What would YOU call a piece of music that can be played by three players, or two, or [sometimes] one? I call my compositions that fit that description One Handed Trios.
The OHT series is music written on three staves, and deisgned for a variety of skill leves. They can all be played by three players – one one or multiple pianos/keyboards.
If you have two players available, one will be playing two staves – either the top two or the bottom two, and the second player is reading the remaining.
SOME of the pieces are playable by one player – although that might take some judicious working around some technical issues. [Need to leave out something? I’m fine with that!]
Some OHT pieces can be played on one instrument by three players who like each other [or can at least tolerate each other.] Sometimes it might be easier to use two instruments – and three, obviosuly, is also possible. Note that this can be ANY combination of piano. keybaords, or other keyboard-based isntruments [melodica or accordian, anyone?]
Have some fun. Be creative!
If you do have a performance you can send me, please do……. and let me know if I may share it with my audience as well.
Printed Music Available
- OHT: “Family”, from The Week BeginsThe One Handed Trio version of “Family”, from the Week Begins album, is now available at JW Pepper, Sheet Music Direct, and Sheet Music Plus. This is a pleasantly challenging piece with consistent syncopation and ...
- OHT: No Problem, from The Week BeginsDid you ever have one of those days when The Boss hands you a task and your first thought is,”No Problem”? That’s what this fun little tune captures. The piece has a rhythmic left hand ...
- “No Problem” sheet music [One Handed Trios version]This OHT version of the tune from The Week Begins evokes that moment when the Boss hands you a task and you know it is a piece of cake, easy-peasy, and absolutely ...
- One Handed Trios – Piano musicYes, it’s a deliberately flexible title! One Handed Trios refers to a continuing set of music with three lines, meant for one to three players. Some will work on one piano or keyboard, and some ...
- One Handed Trios? [Yes, FIVE of them]One Handed Trios are a series of three-line short piano pieces I’ve used in my teaching over the years. I finally got around to officially publishing them – the first 5 are available on SheetMusicDirect and SheetMusicPlus. They look ...
