Piano Festival Music Samples Late Elementary Level 3 Yellow

This post includes Piano Festival Music Samples for Late Elementary (Piano Adventures 2A/2B, Yellow Hal Leonard 3/ NFMC P2/Rastall 2)

Choose at least 6 pieces to listen to. Write the name of the piece, then click the link to hear it and answer the following questions on your Festival Samples Listening Assignment Sheet:
1. Write 2 or more words to describe the mood of this piece.
2. What is the tempo (speed) of this piece (Adagio, Andante, Allegro, Presto, etc.)?
3. What articulation do you hear in this piece (staccato, legato, accents, pedaling etc.)?
4. Choose your personal rating for this piece from the following: 
1- I have no interest in learning to play this.
2 - This piece is okay
3 - Nice, but not my favorite
4 - I would like to play this piece.
5. I would love to learn to play this.

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RECENT COMPOSERS

Slower/Expressive Music by Recent Composers: YouTube Playlist LE Calm

Swingin' and Swayin' by Martha Mier (Martha Mier's Fav Solos Bk 1)

Rainbow Song by Timothy Brown (Sheet Music and FJH Federation Favorites Bk 1)

Ogg (The Caveman) by Edwin McLean

Concert Sonatina Andante by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance 2A)

Hurricane Hannah by W.T Skye Garcia (A Pirate's Life) pedal

Northwest Passage - legato (Melody Bober Solos in Style Book 2)

Astronaut March by Nancy Faber (ChordTime:Ragtime and Marches2B)

Lakeside Dream (Melody Bober Solos in Style Book 2)

Make a Wish (Melody Bober Solos in Style Book 2)

Waltz in the Wind (Melody Bober Solos in Style Book 2)

Dance with Me by Dennis Alexander (Just for You Book 1)

Gentle Thoughts by Dennis Alexander (Just for You Book 1)

Midnight Blues by Jane Smisor Bastian (Bastian Performance 1)

Remember Last Summer by Timothy Brown (Bravissimo Bk 2)

The White Stallion by Timothy Brown (Bravissimo Bk 2)

Through the Eyes of Autumn by Timothy Brown (Bravissimo Bk 2)

Snowscapes by Timothy Brown (Bravissimo Bk 2) no video

Redwood Forest by Timothy Brown (Bravissimo Bk 2) no video

The Horseman's Night Ride by Nancy Faber  (PA Performance 2A)

Musette Gracieux by Catherine Rollin (Pathways to Artistry Repertoire 1)

Winds from the West by Catherine Rollin (Pathways to Artistry Repertoire 1) impressionist

Evening Song from (Alfred Recital Bk 2)

Saturday Card Games by Nettie Ellsworth (Jane Tan Rep L1 V1)

Song of Peace by Nettie Ellsworth  (Jane Tan Rep L1 V1)

Under the Willows by Randall Hartsell (Something Special 1)low quality recording

Dreaming by Randall Hartsell (Something Special 1) no video

Indian Lullabye  by Randall Hartsell (Something Special 1) no video

Fish Scales by Jane Smisor Bastien (Bastien Performance 2 )

Electronic Game by Jane Smisor Bastien  (Bastien Performance 2) no shareable video

The Golden Gate Bridge by Jane Smisor Bastien (Bastien Performance 2) no shareable video

Fast/Exciting Music by Modern Composers: YouTube Playlist LE Lively Modern

There's Nothing Like a Circus by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance 2A)

Toy Town by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance 2A)

Snappin Harriet by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance 2A)

Home Run Harry by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance 2A)

Grandpa Leprechaun by Randy and Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance 2A)

Taco Rock by Martha Mier (Best of Martha Mier Bk 2)

Frog on a Log by Martha Mier (Favorite Solos Bk 1)

Stomping Dance by Christopher Goldston (Fantastic Fingers Bk3)

The Acrobat by Carolyn Miller (Sheet Music)

A Pirate Jig by W.T. Skye Garcia (A Pirate's Life) video not shareable visit YT

Pirate Gold by W.T. Skye Garcia (A Pirate's Life) video not shareable visit YT

Spirit of the Stallion by Elizabeth Gutierrez (FJH Federation Favorites Book 1)

Traffic Jam Blues by Elizabeth Greenleaf  (FJH Federation Favorites Book 2)

Mischievous Monkeys by Elizabeth Greenleaf (FJH Federation Favorites Book 2)

Thundering Drums by Anita Brandon (FJH Federation Favorites Book 2) pedal

Whoop-de-do! (Sheet Music)

