In 2024 I wrote a set of four etudes, two lyrical, and two technical, for the Illinois Music Teachers Association to use for their state-wide auditions. One set is for the senior level, and one is for the junior level.
It was a thrill to be asked, and proved to be an interesting challenge to write pieces that would demonstrate necessary skills in a very short period of time. I wanted to make them interesting to practice (so that students would want to practice), and engaging to hear (since judging these things can prove tiring for the people who are charged with ranking students).
I am particularly thrilled that Matthew Allison is posting tutorials for them on his YouTube page.
I have no idea how to embed "short" videos, but you can hear him play the senior etudes through this link.
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