Helen Marlais
Pianist, Pedagogue, Pedagogical author.
In Book 4, we welcome contributions by Martín Cuéllar (a lyrical etude), David Karp (a Halloween piece and an equal-part duet), and Kevin Costley (an arrangement of America the Beautiful), along with showpieces by Melody Bober and Kevin Olson, who has also arranged a classical theme solo of Offenbach’s Barcarolle. New elements include: sixteenth note...
In Recital® Book 5 opens with an expressive Notturno by Valerie Roth Roubos, affording the chance to demonstrate beautifully sustained legato line, and other accomplishments, learned in earlier books. Equal-part duets by Bober, Olson, and McLean expand the student’s understanding of ensemble play, while four challenging new solos round out the repertoire. Triplets, one and...
Some of the most rewarding In Recital music is here in the final book of Volume One! Melody Bober leads off with a lyrical solo. Kevin Olson then offers a Toccata and Fugue arrangement and later, a jazzy Christmas solo. Ed McLean contributes an equal-part duet arrangement of the Toreador Song, while Martín Cuéllar, David...
Book 1 of In Recital® Vol. Two offers tips on recital preparation, a friendly practice guide and schedule, a checklist for playing before an audience, and “Steps for a Winning Performance,” as part of an ongoing discussion on the art of performance. It features engaging pieces by FJH composers for the early elementary student. Highlights...
Book 2 of In Recital® Vol. Two offers tips on recital preparation, a friendly practice guide and schedule, an “Imagine Your Performance” feature, and an “After the Recital” review, as part of a continuing discussion on the art of performance. New musical concepts are introduced (legato and staccato articulations, crescendo/ decrescendo, ritardando, rests, etc.), and...
Book 3 of In Recital® Vol. Two offers tips on recital preparation, a friendly practice guide and schedule, a “2 weeks, 2 tips” feature, and “Steps for a Winning Performance,” as part of an ongoing discussion on the art of performance. In Book 3, students learn: playing legato and staccato at the same time, blocked...
Book 4 of In Recital® Vol. Two offers tips on recital preparation, a “Preparing for Success” practice guide, a “Creating a Story” feature, and “During and After the Recital,” as part of a progressive discussion on the art of performance. New elements include: sixteenth note patterns, compound meters, inversions of major, minor, and diminished I,...
Book 5 of In Recital® Vol. Two offers tips on recital preparation, a “Calendar for Success” practice guide to set goals, performance strategies for before and the day of the recital, and “Practicing with the Metronome,” as part of a continuing discussion on the art of performance. Triplets, one- and two-octave scale passages, rolled chords,...
Book 6 of In Recital® Vol. Two offers tips on recital preparation, advice on “Managing Performance Jitters,” the “Bull’s Eye” practice strategy, and a guide to “What Makes a Performance Stellar?” as part of an ongoing discussion on the art of performance. New elements include dotted eighths, triplets and sixteenths, scales in tenths, syncopation, jazz...
In Recital® with All-Time Favorites, Book 1 features 13 fabulous pieces edited and performed by Helen Marlais. The outstanding arrangers for this series have created fresh, engaging settings of some of the favorite songs of all time! Some of the titles in Book 1 are: School Days; Yankee Doodle; Hush Little Baby; Camptown Races; Aura...
