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The term "xtreme" is often used in sports to indicate feats that go beyond the ordinary. The pieces in the Solo Xtreme series were written to encourage piano students to achieve similar feats. Pieces in this series move beyond single-line melodies that stay in one location, challenging students instead to move around the keyboard, cross hand-over-hand, use a variety of articulations, play harmonic intervals and accidentals, and use the pedal to create color and moods. At the same time, they expand technique and musicianship. Titles: Beach Fun! * Blues Band * Chitchat * Enchanted Forest Waltz * Hot Salsa! * Irish Fiddlin' * Kitesurfing * The Old Typewriter * Pizza to Go.
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The term xtreme is often used in sports to indicate feats that go beyond the ordinary. The pieces in Solo Xtreme were written to encourage students to achieve similar feats. The early intermediate to intermediate pieces challenge students to change locations, cross hand-over-hand, play large chords, use the pedal to create color and moods, and vary articulations. At the same time, they expand technique and musicianship. Titles Blues Harmony Gallop Across the Plains Kilkenny Jig Lakeside Tranquility Mountain Grandeur Nocturne Ragtime Escapade Trieste Tarantella.
