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It’s Sunday Again

November 1, 2020
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Halloween Music 2020

October 31, 2020
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Catacombs from Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns Dies Irae Dreams of a Witches’ Sabbath from Symphonie fantastique by Hector Berlioz Funeral March of a Marionette by Charles Gounod In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg Jaws by John Williams Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky The Addams Family The […]

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It’s Halloween: Toccata and Fugue in d minor by J.S Bach

October 31, 2020
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  Johann Sebastian Bach’s towering monument of organ music, with its deep sense of foreboding, will forever be associated with Halloween. This is arranged for very easy piano in PIano Maestro. Get a free copy of the sheet music at IMSLP or borrow a copy from the O’Connor Music Studio.  I have this arranged for organ, piano, […]

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Halloween Music: Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky

October 29, 2020
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Night on Bald Mountain refers to a series of compositions by Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881). Inspired by Russian literary works and legend, Mussorgsky composed a “musical picture”, St. John’s Eve on Bald Mountain on the theme of a witches’ sabbath occurring on St. John’s Eve, which he completed on that very night, June 23, in 1867. Interestingly, […]

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Halloween Music: Funeral March of a Marionette by Charles Gounod

October 28, 2020
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The Funeral March of a Marionette (Marche funèbre d’une marionnette) is a short piece by Charles Gounod. It was written in 1872 for solo piano and orchestrated in 1879. It is perhaps best known as the theme music for the television program Alfred Hitchcock Presents, which originally aired from 1955 to 1965. In 1871-72, while […]

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Halloween Music: Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns

October 26, 2020
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Danse macabre, Op. 40, is a tone poem for orchestra, written in 1874 by French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. It started out in 1872 as an art song for voice and piano with a French text by the poet Henri Cazalis, which is based on an old French superstition. In 1874, the composer expanded and reworked […]

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Halloween Music: Dreams of a Witches’ Sabbath

October 25, 2020
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The final movement is the best known part of the symphony, thanks to its use in the Julia Roberts movie, Sleeping With The Enemy. It features a four-part structure, which Hector Berlioz described in his own program notes from 1845 as follows: “He sees himself at a witches’ Sabbath, in the midst of a hideous gathering […]

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Halloween Music: Dies Irae

October 24, 2020
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  Although not technically a “halloween piece” this very old Gregorian Chant (from the 300s!) is used in a lot of music that sounds spooky.  Dies Irae is a Latin term that means “Day of Wrath”. The words of Dies irae have often been set to music as part of a Requiem service. In some […]

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Halloween Music: The Purple People Eater

October 19, 2020
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    Parents might remember this one – or their grandparents!  No one else has captured a monster quite so groovy as the one-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater.  This is available for students to play in the Halloween Songbook (Easy Piano). The original, by Sheb Wooley   From the movie, Contact, by Jimmy Buffet […]

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Halloween Music: Jaws

October 17, 2020
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Nearly everyone can figure out the first 2 notes to this spooky piece – just play the B and C notes really low on your keyboard!  It doesn’t seem logical that just two notes could cause such a sense of foreboding, but John Williams managed it. His soundtrack to Spielberg’s Jaws has been keeping people […]

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Mrs. O’Connor is a music teacher with over 30 years experience teaching both privately and as a music teacher in the public school system.
I teach piano, organ, electric keyboard, ear training and music theory to students of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.
I am a certified Joytunes Teacher (Piano Maestro).
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    A welcome collection of piano transcriptions made by the composer himself, featuring eight of his best-loved choral pieces spanning the last 40 years. Designed for pianists at early intermediate level, the collection provides skilful and approachable arrangements of classics such as 'The Lord bless you and keep you', 'All things bright and beautiful', and 'For […]
  • 🎹 The 40 Most-Streamed Disney Songs: Easy Piano Songbook
    Beginning pianists will love learning to play the Disney songs they stream most frequently! This impressive 264-page collection features 40 songs in accessible easy piano arrangements with lyrics, including: Beauty and the Beast * Hakuna Matata * How Far I'll Go * I See the Light * Let It Go * Love Is an Open […]
  • 💐 Easter Hymn: Thine Be the Glory
    More than 400 United Methodists from around the world have joined in singing the favorite Easter hymn “Thine Be the Glory.” Even in the midst of the pandemic, church members can celebrate Christ’s resurrection together.
  • 💐 Happy Easter!
  • ❌ Why Bi-weekly Lessons Don’t Work
    Now and then, our studio gets asked if we offer bi-weekly lessons. I mean, doesn’t it make sense that if you take lessons every other week, you have half the number of trips into the studio, you have double the amount of time to practice, and you can save some money, right? WRONG.
  • 🥸 April Fool’s!
  • 👀 A New Practice Piece
    I have a copy of this music (Faerie’s Aire and Death Waltz) if anyone is interested in playing it!
  • 🎹 Is Your Tune Piano in Tune?
    When it comes to tuning, every piano is different, even two pianos of the same style and make are different, and the humidity of the room makes a big difference, he said. High humidity causes the sound board to swell, stretching the strings and causing the pitch to go sharp, while low humidity has the […]
  • 🎹 Happy Piano Day!
    Piano Day, an annual worldwide event founded by a group of like-minded people, takes place on the 88th day of the year – in 2021 it’s the 29th March – because of the number of keys on the instrument being celebrated.
  • 🎹 Sounds of Spain , Bk 1: 7 Colorful Early Intermediate to Intermediate Piano Solos in Spanish Styles
    The fiery bravado of a matador . . . the intense passion of a singing troubadour . . . the grace and beauty of a spirited senorita . . . these striking images of Spain permeate this grouping of early intermediate and intermediate piano solos, making a lasting impression on all who hear or perform […]
  • 🌴 Music for Palm Sunday
    This hymn for Palm Sunday was originally written in French as “Les rameaux” originally published in 1864 by French art collector, operatic baritone and composer Jean-Baptiste Fauré (1830–1914). Jean-Baptiste Fauré should not be confused with French composer, organist, pianist and teacher Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) who composed a world-famous Requiem and other works.
  • 🎹 An Intermediate Performance Companion For Pop Studies 3
    An Intermediate Performance Companion For Pop Studies 3: The WunderKeys Essential Piano Collection follows An Intermediate Performance Companion For Pop Studies 2 and is composed for students working in a level 4/ early level 5 method book. It contains piano solos in the keys of Eb Major, C Minor, E Major, C# Minor, Ab Major, […]
  • 🎹 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman," K. 265
    This scholarly edition by Maurice Hinson of Mozart's famous theme and variations on the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" includes historic material, performance suggestions, and other helpful information.

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