Composers and Authors

Solo piano.  Level 2 - 3 (cross-over to  4)

This is a collection of kidspirational works for solo piano – inspired by kids for kids both big and little

They are designed to be used as performance pieces to further develop and consolidate sound technical and pedagogical concepts through use of patterning.  The book encompasses varying keys, styles and genres of music which embrace both lyricism and dissonance. 

Composed 2021

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• Kidspiration - Book  3- sheet music

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• 1. Boppin' Along
  
• 2. Demons, Goblins, Ghouls
  3. Mystic Kingdom
  4. Legend of the Dragon
  5. Drums in the Distance
  6. Of Ancient Times
  7. Knights Arise
  8, Raindrops
  9. Mongoose on the March
  10. Into the Unknown
  11. Roses for Katie

ISMN 97906731410851
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• Let's Play It Together - sheet music

• Horses
• March of the Fire Ants
• Womba-Diddle-Dee
• Roses for Katie
• Wattle Fairies
• We Like ...
• Surfer Chicks
• Beating Drums

ISMN 9790720151434
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• Let's Play it Together - Book 2 - sheet music

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• Potanda, Potando
• Horses
• Beating Drums
• March of the Ent's Decree

ISMN 9790720151595
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Voice and piano, c.5'20.  Suggested grade 6.

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• Like Horses - sheet music and audio

ISMN 9790720146867
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A collection piano duets for advance level.

A delightful collaboration between the composers - Joanne Burrows, Ann Carr-Boyd, Jocelyn E Kotchie, Learne Faint, Keyna Wilkins and Brennan Keats. 
Commissioned 2019

Most of the piano duets reflect aspects of the Australian landscape. The duets which, range in difficulty, are accessible to the advanced level piano student (grades 7/8 & AMusA). A selection of these duets, performed and recorded live on May 4^th, 2021, by piano teachers on staff at the Riverina Conservatorium, can be viewed using this link:
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJzpnfB_wK4

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• Made in Australia - sheet music

 ISMN 9790673140660

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Solo piano, c.7'15  . Certificate level

This poetic Neo Romantic soundscape showcases beautiful intertwining melodies which weave hypnotically between the hands. Featuring haunting melodic lines, syncopation, additive rhythms, rich chordal play, sparkling runs and so much more.

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• Night Shadows Dancing - sheet music
• audio

ISMN 9790720227061
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Solo piano, c.5'20.   Level of difficulty grade 8

This a hauntingly beautiful piece in Neo Romantic Style featuring a running arpeggiated bass, poignant melody, rich chordal progressions and additive rhythms.  Subtle use of rubato and pedal is required throughout.

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• Of Another Space and Time - sheet music
• audio

ISMN 9790720227078
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Beginner to Grade 3

48 piano works by Wirripang-published, Australian composers. 

New repertoire for Piano Progressions was commissioned from Australian male and female composers to celebrate 10 years since the release of Wirripang Australian Piano Anthology in 2011. The first anthology consisted of three books, with 46 new works from Grade One to Diploma level. The success of this publication had led to two Australian Women Composers’ Anthologies in 2015 and 2019 and a third in 2021, all aiming at intermediate-to-advanced piano students. The feedback from teachers indicated the need for more repertoire at beginner-to-intermediate level, resulting in the two books of Piano Progressions that provide fresh teaching materials from Preliminary to Grade 6 level.