Punch and Judy by Eric Baumgartner (Sheet Music) no video

Prima Sonatina by Kevin Olson no video

Jiggity Jig by Carrie Kraft no video on YT

Spooks in Step (Melody Bober Solos in Style Book 2) no video

Street Cat Strut (Melody Bober Solos in Style Book 2) no YT video

Siesta Song (Melody Bober Solos in Style Book 2) no YT video

Happy-Go-Lucky by Dennis Alexander (Just for You Book 1)

Waltz with Me by Melody Bober (A Perfect 10 Book 2) M-Classic Style

Concert Sonatina Allegro by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance 2A) M-Classic Style

Concert Sonatina Presto by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance 2A) M-Classic Style

Bright Red by Jane Smisor Bastien 3 Movements (Sonatinas in Color) M-Classic Style

A Snail's Dream by Jane Smisor Bastian (Bastian Performance 1)

Minuet and Trio by Jane Smisor Bastian (Bastian Performance 1)

Robots Marching by Jane Smisor Bastian (Bastian Performance 1)

On the Planet of Mars by Jane Smisor Bastian (Bastian Performance 1)

Solar Flares by Timothy Brown (Bravissimo Bk 2) played w digital sound effects

The Masked Ball by Timothy Brown (Bravissimo Bk 2) 

Humoresque by Timothy Brown (Bravissimo Bk 2) 

The Tennessee Traveler by Timothy Brown (Bravissimo Bk 2) 

Firestorm by Timothy Brown (Bravissimo Bk 2) no video

Sebastian's First Prelude by Timothy Brown (Bravissimo Bk 2) sync pedal

Rhino in the Mud by Nancy Faber (PA Performance 2A)

Theme and Variation by Nancy Faber  (PA Performance 2A)

Green Frog Hop by Nancy Faber  (PA Performance 2A)

Coconut Shuffle by Nancy Faber  (PA Performance 2A)

Dance of the Irish by Nancy Faber  (PA Performance 2A)

Tic Toc Musette by Catherine Rollin (Pathways to Artistry Repertoire 1) B

Cheerful Dance by Catherine Rollin (Pathways to Artistry Repertoire 1) C

Drum Dance by Catherine Rollin (Pathways to Artistry Repertoire 1) M

Lord Bloomfields' Trilling March by Catherine Rollin (Pathways to Artistry Repertoire 1) B

Pioneer Games by Catherine Rollin (Pathways to Artistry Repertoire 1) M

Dawn in Breaking by Catherine Rollin (Pathways to Artistry Repertoire 1) R

Allegretto for Alberti by Catherine Rollin (Pathways to Artistry Repertoire 1)

The Russian Bear by Catherine Rollin (Pathways to Artistry Repertoire 1) C

Little Invention by Catherine Rollin (Pathways to Artistry Repertoire 1) M

Baroque March by Catherine Rollin (Pathways to Artistry Repertoire 1) B

The Sad Doll by Catherine Rollin (Pathways to Artistry Repertoire 1) R

Le Petit Classique by Catherine Rollin (Pathways to Artistry Repertoire 1) C

Gigue by Catherine Rollin (Pathways to Artistry Repertoire 1) B

Espana by Catherine Rollin (Pathways to Artistry Repertoire 1) R

Bagatelle by Catherine Rollin(Pathways to Artistry Repertoire 1) C

The Ogre and the Elf by Catherine Rollin (Pathways to Artistry Repertoire 1) R

Rondino by Catherine Rollin (Pathways to Artistry Repertoire 1) C

5 Variations on a Happy Theme by Catherine Rollin (Pathways to Artistry Repertoire 1) C

Fiesta from (Alfred Recital Bk 2)

Divertimento in D by Willard Palmer (Alfred Recital Bk 2)C

Come and Dance the Polka from (Alfred Recital Bk 2)

Hoedown from  (Alfred Recital Bk 2)

Rondo from (Alfred Recital Bk 2)

Toymakers Dance from  (Alfred Recital Bk 2)

Bell Song from  (Alfred Recital Bk 2)

Rockin' on 6 from  (Alfred Recital Bk 2)

Bourree and Musette from (Alfred Recital Bk 2)

Tango Staccato from (Alfred Recital Bk 2)

Mini Sonatina in C (all 3 movements) by Jane Smisor Bastian (Three Mini Sonatinas)

Cool Strut by Randall Faber (Play Time Rock and Roll 1)

Dr Rockit (Play Time Rock and Roll 1)

Bubble Gum Rock  by Randall Hartsell (Something Special 1) no video

Old West Rodeo by Jane Smisor Bastien (Bastien Performance 2)

Tiger Chase  by Jane Smisor Bastien (Bastien Performance 2)

Silver Buglesby Jane Smisor Bastien (Bastien Performance 2)

