Snell divides his residence between Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Bath, England. BELWIN MASTER SOLOS and BELWIN MASTER DUETS composed, edited, or arranged by Keith Snell Each volume of the Belwin Master Solos or Belwin Master Duets. Snell gratefully acknowledges those teachers who have had the biggest influence on his piano playing: his mother, Carol Cyr, who gave him his first lessons and was an ever present source of guidance and support Maria Clodes, Professor of Piano at Boston University and John Perry, Professor of Piano at the University of Southern California. The exploration of repertoire written for the hand with which he has the most freedom has become an intensely gratifying new journey of music making. However, becoming a passionate proponent of piano music for the left hand alone has surprised no one more than Mr. Snell does not yet feel the same ease in the right hand of his early years. By degrees, he began performing again with both hands. Keith Snell Series sheet music book by Keith Snell. Snell began to pursue physical therapies which give more freedom to those affected by focal dystonia. Shop and Buy Piano Repertoire: Romantic & 20th Century, Level 5 sheet music. He has given over 400 workshops, clinics, and master classes, sharing his experience and expertise with piano teachers throughout the United States, Canada, and the Far East. In the summers, Keith teaches at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute as the Assistant Director of the Young Artist Piano Program. Snell has nearly 150 titles published by the Kjos Music Company, and he has been the producer of more than 35 CDs of piano music created specifically for students. The addition of chord changes allows for the opportunity of performance with a jazz rhythm section as an option.
Teaching has inspired him to produce a wealth of instructional materials for piano students. An eclectic collection of challenging and fun Jazz-inspired duets for the adventurous flute/ clarinet duo who would like a diversion from the more established repertoire of duets available. Snell began to re-focus his energies with even more vigor on his teaching career. Snell was finding it increasingly difficult to meet the demands of performing, and in 1988 he withdrew from his professional life as a pianist. Diagnosed with focal dystonia in the right hand, Mr. Unfortunately, by 1986, signs of an overuse injury were beginning to hamper the refinement of Mr. The appropriately graded levels ensure steady and thorough progress as pianists advance in their study of the baroque, classical, and romantic styles.Compact Disc Recordings, performed by pianist Diane Hidy, are included in each.
By 21, he had had many of the typical experiences of a prodigy: contest wins, professional engagements, and world class teachers.īy 25, with an international contest First Prize, a formal London debut, an internationally best-selling CD, and a contract with Columbia Artist Management, everything seemed on track for someone who would be spending a significant portion of his life on the concert stage. Essential Piano Repertoire provides piano students with carefully chosen collections of the very best keyboard literature from the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries. As a child, Keith Snell showed many of the typical traits associated with prodigies: abundant musical gifts coupled with a desire and aptitude for performance.
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