Especially written and selected for this volume as edited by Katie Zhukov

• Preliminary grade
• Big Ben Calls – Brennan Keats
• Little Starfish/Little Bluefish – Brennan Keats
• Happy Cats – Yvonne Barton-Leach
• Happy Days – Mark Matthews
• Kangaroo Jazz – Joanne Burrows
• Dusky Bells 1 – Ann Carr-Boyd
• Dusky Bells 2 – Ann Carr-Boyd
• At Home Again Blues – Joanne Burrows
• Tenderly – Simone Lobbia
• Murrumbidgee Deep – Joanne Burrows  
• Rainbows and Sunshowers – Learne Faint
• Windy Weather – Joanne Burrows
• Rock Riff – Amanda Handel
• Skecher Shuffle – Mark Matthews
• Leap-Frog ? Tip-Toad – Graeme Wright Denniss
• Kangaroos – Carolyn Morris
• The Woodpecker – Brett McKern
• Chester Chicken’s Afternoon Stroll – Jocelyn E Kotchie
• Grade 1
• The Beanie Boo Bounce – Mark Matthews
• Suspended – Simone Lobbia
• March of the Fire Ants – Jocelyn E Kotchie
• River of Dreams – Michael Hannan
• Lilia Prima – Robert Burrell
• River Stones – Nicole Murphy
• M.I.A. – Mark Matthews 
• Low Tide – Jennifer Trynes
• Play for Pleasure – Betty Beath
• Letting go … – Mark Matthews
  
• Reverie – Simone Lobbia 
• Grade 2
• Morning Calm – Brennan Keats
• Melody from the Fridge – John D’Arcy
• A Little Waltz for Sara – Ann Carr-Boyd
• Bag Walk – John D’Arcy
• Head in the Clouds – Amanda Handel
• Happy Daze – Carolyn Morris
• Gum Tree Waltz – Joanne Burrows
• Phantom of the Pyramid – Amanda Handel
• Rainbow Lori – Jocelyn E Kotchie
• Tripping Lightly – Phillip Wilcher
• Reflections in the Looking Glass – Tania Owens
• Rockin’ Sonatina – Joanne Burrows
• Suave – Jennifer Trynes
• Misty Morning – Joanne Burrows
• Grade 3 (transitioning)
• A Sedate Little Waltz – Ann Carr-Boyd
• B for Bass – Graeme Wright Denniss
• Bright ‘n’ Breezy – John Martin
• The Time Traveller – Jocelyn E Kotchie 
• Catherine – John D’Arcy

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Piano Progressions Anthology One - sheet music

and YouTube links
Listen to the following selection of pieces from both Anthologies One and Two performed by students of Riverina Conservatorium of Music, Wagga Wagga, courtesy RCM.

Sample recital performance:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgaRmjSkoKE

A Little Waltz for Sara (Ann Carr-Boyd)
Bag Walk (John D'Arcy)
Chester Chicken's Afternoon Stroll (Jocelyn E Kotchie)
The Beanie Boo Bounce (Mark Matthews)
Phantom of the Pyramid (Amanda Handel)
Melody from the Fridge (John D'Arcy)
Tripping Lightly (Phillip Wilcher)
Reverie (Simone Lobbia)
Promise of Hope (Learne Faint)

ISMN 9790720231570

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Grades 3 to 6

32 piano works by Wirripang-published, Australian composers. 

New repertoire for Piano Progressions was commissioned from Australian male and female composers to celebrate 10 years since the release of Wirripang Australian Piano Anthology in 2011. The first anthology consisted of three books, with 46 new works from Grade One to Diploma level. The success of this publication had led to two Australian Women Composers’ Anthologies in 2015 and 2019 and a third in 2021, all aiming at intermediate-to-advanced piano students. The feedback from teachers indicated the need for more repertoire at beginner-to-intermediate level, resulting in the two books of Piano Progressions that provide fresh teaching materials from Preliminary to Grade 6 level.

