1. 1.      PIANO SOLO

Pre-Primary:

            Faber, Nancy – King of the Land (easier)

            Faber, Nancy – I Found a Penny

            Leaf, Mary – Zoo on Saturday

            Olson, Kevin – Bumper Cars (cute, but hard for the level)

Primary 1:

            Alexander, Dennis -- Falling Leaves (one of the more challenging pieces at this level)

            Bober, Melody -- Beach Fun!

            Gillock, William – Spooky Footsteps

            Hidy, Diane – Windy Waltz

            Pulju, Rebecca A. – Tarantula’s Twist

            Rollin, Catherine – Owl in the Night

            Rollin, Catherine -- Rainbow Fish

Primary 2:

            Gillock, William – Little Flower Girl of Paris

            Hidy, Diane – Mischief Maker (easier)

Primary 3:

            Bober, Melody – Stealth Mode (very appealing, fast)

            Costley, Kevin -- Softly Whisper

            K. Olson - Raptors

            Rollin, Catherine – Mystical, Magical Unicorn

Primary 4:

            Bober, Melody – Video Game Master (fun!)

            Gillock, William – French Doll

            Rollin, Catherine – Fishermen at Sea

            Vandall, Robert – Lady Allyson’s Minuet (lovely, but hard for the level)

Elementary 1:

            Allred, Kristen – Nightfall on the Sahara

            Brown, Timothy – Danse Caprice

            Gerou, Tom – Modelli di cinque

            Hidy, Diane – Last Day of Summer (pretty, romantic)

            Price, Scott -- Water Lilies

            Rollin, Catherine -- Alexander Pushkin at the Seashore

            Setliff, Carol – Flying Fingers

            Sifford, Jason – Beware the Jabberwock (odd, quirky)

Elementary 2:

            Allred, Kristen – Mists of Kilimanjaro

            Duncan, Martha Hill – Waterlilies

            Gillock, William – A Stately Sarabande (slow and easy for the level)

            Goldston, Christopher -- The Spider's Masquerade

            Olson, Kevin -- Copper Canyon

            Ricker, Chrissy – Aboard the Delta Queen (jazzy and fun)

            Sifford, Jason – In the Wabe (odd, quirky)

Elementary 3:

            Hartsell, Randall – Curtains of Fire (dramatic)

            Hartsell, Randall – Raiders in the Night

            Hidy, Diane – San Francisco Morning

            Gillock, William – Dragon Fly (harder)

            Goldston, Christopher -- Celebration Day

            Sifford, Jason – O Frabjous Day! (odd, quirky)

Elementary 4:

            Alexander, Dennis – Nocturne No. 1, C Major

            Alexander, Dennis -- In the Groove!

            Allred, Kristen -- Jamaican Oriole

            Brown, Timothy – Prelude No. 8 in A Minor (pretty)

            Leaf, Mary -- Starlight

            O'Dell, Peggy -- Irish Ballad

            Sifford, Jason – Twas Brillig (odd, quirky)

Medium:

            Austin, Glenda – Autumn Waltz

            Gillock, William – Carnival in Rio

            Rollin, Catherine – Woman and a Child on the Balcony (harder)

            Sifford, Jason – Run and Hide (jazzy, fun)

            Sifford, Jason – Whiffling Through the Tugley Wood (odd, quirky)

Moderately Difficult 1:

            Gargiulo, Joseph John – Bongo, Bongo (jazzy, need good rhythm)

            Goldston, Margaret -- Etude Brillante

            Miller, Carolyn – Fountain in the Garden

            Rollin, Catherine -- The Pianist

            Wells, Judy – Mississippi River Rag

Moderately Difficult 2:

            Austin, Glenda -- Stars in the Sky

            Gerou, Tom -- Moto Perpetuo

            Gillock, William – Phantom Rider (one page, dramatic)

            Bober, Melody – Canyons and Waterfalls

            Brown, Timothy – Prelude No. 1 in D Minor (romantic)

            Olson, Kevin – Oquirrh Mountains Shining (fabulous piece!)

Moderately Difficult 3:

            Allred, Kristen – Sunshower

            Bober, Melody – Thunderstorm (dramatic, patterned)

            Brown, Timothy -- Intermezzo in F Minor

            Olson, Kevin -- Red Rocks Rhapsody

 

 

Difficult 1:

            Bilotti, Anton -- The Firefly

             Bober, Melody – Moonlight Mystery (easier for the level, short and jazzy)

Cueller, Martin – Romanza (beautiful, romantic)

Joplin, Scott – Bethena (lovely but long)

Leaf, Mary -- Wizard Fantasy

            MacDowell, Edward – To a Hummingbird, Op. 7, No. 2 (short and patterned)

Olson, Kevin – Spider Dance (easier for the level, fun and patterned)

            Snell, Keith – Long Summer Days (easier for the level, romantic)

            Tcherepnin, Alexander – Bagatelles Op. 5, No. 1

Difficult 2:

            Gershwin, George – Prelude No. 2

            Gillock, William -- Valse Etude

            Gillock, William -- A Memory of Vienna

            MacDowell, Edward – Alla Tarantella Op. 39, No. 2 (very patterned)

Very Difficult 1:

            Joplin, Scott – Maple Leaf Rag

            MacDowell, Edward – Improvisation Op. 46 No. 4

Very Difficult 2:

