A Note From the Composer
 

" Dancing Keys," my first CD of original piano tailored to the dance class, was a compilation of pieces I had created over the previous 25 years while working as an accompanist.

Following its release I moved to the country - B.C.'s Sunshine Coast - and experienced a creative catharsis that produced more than 50 new compositions over the next 3 years.  Consequently, I've decided to expand "Dancing Keys" into a series of CD recordings and issue this latest music across tow separate discs known simply as colume 2 & 3 of the line.

"Dancing Keys 2," the first release, consists of 24 original solo piano works, plus 13 bonus tracks where some of the pieces are reqorked to fit situations requiring different tempos and durations.  the music has been designed for open classes and there is something for all ages and levels.

This collection contains a wide range of musical influences.  there are shades of Bach in my "BaroqueStyle" piece, hints of a "Twilight" movie soundtrack in "Vampires in the Woods" while "Mouse's March" conjures up images of a theme park parade!  I hope it inspires you, both in the dance class .... and beyond!

Tracks

Exercise

Title

Bars

Tempo & Time

MP3 Demos

Barre

1

Warm-Up

Monochrome

2+64 bars

mod. 2/4 - 1:56

Track 1

2

Plies

Alaniña Adage

4+64 bars

slow 3/4 - 2:00

Track 2

3

Battements Tendus

Russian Steppes

2+32 bars

mod. 4/4 - 1:05

Track 3

4

Battements Glisses / Frappes

Arcade Games

4+32 bars

fast  2/4 - 0:36

Track 4

5

Ronds de Jambes

Singing Creek

4+64 bars

mod. 3/4 - 1:44

Track 5

6

Ronds en L'air

Baroque Style

4+64 bars

fast 3/4 - 1:17

Track 6

7

Petits Battements

Bike Riding

2+32 bars

fast 2/4 - 0:53

Track 7

8

Retires / Adage

French Waltz II

4+64 bars

mod. 3/4 - 1:42

Track 8

9

Grands Battements

Cavalcade

4+16 bars

mod. 4/4 - 0:36

Track 9

10

Stretch / Adage

Nu-Age Adage

2+32 bars

slow 3/4 - 1:43

Track 10

Center-Adage

11

Ports de Bras

Silver Lining

4+32 bars

mod. 3/4 - 0:55

Track 11

12

Centre Tendus / Pirouettes

Circus Ragtime

2+32 bars

mod. 3/4 - 0:59

Track 12

13

Adage

Elevation

1+32 bars

slow 12/8 - 2:49

Track 13

14

Adage

Vampires in the Woods

4+32 bars

slow 4/4 - 1:44

Track 14

15

Pirouettes

Proud Waltz

4+64 bars

mod. 3/4 - 1:28

Track 15

16

Waltz

The Wanderer

4+64 bars

mod. 6/8 - 2:23

Track 16

17

Sautes

Sailor's Hornpipe

2+16 bars

 fast 2/4- 0:22

Track 17

18

Echappes

Jumping Jalopies

2+16 bars

fast 2/4 - 0:23

Track 18

19

Petit Allegro

Pixie Dance

4+64 bars

fast 6/8 - 1:21

Track 19

20

Petit Allegro

Flying Kites

4+64 bars

mod. 6/8 - 1:59

Track 20

21

Petit Allegro

Mouses' March

4+64 bars

fast 6/8 - 1:12

Track 21

22

Coda

Spinning Tops

4+64 bars

fast 2/4 - 1:01

Track 22

23

Grand Allegro

Big Waltz

4+64 bars

fast 3/4 - 1:08

Track 23

24

Reverence

Reverence II

1+8  bars

mod. 3/4 - 0:31

Track 24

Bonus Tracks

25

(Performance Piece)

Monochrome

2+96 bars

mod. 2/4 - 2:49

Track 25

26

Ronds De Jambes

Singing Creek

4+96 bars

mod. 3/4 - 2:32

Track 26

27

Grands Battements

Cavalcade

2+32 bars

mod. 4/4 - 1:05

Track 27

28

Adage

Elevation

2+32 bars

slow 6/8 - 1:42

Track 28

29

Adage

Vampires in the Woods

4+64 bars

slow 4/4 - 3:13

Track 29

30

Pirouettes

Proud Waltz

4+32 bars

mod. 3/4 - 0:47

Track 30

31

Waltz

The Wanderer

4+32 bars

mod. 6/8 - 1:17

Track 31

32

Sautes

Sailor's Hornpipe

2+8 bars

fast 2/4 - 0:13

33

Sautes

Sailor's Hornpipe

2+32 bars

fast 2/4 - 0:41

Track 33

34

Echappes

Jumping Jalopies

2+32 bars

fast 2/4 - 0:43

Track 34

35

Petit Allegro

Pixie Dance

4+32 bars

fast 6/8 - 0:42

Track 35

36

Petit Allegro

Flying Kites

4+32 bars

mod. 6/8 - 1:03

Track 36

37

Coda

Spinning Tops

4+32 bars

fast 2/4 - 0:33

Track 37