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Sorry to subscribers for the flood of emails today

By Jonathan Still
June 20, 2020 8:08 pm

A problem with upgrading the theme on my site today caused a whole lot of rather strange emails to be posted to subscribers. Sorry! ...

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Dance Music Playing for ballet class

Appeal for help: cover songs on ballet albums, and classes on YouTube

By Jonathan Still
June 5, 2020 6:52 pm

How does monetizing ballet classes online work, for dancers and musicians? I want to know!

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Music

Stravinsky and the “Summer Moon” foxtrot

By Jonathan Still
May 30, 2020 10:22 pm

Firebird as a Foxtrot? You're kidding, right? No, it happened—and there was nothing Stravinsky could do about it.

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A year of ballet playing cards #39 (KC): “Spanish waltz” medley

By Jonathan Still
May 14, 2020 6:41 pm

What is a Spanish waltz? Is there such a thing? No, but here is one all the same, in case you're asked.

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Dance Music

Andrew Holdsworth and Lockdown Friends: The Same Sun

By Jonathan Still
April 21, 2020 2:59 pm

The Same Sun is a song, written by Andrew Holdsworth and performed by some of the pupils from the school where he has taught ...

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Music Playing for ballet class

Ballet Piano Podcast transcript now available

By Jonathan Still
April 10, 2020 6:29 pm

Want to learn about playing for class in a fun, chatty podcast of experts? Read on to find out where.

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A Year of Ballet Playing Cards Playing for ballet class

A year of ballet playing cards #39 (KC): “Spanish waltz” medley

What is a Spanish waltz? Is there such a thing? No, but here is one all the same, in case you're asked.
A Year of Ballet Playing Cards Playing for ballet class

A year of ballet playing cards #54 (Red Joker): Odalisques from Le Corsaire

Download Odalisques piano score (free PDF) Read more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards It’s that time of year again, ballet summer schools season, when teachers are supposed to tell ...
A Year of Ballet Playing Cards Playing for ballet class

A year of ballet playing cards #38 (QC): Prague Waltzes: Soft, strong and very long.

Download piano sheet music for Prague Waltzes by Dvořak (free pdf) Read more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards When is a waltz not “a waltz”? Most of the time ...
A Year of Ballet Playing Cards Free sheet music for ballet class Music Playing for ballet class

A year of ballet playing cards #37: A grand polonaise by Nápravník

Download the Polonaise by Nápravník (free pdf) Read more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards You’d think that if ballet teachers have a mental model of how a polonaise goes, ...
A Year of Ballet Playing Cards Free sheet music for ballet class Playing for ballet class

A year of playing cards #23: A fruity waltz by Tcherepnin / Cherepnin (10h)

Download Grande valse by Cherepnin—free pdf Read more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards What a difference an e makes: the difference between a grand waltz and a grande valse ...
A Year of Ballet Playing Cards Free sheet music for ballet class Playing for ballet class

A year of playing cards #5: An operatic adage by Dvořák

Download the score of “Song to the Moon” (pdf) Read more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards The curse of the operatic adage I think I only have about three ...
A Year of Ballet Playing Cards Free sheet music for ballet class Playing for ballet class

A year of ballet playing cards #36: A triple meter ballad by Tárrega

Download the free piano score of this Tárrega piece (pdf) Read more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards A Tárrega ballad, the perfect plié music? When I say “perfect” what ...
A Year of Ballet Playing Cards Free sheet music for ballet class Playing for ballet class

A year of ballet playing cards #50: A chameleon-like march by Granados (DJ)

Download the score of the Military March by Granados (pdf, free) Read more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards The march that isn’t a march: one of the perennial problems of music ...
A Year of Ballet Playing Cards Free sheet music for ballet class Playing for ballet class

A year of ballet playing cards #35: A mazurka by Hubay

Download piano score of Hubay’s mazurka (free pdf) Read more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards Slow, mazurka-like exercises from the corner for multiple pirouettes are a staple of all the company ...
A Year of Ballet Playing Cards Free sheet music for ballet class Playing for ballet class

A year of ballet playing cards #53 (Black Joker): Reel from La Sylphide

Download the reel from La Sylphide in piano score (free pdf) Read more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards I promised that I’d be posting a couple of “jokers” in ...