{"id":11278,"date":"2025-06-28T17:53:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T15:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/megustaelpiano.com\/?p=11278"},"modified":"2025-06-28T19:54:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T17:54:31","slug":"the-willis-student-recital-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/megustaelpiano.com\/en\/the-willis-student-recital-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Willis Student Recital Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I recently received the Student Recital Collection<\/em> book, published by The Willis Music Company<\/strong>, and I wanted to share my impressions of this compilation with you. This book features 40 highly pedagogical pieces that work wonderfully as recital repertoire and, most importantly, students love them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes this publication special is the carefully curated selection of pieces by some of the most important contemporary composers in the Willis catalog, such as William Gillock, Glenda Austin, and Carolyn Miller. These pieces were selected by Andrew Eales from Pianodao<\/a>, who also edited the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another aspect I highly value is the organization of the material into three levels of difficulty, ranging from Grade 1 to Grade 6 (from elementary to early advanced level). Each section is accompanied by a short introduction that provides context for the pieces included and highlights their key pedagogical features for both teachers and students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, I\u2019ll talk about some of my favorite pieces from each level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elementary Level<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This first section consists of 16 pieces: the first 8 pieces are Grade 1, and the remaining 8 pieces are Grade 2. The scores in all sections are carefully edited, making sheet music reading easier for younger students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Grade 1, Morning Dew<\/em> by Carolyn Miller<\/strong> is a gentle melody accompanied by intervals in the left hand and a central section featuring chords in the right hand in root position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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