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Located in Cheney, Washington, USA

Featuring the life works of Dr. William L. Maxson

His experience in the professional music profession is pronounced. He spent 35 years as a Professor of Music, and was the Commandant of all Air National Guard Bands in the United States of America. He has composed additional works for band, orchestra, piano, harp, and choir all meticulously formatted.

A Critic's Review

Clavier; Dec1997, Vol. 36 Issue 10, p36-36, 1/9p
(S2) Three Dances For Piano by William Maxson is a set of dances with a fresh sound. The pieces, not locked in the typical C or G positions, are more technically demanding than they first appear. For “Piñata Dance,” students need good coordination for the independent lines, position shifts, and displaced rhythms. The etude-like “Turtle Dance” requires a sustained fifth finger under moving five-finger patterns. The star of the collection is “Pony Dance,” whose highly repetitive melody and ostinato, left-hand accompaniment are easy to memorize. Once students have mastered the pattern of extending and contracting the left hand, they will have a great time playing this dance. (Boston, $2.95) M.B.M.

© 1997 The Instrumentalist Publishing Co.
Used with permission