parallel order of Bach, rather than the relative order used by Chopin. Most pieces are two facing pages. Playing levels required vary from intermediate to advanced. Modern pieces range from minimalist and abstract to more accessible forms. Odd time signatures, octave passages, parallel structures, and a metric modulation piece are featured. Something for every kind of mood, suitable for recitals and instruction.

25 etudes for piano solo, using each of the intervals from the minor second to the tritone, and their inversions, singly and in all combinations. Symmetrical and mirror-fingered passages throughout. Black and white key symmetry throughout as well. A range of dynamics, tempos, and moods. Can be performed in any order, or the preferred score order of ascending intervallic complexity. Any single piece suitable for a recital. Medium advanced to college-level.

Two facing pgs. of music for each piece, using NO added accidentals. Inventions from the "white-key" parent scale, and five flats, and five sharps. Plenty of black-key music without ANY added chromaticism. Lots of melodic variety, and several types of figuration. Typical contrapuntal devices used throughout. D# and A# are NOT are hard as they sound!

A Christmas Celebration, Op. 37 is the first of a set of two volumes of Christmas carols arranged for solo piano by Jim Kelsey. Kelsey has taken ten well-loved carols and added a new twist to them by interweaving other Christmas themes amongst the main theme. Two of the carols, Away In A Manger and The First Noel, have used familiar classics by Brahms and Debussy as templates to set melodies to. These pieces are intended for the gifted pianist who is looking for challenging works to perform during the Yuletide season.

Adagio in G Minor, Op.14 is a gorgeous piano solo composed in the late-Romantic style and aimed at the late-intermediate pianist. Set in 9/8 time, the L.H. contains a broken chord accompaniment against a duple-figured right hand. The melody is quite haunting with many beautifully written runs. The piece culminates with a quasi-cadenza that fades out as mysteriously as it began. It is certain to appeal to both teenagers and adults alike.