Spring Recital 2022

Welcome to Mr. Reilly’s Spring Recital info page. I’m hoping that this can answer any questions you or your child might have about the upcoming recital for all of my younger students. Please call, email, or text if any other questions come up! What: A springtime piano recital and reception.When: Saturday, May 14th, 2022, 2-4pm […]

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Ravel Variation

Here’s another transcription of a sweet and tender violin and piano duet. It’s Ravel Variation, played by Esther Abrami and Iyad Sughayer. Based off of Ravel’s Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19, this piece captures the beautiful opening melody of Ravel’s famous piano piece in a very unique and beautiful way. Like all transcriptions, […]

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Mo’ Better Blues

Here’s a transcription I did of Gordon Webster’s version of Mo’ Better’ Blues. Fun to play, a nice and easy chord progression that is simple and soulful. Some of the rhythms are tricky in the solo section, but using the recording as a guide, they aren’t too bad to learn. Download, play along, or just […]

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Music for a Found Harmonium

Had a student want to learn this wonderful piece on piano. Originally it was written for, well, a harmonium by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, but why not play it on a piano? I can’t recall the first time I heard this piece, but certainly it makes me remember the last scene in the movie Napoleon Dynamite. That […]

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