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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MODERN COMPOSERS

Slower/Expressive Music by Modern Composers:

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)

Fast/Exciting Music by Modern Composers: 

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)

Pirate Gold by W.T. Skye Garcia (A Pirate's Life)

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)

Prima Sonatina by Kevin Olson

Jiggity Jig by Carrie Kraft

Spooks in Step (Melody Bober Solos in Style Book 2)

Street Cat Strut (Melody Bober Solos in Style Book 2)

Siesta Song (Melody Bober Solos in Style Book 2)

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

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

JAZZY/RAGTIME

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)

Jam Session by Lee Evans (Color Me Jazz Bk1)

Boogie-Woogie Blast by Lee Evans (Color Me Jazz Bk1)

CLASSIC PIANO LITERATURE OR STYLE

Late Elementary Baroque Music

Ancient Dance by Michael Praetorious - (Faber Prep Piano Lit) B

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

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

German Dance by Michael Praetorius (Nancy Bachus Prep Classics) B

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

Late Elementary Classical Music

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

The General's March by Alexander Reinagle (Rollin-Pathways to Artistry Masterworks 1) C

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

Classical Dance by Alexander Reinagle  (A Perfect 10 Book 2) 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

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

Late Elementary Romantic Music

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Circle Dance by Ferdinand Beyer - (Faber Prep Piano Lit) R

Ponies by Joseph Low - 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

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

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

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

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

Country Dance by Heinrich Wolhfahrt (Nancy Bachus Prep Classics) R

Romance by Heinrich Wohlfahrt (Nancy Bachus Prep Classics) R

Royal Fanfare by Cornelius Gurlitt (A Perfect 10 Book 2) 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

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

Petite Music Box by Cornelius Gurlitt (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 Op 17 No 6 by Felix Le Couppey (Rollin-Pathways to Artistry Masterworks 1) R

Late Elementary Modern/Contemporary Music

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 Masterwork Classics 1&2) M

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

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

Russian Dance by Alexander Goedicke (Rollin-Pathways to Artistry Masterworks 1) M

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

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

The Shepherd Pipes by Tat'iana Salutrinskaya (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