Especially written and selected for this volume as edited by Katie Zhukov

• Grade 3
• Baby Prelude No 1 - Thomas McConochie
• Darling boy - Jennifer Trynes
• No Rain Blues - Joanne Burrows
• Sunny Daze - Carolyn Morris
• Yarraldool - Ann Carr-Boyd
• Wistful Waltz - John Martin
• Early Morning - Glenn Dixon
• Allegretto - Brett McKern
• Grade 4
• Butterfly Dreams  - Jocelyn E Kotchie
• Promise of Hope - Learne Faint
• Dappled Light - Robert Burrell
• The Winter Moon - Mark Matthews
• A Little Blue Music - Joanne Burrows
• Skippy the Swamp Wallaby - Ann Carr-Boyd
• Sunset Serene - Mark Matthews
• The Flying Car - Diana Blom
• Blue Funk  - John D’Arcy
• Greetings - Betty Beath
• Far Away and Long Ago - Rob Stove
• Grade 5
• Passage - Nicole Murphy
• Lost for words - Mark Matthews
• Courtly Dance - Graeme Wright Denniss
• Prelude I - Betty Beath
• Prelude II - Betty Beath
• A Little Song - May Howlett
• Now and Then - Brett McKern
• Grade 6
• Industrial Workers - Glenn Dixon
• Beach House Blues - Amanda Handel
• Summer Lightning Storm - Brennan Keats
• Jack Russell Rag - John Martin
• The Liquid Light She Spills - Phillip Wilcher
• The Trunkey Creek Blues - Ann Carr-Boyd

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Piano Progressions Anthology Two - sheet music

and YouTube links

Listen to the following selection of pieces from both Anthologies One and Two performed by students of Riverina Conservatorium of Music, Wagga Wagga, courtesy RCM.

Sample recital performance:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgaRmjSkoKE

A Sedate Little Waltz (Ann Carr-Boyd)
Dappled Light (Robert Burrell)
Blue Funk (John D'Arcy)
Far Away, Long Ago (R J Stove)
Phantom of the Pyramid (Amanda Handel)
Melody from the Fridge (John D'Arcy)
Trunky Creek Blues (Ann Carr-Boyd)
Sunset Serene (Mark Matthews)
Promise of Hope (Learne Faint)

ISMN 9790720231587

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The Lamington National Park in Queensland was inspiration for this poignant soundscape which encapsulates the visual splendour and personal reflections of this stunning landscape at the commencement and closing of the day.
Composed 2018

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• Reflections Dawn and Dusk - sheet music
• Dawn - audio, c.5'20
• Dusk - audio, c.4'00

ISMN 9790720214504
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This is a collection of lyrical works for solo piano. All have been well received by various examiners and examining bodies, when used as extra pieces for the grade levels indicated.
They are designed to be played in order to introduce and develop sound technical and pedagogical concepts through use of patterning. The book encompasses varying styles of music which are driven by melody.
Composed 2018

• The Jazzy Dragon, Grade 1, Etude, C major, c.1.00  and audio      
• Day Dreams, Grade 2,Waltz, E minor, c.1.45 and audio
• Celtic Moments, Grade 2 , Modern Romantic, C major, c.1.15 and audio   
• Echoes Of You, Grade 3, Etude, Lydian Mode, c.2.05 and audio
• Pictures In My Mind, Grade 3, Modern Romantic, Aeolian Mode, c.2.22 and audio
• Spanish Winds, Grade 3, Rhapsody, A minor, c.1.50 and audio
• Spirits Run Free, Grade 4, Modern Romantic, Aeolian Mode, c.2.08  and audio       
• Shadowing Flowers, Grade 4, Modern Romantic, D minor, c.2.14 and audio

Alternative keys are available as download (see below)

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• Simply Lyrical Book 1 - sheet music

ISMN 9790720214528
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This is a collection of lyrical works for solo piano. All have been well received by various examiners and examining bodies, when used as extra pieces for the grade levels indicated.
They are designed to be played in order to introduce and develop sound technical and pedagogical concepts through use of patterning. The book encompasses varying styles of music which are driven by melody.
Composed 2018

• Spanish Winds, Grade 4, Rhapsody, G minor, c.1.50
• Moonlight In Her Hair, Grade 5, Modern Romantic, C minor, c.2.05           
• Petite Rhapsody, Grade 5/6, Rhapsody, F minor, c.3.15
• Celtic Moments, Grade 6, Modern Romantic, Ab Major, c.1.45
• Opalescent Waters, Grade 6, Etude, F major, c.3.00
• Innocence Lost, Grade 6/7, Mod. Romantic Etude, A minor, c.6.00
• Roses For Katie, Grade 7, Modern Romantic, F major, c.3.45

Alternative keys are available as download (see below)

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• Simply Lyrical Book 2 - sheet music

ISMN 9790720214535
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