            Gershwin, George – Prelude No. 1

            Joplin, Scott -- Gladiolus Rag

            MacDowell, Edward -- Hungarian

            MacDowell, Edward -- Shadow Dance

            Rachmaninoff, Sergei – Prelude in C# Minor, Op. 3, No. 2

Musically Advanced 1:

            Barber, Samuel -- Excursions No. 4

            Beach, Amy -- In Autumn

            Bolcolm, William – Graceful Ghost Rag

            Gershwin, George -- Prelude No. 3

            Valenti, Michael – Piano Preludes, No. 1 (relatively easier, pop sound)

Musically Advanced 2:

            Bonds, Margaret -- Troubled Water

            Kennan, Kent – Three Preludes for Piano, No. 1 (odd but easier for the level; short and patterned)

            MacDowell, Edward – Witches’ Dance

 

1. 1.      LYNN FREEMAN OLSON (LFO) PIANO SOLO

Pre-Primary:

           Level A: Yankee Doodle; Skip to My Lou

           Level B:  Au Clair de la Lune

Primary I:

           Level A: A Happy Secret; Clown March

           Level B: Little Bird Lost

Primary II:

           Level A: Horse and Rider; First Sonatina, mvt. I

           Level B: Sonatina No. 1 sin C Major, mvt. I or III; Yankee Doodle Drum (a winner!)

Primary III:

           Level A: On the Run

           Level B: Sonatina No. 3, mvt. I

Primary IV:

           Level A: Rondo Capriccio (a winner!); Midnight Express

           Level B: Wheels

Elementary I:

           Italian Festival (a winner!)

           Caribbean Breeze

Elementary II:

           Bugle Boy; Sonatina Americana, mvt. I and II

Elementary III:

           Bumblebee Toccata (a winner!)

Elementary IV:

           September Serenade (romantic)

           Legend from the North

           Invention in Blue

Medium:

           Bongo Fever (fun!); Nocturne (romantic)

           Sword Dance

Moderately Difficult I:                                                                                              

           Fire Dance (for fast fingers)

Moderately Difficult II:

           Willows in the Rain

1. 1.      PIANO CONCERTO

Junior Class 1A:

            Bober, Melody – Concerto in Dance Styles, mvt. 1 (easy and delightful! Anyone can play                         this)

            Olson, Kevin – Concerto in Cool (great sound, harder for the level, need good rhythm)

Junior Class 1B:

            Bober, Melody – Concerto in Dance Styles, mvt. II or III (both winners)

            Rollin, Catherine – Concerto in C Major, mvt. II (only two pages)

Junior 2:

            Rollin, Catherine – Concerto Romantique, mvt. II (longer, but lovely)

            Rossi, Wynn-Anne – Concertino in Latin Styles, mvt. III

            Vandall, Robert – Concertino in C Major, mvt. I, II or III (an easy concerto, and anyone                            can learn mvt. III)

            Vandall, Robert – Concerto in G Major, mvt. III (hard for the level, but this is a winner)

Junior 3:

            Haydn, Franz Joseph – Concerto in F Major Hob. XVIII:F1, mvt. II (only two pages, but                          tricky)

            Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus – Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467, mvt. II (beautiful, with tricky rhythms, and harder to memorize)

            Olson, Kevin – Concerto Bravo, mvt. III (modern, longer, but kids love it)

Senior: Note - These are listed in order of difficulty

            Mozart – Concerto No. 27 in B-flat Major, K. 595, mvt. II

            Mozart – Concerto No. 26 in D Major, K. 537, mvt. II

            Mozart – Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488, mvt. II (among the most beautiful ever                               written for piano)

            Mozart – Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491, mvt. II

            Mozart – Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466, mvt. II (long)

 

 

1. 2.      PIANO DUET

Pre-Primary:

            Faber – Bluebird on My Shoulder

            Faber – Happiness Runs

            Goldston – Bear Jug

            Goldston – The Wagging Tail

Primary 1:

            Bober – Frightful Night

            Bober – Batter Up!

Primary 2:

Primary 3:

Primary 4:

Elementary 1:

            Brown, Timothy -- Waltz of the Shadows     

            Bober – Mountain Climbing (easier for the level)

Elementary 2:

Gerou, Tom -- Gaia (Earth)

Elementary 3:

            Gerou, Tom -- Two Halves of an Orange      

            Rollin – Good, Old-Fashioned Rock and Roll

Elementary 4:

            Bober, Melody -- The Phantom         

            Rollin – 1920’s Charleston

            Rollin – Russian Waltz

Medium:  Bober, Melody -- Jubilation Overture

 

 

1. 3.      PIANO TRIO

Elementary 2:

Grill, Joyce – Three’s a Crowd Rag

Vandall, Robert – Hot Pursuit

Medium:  Vandall, Robert -- Triple Dip (loads of fun especially for siblings)

Moderately Diff 1:

Olson, Kevin -- out...standing (crowd pleaser)

Vandall, Robert -- In the Groove

 

 

1. 4.      PIANO DUO

Elementary 4: Vandall, Robert -- Blues Nocturne

Mod Diff 1: Goldston, Margaret -- Spanish Rhapsody

Mod Diff 3: Alexander, Dennis -- Fanfare Toccata-Rondo

Very Diff 1: Benjamin, Arthur -- Jamaican Rumba (high school duet partners love this)

 

1. 5.      PIANO QUARTET

Medium: Cain, Jonathan/Bober, Melody -- Don't Stop Believin'

Mod Diff 1: Olson, Kevin/Warren, Lucy Wilde -- Four Arkansas Travelers