Now at Alfred.com!

Dear friends,

I am excited to share this news with you! I am so honored to work with Alfred Publishing, and to be able to offer you another way to access Elizabeth Swift Piano music for your students!

Saga Land is a musical adventure inspired by the captivating style of video games. Designed with students in mind, these epic works are easier than typical game music, fitting well in the hands. They invite players to explore an imaginary world filled with epic stories, characters, and places. Each composition is crafted to spark the imagination and encourage pianists to create their own narrative as they play.

Listen to Fortress in the Clouds, from Saga Land

There are so many reasons to use Saga Land!

• Supplement lesson materials with the entire book or individual pieces as needed.
• Studio projects can be centered around the collection as students create storylines and challenges for the different “levels”
• A motivating addition to weekly lessons for harder-to-please students
• Pieces represent a variety of time signatures, key signatures and styles, so there are many teachable moments throughout
• Students are inspired to be creative and play expressively!

Want to learn more?

Ways to use Saga Land with students:

1. Open book. Play. These pieces sound great on both acoustic and electric pianos!
2. Use as a fun and motivating addition to weekly piano study, perfect for early to mid intermediate pianists.
3. Prepare a studio recital using Saga Land as the focus. Pianists play one or two pieces each, and intersperse with other fantasy, video game or movie selections.
4. Prepare a studio recital containing only music from video games. Saga Land can be used to round out repertoire for the early intermediate students, which can be hard to come by.
5. Create a studio project where students learn the various pieces in Saga Land, come up with a challenge or plot for what is happening in the video game for their selection, and present it before they perform for each other. Take this one step further and have students create videos to use as a backdrop for their piece. This is a fantastic summer project for the whole studio.
6. Use your own creativity to come up with your favorite way to use these pieces. And I hope you’ll let me know what worked for you!

Thanks so much for reading, friends! Please let me know if I can help your students on their piano journey, or if you have any questions about Saga Land!

Elizabeth

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