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

Demos

Barre

1

Warm-Up

Monochrome

2+64 bars

mod. 2/4 - 1:56

2

Plies

Alaniña Adage

4+64 bars

slow 3/4 - 2:00

3

Battements Tendus

Russian Steppes

2+32 bars

mod. 4/4 - 1:05

4

Battements Glisses / Frappes

Arcade Games

4+32 bars

fast  2/4 - 0:36

5

Ronds de Jambes

Singing Creek

4+64 bars

mod. 3/4 - 1:44

6

Ronds en L'air

Baroque Style

4+64 bars

fast 3/4 - 1:17

7

Petits Battements

Bike Riding

2+32 bars

fast 2/4 - 0:53

8

Retires / Adage

French Waltz II

4+64 bars

mod. 3/4 - 1:42

9

Grands Battements

Cavalcade

4+16 bars

mod. 4/4 - 0:36

10

Stretch / Adage

Nu-Age Adage

2+32 bars

slow 3/4 - 1:43

Center-Adage

11

Ports de Bras

Silver Lining

4+32 bars

mod. 3/4 - 0:55

12

Centre Tendus / Pirouettes

Circus Ragtime

2+32 bars

mod. 3/4 - 0:59

13

Adage

Elevation

1+32 bars

slow 12/8 - 2:49

14

Adage

Vampires in the Woods

4+32 bars

slow 4/4 - 1:44

15

Pirouettes

Proud Waltz

4+64 bars

mod. 3/4 - 1:28

16

Waltz

The Wanderer

4+64 bars

mod. 6/8 - 2:23

17

Sautes

Sailor's Hornpipe

2+16 bars

 fast 2/4- 0:22

18

Echappes

Jumping Jalopies

2+16 bars

fast 2/4 - 0:23

19

Petit Allegro

Pixie Dance

4+64 bars

fast 6/8 - 1:21

20

Petit Allegro

Flying Kites

4+64 bars

mod. 6/8 - 1:59

21

Petit Allegro

Mouses' March

4+64 bars

fast 6/8 - 1:12

22

Coda

Spinning Tops

4+64 bars

fast 2/4 - 1:01

23

Grand Allegro

Big Waltz

4+64 bars

fast 3/4 - 1:08

24

Reverence

Reverence II

1+8  bars

mod. 3/4 - 0:31

Bonus Tracks

25

(Performance Piece)

Monochrome

2+96 bars

mod. 2/4 - 2:49

26

Ronds De Jambes

Singing Creek

4+96 bars

mod. 3/4 - 2:32

27

Grands Battements

Cavalcade

2+32 bars

mod. 4/4 - 1:05

28

Adage

Elevation

2+32 bars

slow 6/8 - 1:42

29

Adage

Vampires in the Woods

4+64 bars

slow 4/4 - 3:13

30

Pirouettes

Proud Waltz

4+32 bars

mod. 3/4 - 0:47

31

Waltz

The Wanderer

4+32 bars

mod. 6/8 - 1:17

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

34

Echappes

Jumping Jalopies

2+32 bars

fast 2/4 - 0:43

35

Petit Allegro

Pixie Dance

4+32 bars

fast 6/8 - 0:42

36

Petit Allegro

Flying Kites

4+32 bars

mod. 6/8 - 1:03

37

Coda

Spinning Tops

4+32 bars

fast 2/4 - 0:33