The King's Court by Jane Smisor Bastien (Bastien Performance 2) 2#s

Reindeer Rock by Jane Smisor Bastien (Bastien Performance 2) 2#s

Flamenco Dancer by Jane Smisor Bastien (Bastien Performance 2) 3#s challenge

Moon Creatures  by Jane Smisor Bastien (Bastien Performance 2)3#s challenge

Square Dance Tune by Jane Smisor Bastien (Bastien Performance 2) 4#s challenge

Rock Band by Jane Smisor Bastien (Bastien Performance 2)

JAZZY/RAGTIME YouTube Playlist LE Lively Modern

Ragtime on Parade by Melody Bober (A Perfect 10 Book 2)

Electric Blues - (In Recital with Jazz, Rags and Blues by Helen Marlais)

Ragtag Rag- (In Recital with Jazz, Rags and Blues by Helen Marlais)

Rockin' the Blues- (In Recital with Jazz, Rags and Blues by Helen Marlais)

Ice Cream Rag- (In Recital with Jazz, Rags and Blues by Helen Marlais)

Un Viento Caliente- (In Recital with Jazz, Rags and Blues by Helen Marlais)

Awesome by Lee Evans (Color Me Jazz Bk1)

Un Poco Espanol by Lee Evans (Color Me Jazz Bk1)

Jazzy by Kevin Costley (FJH Federation Favorites Book 2)

Dalmation Rag by Nancy Faber (ChordTime:Ragtime and Marches2B)

Raincoat Rag by Nancy Faber (ChordTime:Ragtime and Marches2B)

Jazz Groove by Lee Evans (Color Me Jazz Bk1) no video

Jam Session by Lee Evans (Color Me Jazz Bk1)

Boogie-Woogie Blast by Lee Evans (Color Me Jazz Bk1) no video

Wash Day Boogie  from (Alfred Recital Bk 2)

Shaggy Dog Bop by Nancy Faber (Play Time Rock and Roll 1)

Rocket Boogie by Jane Simsor Bastien  (Bastien Performance 2) 

CLASSIC PIANO LITERATURE OR STYLE

Late Elementary Baroque Music 

Calm/Slower YT Playlist BC Calm

Ancient Dance/German Dance by Michael Praetorious - (Faber Prep Piano Lit, Bachus Prep Classics) B

Roundelay by Joachim van den Hove (Rollin-Pathways to Artistry Masterworks 1) B

Echo Dance by Philip Hainhofer (Nancy Bachus Prep Classics) B

Lively YT Playlist BC Lively

Little Minuet by Jean-Nicolas Geoffroy (Nancy Bachus Prep Classics) B

Allemande by Johann Hermann Schein (Snell Essential Piano Rep. 1) B

Minuet by Georg Phillip Telemann (Snell Essential Piano Rep. 1) B

Gavotte by Georg Phillip Telemann (Snell Essential Piano Rep. 1) B

Minuet by Jean-Philippe Rameau (Snell Essential Piano Rep. 1) B

Canario by Joachim Van der Hofe (Faber Piano Lit 1) B

Late Elementary Classical Music

Calm YT Playlist BC Calm/Stately

Minuet by James Hook (Snell Essential Piano Rep. 1, Faber Piano Lit 1) C

Dance by Daniel Gottlob Turk (Snell Essential Piano Rep. 1) C

Morning Song by Anton Diabelli (Snell Essential Piano Rep. 1) C

Lively YT Playlist BC Lively

Etude in C Op. 823 No. 11 by Carl Czerny  (Rollin-Pathways to Artistry Masterworks 1)C

The General's March/Classical Dance by Alexander Reinagle (Rollin-Pathways to Artistry MW 1, A Perfect 10 Book 2) C

George Washington's Minuet by Alexander Reinagle (Rollin-Pathways to Artistry Masterworks 1)C

Sonatina Moderato by C.H. Wilton (Faber Prep Piano Lit) C

Sonatina Minuet by C.H. Wilton (Faber Prep Piano Lit) C

Allegretto by Alexander Reinagle (Nancy Bachus Prep Classics) C

Quadrille by Joseph Haydn (Snell Essential Piano Rep. 1) C

Minuet by JC Bach (Snell Essential Piano Rep. 1) C

Minuet by Alexander Reinagle (Snell Essential Piano Rep. 1) C

Bagatelle by Anton Diabelli (Snell Essential Piano Rep. 1)  C

Late Elementary Romantic Music

Calm YT Playlist LE Calm RMR

Romance by Heinrich Wohlfahrt  (Nancy Bachus Prep Classics) R

Echoes by Louis Kohler - (Faber Prep Piano Lit) R

Melody by Ferdinand Beyer - (Faber Prep Piano Lit) R

Melodic Tune by Louis Kohler (Jane Magrath Masterwork Classics 1&2) R

Andantino by Louis Kohler (Jane Magrath Masterwork Classics 1&2) R

Waltz of the Young by Louis Kohler (Jane Magrath Masterwork Classics 1&2) R

Brave Knight by Moritz Vogel (Jane Magrath Masterwork Classics 1&2) R

Little Waltz by Cornelius Gurlitt (Nancy Bachus Prep Classics) R

Petite Music Box by Cornelius Gurlitt (Rollin-Pathways to Artistry Masterworks 1) R

