Product Description
By
My Side, by award-winning SF Bay Area composer/pianist Justin Levitt, is
a collection of six original piano solos with accompanying MP3's (to receive
MP3's send email to justin.pianist@gmail.com with receipt). Two of the six
pieces (By My Side and The Villain) won top awards in the Music
Teachers' Association of California's State Composition Competition in 2015,
but all six are truly exceptional.
Calling
his genre "Life Music," Levitt creates music that comes from the
heart, expressing life experiences and emotions. The introductory pages include
a composer bio and message from Levitt as well as a brief explanation about the
inspiration for each piece. It's a beautiful book - The playing styles are
varied and very expressive, making the pieces fun to play. This music is not
intended for beginning piano students, but is geared more for intermediate to early-advanced
pianists. It also provides excellent teaching material and exciting recital
pieces!
The
six piano solos range from the tender "Love for You" and "By My
Side" to the wild and fun-filled "The Villain," which includes
the instruction to play "with shades on" - complete with graphic!
"Carnival" is a minor key waltz that sounds more than a little
sinister for the first half, becoming more playful and innocent in the second.
Also included are the expansive "My Americana" and the gentle
"Goodbye for Now, but Not Forever." These pieces will appeal to
pianists of all ages and will provide hours and even years of piano-playing
enjoyment. Very highly recommended! The titles, the keys they are in, and the
number of pages are: By My Side - Key of E (4 sharps)/ C# (7 sharps) - 3 pages
My Americana - Key of C (0 sharps or flats) - 4 pages Goodbye for Now, but Not
Forever - Key of F# (6 sharps) - 2 pages Carnival - Key of F minor (4 flats)/ F
(1 flat) - 5 pages Love For You - Key of Db (5 flats) E (4 sharps) - 5 pages
The Villain - Key of E minor (1 sharp) - 5 pages
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