I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to compose a wide range of solo piano music over the years! Some of these works are technical, virtuosic, and long in duration—ideal for performance by professional concert pianists. But there are also plenty of shorter, less complex pieces in my portfolio that are well-suited for piano students or amateur pianists.
Here’s a list of my piano compositions for students:
Elementary
Music for Self-Isolation – Piano
A poignant and heartfelt piece composed during the pandemic.
RCM Level 3–4
The Isle of Loobienox
A suite of pieces accompanied by a story exploring the whimsical world of the Loobies—a fictional group living on the island of Loobienox.
RCM Level 1–4, with some selections included in the 2022 RCM Syllabus.
Intermediate
You Haven’t Been
A collection of compositions exploring mental health themes.
All pieces—except Diverging Crossroads—are between RCM Level 5–8.
Desolate Heart is a Level 6 selection in the current RCM syllabus.
Classical Scrambles
A reorganization, reordering, and modernization of movements from 4 Classical-period sonatinas (Beethoven, Clementi, Block, Cimarosa).
RCM Level 5–8
Life For Mars
A heartfelt, loop-oriented piece that gradually builds to a heartfelt peak.
RCM Level 7–8
Poverty
A mournful, passionate piece featuring plucked strings at the beginning and end.
RCM Level 7–8
Advanced
More Rivers 6
Minimalist and meditative – a calm flowing of water.
RCM Level 8–9
Working with the Sun
A rhythmic, happy piece that includes placing cardboard on the piano strings to produce a unique tone.
RCM Level 8–9
Almost an Island
A rhythmically driving piece celebrating the great outdoors.
RCM Level 8–9
ZeeZoo Snaps
An expressive piece inspired by an infamous moment in a World Cup Soccer final.
RCM Level 8–9
More Rivers 7
Minimalist, brilliant, and shimmering – a more intense flowing of water.
RCM Level 9–10
Music for Self-Isolation – Piano 2
An energetic and bombastic piece also composed during the pandemic.
RCM Level 9–10
Piano Piece No. 2
Frantic and rhythmically intense, with a raw, barbaric quality.
RCM Level 10–ARCT
I’m confident that piano students of any level can find something in this list that is both motivating and inspiring—while also serving as a valuable tool for skill development. Enjoy the music!