The Harp by Ludwig Schytte (Snell Essential Piano Rep. 1) R 6/8

Flower in Springtime by Kaspar Jacob Bischoff (Jane Tan Rep L1 V1)

Lively YT Playlist LE Lively R

Melody in G by Friedrich Baumfelder (Rollin-Pathways to Artistry Masterworks 1) R-S

5 Note Sonatina  by Oscar Bolck - (Faber Gold * Perf 2A and Faber Prep Piano Lit) R

Country Dance by Heinrich Wohlfahrt (Exploring Piano Classics Prep Nancy Bachus) R

Folk Dance by Bela Bartok (Exploring Piano Classics Prep Nancy Bachus) R

Country Ride by Louis Kohler - (Faber Prep Piano Lit) R

The Hero's March by Moritz Vogel - (Faber Prep Piano Lit) R

Circle Dance by Ferdinand Beyer - (Faber Prep Piano Lit, Snell Essential Piano Rep. 1) R

Ponies by Joseph Low - Faber Prep Piano Lit) R

Dance by Cornelius Gurlitt  (Jane Magrath Masterwork Classics 1&2) R

Anyone Home by Cornelius Gurlitt  (Jane Magrath Masterwork Classics 1&2) R

Royal/Trumpet Fanfare by Cornelius Gurlitt (A Perfect 10 Book 2, Rollin-Pathways to Art MW1)) R

Allegretto by Cornelius Gurlitt  (Rollin-Pathways to Artistry Masterworks 1) R

Copy Me! Op 117 No 9 by Cornelius Gurlitt (Rollin-Pathways to Artistry Masterworks 1) R

Song in G Op 218 No 20 by Louis Kohler (Rollin-Pathways to Artistry Masterworks 1) R

Play with Me by Hermann Berens (Rollin-Pathways to Artistry Masterworks 1) R

March in C by Ernst Kohler (Rollin-Pathways to Artistry Masterworks 1) R

The Teasing Game by Cornelius Gurlitt  (Rollin-Pathways to Artistry Masterworks 1) R

Playful Etude/The ChaseOp 17 No 6 by Felix Le Couppey (Rollin-Pathways to Artistry MW 1) R

Etude in am by Louis Kohler (Snell Essential Piano Rep. 1) R

Scherzo by Ludwig Schytte (Snell Essential Piano Rep. 1) R

Late Elementary Modern/Contemporary Music

Slower/Expressive YouTube Playlist LE Calm RMR

Canzonetta in A Minor by Geza Horvath  (Rollin-Pathways to Artistry Masterworks 1)M

A Dialogue by Bela Bartok (Rollin-Pathways to Artistry Masterworks 1) M

Moderato No 5 by Bela Bartok  (Nancy Bachus Prep Classics) M

Moderato No 6/A Tall Tale by Bela Bartok (Jane Tan Solo Rep Level 1 V1)

The Shepherd Pipes by Tat'iana Salutrinskaya (Nancy Bachus Prep Classics) M

Faster/Exciting YouTube Playlist LE Lively Modern

Light and Dark by Dmitri Kabalevsky (Jane Magrath Masterwork Classics 1&2) M

A Little Porcupine by  Dmitri Kabalevsky (Jane Magrath Masterwork Classics 1&2) M

A Little Dance by Dmitri Kabalevsky (Jane Magrath Masterwork Classics 1&2) M

Russian Dance by Alexander Goedicke (Jane Magrath MWC 1, Rollin-Pathways to Artistry MW 1) M

The Brave Knight by Wilhelm Moritz Vogel (Rollin-Pathways to Artistry Masterworks 1) M

Folk Dance No 6 by Bela Bartok (Nancy Bachus Prep Classics) M

More Piano Festival Music Samples:

Piano Festival Samples Beginner Level 1 Blue

Piano Festival Samples Elementary Level 2 Purple

Piano Festival Samples Late Elementary Level 3 Yellow

Piano Festival Samples Early Intermediate Level 4 Green

Piano Festival Samples Intermediate Level 5 Red