Level: Intermediate

Time Signature: 4/4

Key: G Mixolydian

Format: PDF Digital Download

License: Studio, only share with students in your studio.

This piece is dedicated to those who can’t wait to hit the slopes every ski season, especially when there’s fresh powder!

Listen for chair lift rides heading up glistening mountain peaks and skiers racing down steep slopes with twists and turns around moguls.

Rapid descending G Mixolydian scale passages and ascending crossovers require a solid finger plan and an agile technique.

Though somewhat demanding, the repetitive patterns make the piece accessible.

The quick switch of dynamic and tempo changes promises to make this a dramatic showstopper for any holiday festival or recital.

NEW! Powder Run is a “flex” solo!

I coined this term because it seems that around the holidays, we may have good intentions to master a piece by the upcoming recital, and then life gets in the way like Thanksgiving break and illness.

Instead of scrapping the entire piece because of a time crunch, pianists are encouraged to remain flexible and to pick and choose what sections of this rondo-inspired piece to master.

Below are the names for each section.

• A Chairlift 1 (mm 1-4)

• B Downhill Run 1 (mm 5-12)

• B Downhill Run 2 (mm 13-20)

• C Moguls (21-26)

• A Chairlift 2 (27-28)

• D Glisten (mm 29-37)

• A Chairlift 3 (mm 38-39)

• B Downhill Run 3 (mm 40-47)

• Coda Last Run (mm 48-end)

If timing doesn’t allow for a pianist to learn the entire piece, there are options or shortcuts to the end! Use one of those listed below or come up with your own!

Possible Combo #1

• A Chairlift 1 (mm 1-4)

• B Downhill Run 1 (mm 5-12)

• B Downhill Run 2 (mm 13-20)

• A Chairlift 3 (mm 38-39)

• B Downhill Run 3 (mm 40-47)

• Coda Last Run (mm 48-end)

Possible Combo #2

• A Chairlift 1 (mm 1-4)

• B Downhill Run 1 (mm 5-12)

• B Downhill Run 2 (mm 13-20)

• C Moguls (21-26)

• A Chairlift 2 (27-28)

• B Downhill Run 3 (mm 40-47)

• Coda Last Run (mm 48-end)

All Instructions are included with the digital download!

Reminder, this is a STUDIO LICENSE.  You may share this with your students but not anyone outside your studio.

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If you have any questions, please get in touch with me at hello@leilaviss.com