Adagio - JDD2 - Eight 8's (M)

Tango ZCD (Soft Turns) - Sixteen 8's

Adagio - JDF2 - Eight 8's (M)

Adagio LEG36B - 34 - Eight 8's

Tango Adagio - 44 - Sixteen 8's

There was a narrative in my head when I played this in class this morning. I don't remember what it was specifically, but I remember there were three distinct characters.

Tango LEG2 - 44 - Sixteen 8's

Adagio in Aeolian mode - used for Rond de Jambe

Adagio LEG37 - 34 - Eight 8's

This was a free stretch during class. I hadn't done an asymmetric rhythm in a while, so made up this 10/4. (No one noticed.)

Stretch LEG1 - 10 - 4 - Twenty Four 10's

Warmup LEG18 - PreBarre (34) Eight 8's

Music for plies from this morning's open class. A little dissonant, a lot Romantic, and somewhat wistful...

Plies LEG34 - 34 - Sixteen 8's (T)

Alex Kalman pianist
Rosaline Kassel ballet master

Bagrut 2023 Full Exam

From the BPM3 - Ballet Pop Music 3 (Barre & Extras) album.
Available here: https://pianomusicforballet.com/mp3-downloads

Various Storms & Saints (Stretch)

7 Years" is a song by Danish soul-pop band Lukas Graham from their second studio album, Lukas Graham. Here’s my version which will work for a ballet exercise.

7 Years (Battements Tendus)

This is a cover of a track by Ludovico Einaudi's "Seven Days Walking" album.
Here it can be used as warm-up music in a ballet class

Ascent - Day 1 (Warm - Up)

"How Far I'll Go" and its reprise are two musical numbers from Disney's 2016 animated musical feature film Moana. It was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Here's my cover for Ballet Class.

How Far I'll Go (Petit Allegro)

"I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (also known by its censored title "In Ibiza" or its clean title "I Took a Plane to Ibiza") is a song by American singer Mike Posner. Here's my version for ballet class.

In Ibiza (Petit Allegro)

"Space Oddity" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was first released on 11 July 1969 by Philips Records as a 7-inch single, then as the opening track of his second studio album David Bowie. Here's my version for Ballet Class.

Space Oddity (Pliés)

A john Legend cover - re-arranged for your ballet class warm up or pliés.

All Of Me (Warm - Up/ Pliés)

A song for times when you are down because the ballerina you love is gone

Ballerina's Ghost

Composer/pianist specializing in writing for dance,film and TV. Accompanist for Arts Umbrella, Ballet BC & Simon Fraser University. Performed as keyboardist for the rock band "Crowded House" on its 1986 tour of Australia. Owner of www.pianomusicforballet.com. Composer of the Dancing Keys CDs.

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