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A year of ballet playing cards #52 (DK): Slow tendu music

Posted on February 28, 2021 3:31 pm by Jonathan Still
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For those long, slow, school-y tendus for which no music seems suitable, here’s some suitable music. Continue reading →

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A year of ballet playing cards #34: A triple jig medley (8c)

Posted on July 30, 2015 5:20 am by Jonathan Still
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Download the triple jig medley piano score (free pdf)  Read  more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards You may never need this playing card at all. I can’t remember the last time I was asked for a triple jig, but it … Continue reading →

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A year of ballet playing cards #44: A long, jolly polka/galop from Le Diable à quatre (5d)

Posted on February 12, 2015 5:20 am by Jonathan Still
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Download the score of the galop for ballet class (pdf) for free Read more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards Something about this galop for ballet class is so similar to a piece by Shostakovich (I think it’s in Moskva … Continue reading →

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Confessions of an anxious ballet pianist day #25: 9/8

Posted on December 25, 2014 4:59 am by Jonathan Still
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I was tempted to put the ballet-class equivalent of the Holy Family on the 25th of this advent calendar, to finish off the series with a heart-warming sentimental twist that starts “… in spite of all these things that make me anxious, I love playing for ballet, … Continue reading →

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A christmas ballet class #01: Warm-up – Oh come all ye faithful

Posted on December 1, 2013 11:13 pm by Jonathan Still
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As it’s christmas, I’m handing out carols for class, one a day, until Christmas day. Free for you to use in class, but don’t go selling them on street corners or anything. Right click (or Mac: ctrl+click) to download the … Continue reading →

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