kiwiballetmum Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Looking for a piece of classical music for a 10 year old- approx 2mins-2.30.. She is a flexible dancer that needs something a bit steady to give her time to think about correct placement. At the same time though looking for something that has a bit of contrast/able to show dynamic? Any genius ideas out there? I've been looking for hours and nothing seems quite right 🤔 Very grateful for any suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Just checking if this is for a ballet solo, kiwiballetmum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SissonneDoublee Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 You are unlikely to find a piece that is the right length. DD’s ballet teacher always edits music to the required length, a this gives a lot more choice. DD’s last ballet solo (age 10) was to a beautiful piece by Einaudi. He might be a good starting point? Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 I can't help you with selecting music but there was a thread a while ago about editing the music you have selected. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiballetmum Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share Posted January 7, 2021 6 hours ago, Anna C said: Just checking if this is for a ballet solo, kiwiballetmum? Yes it is 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiballetmum Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share Posted January 7, 2021 1 hour ago, SissonneDoublee said: You are unlikely to find a piece that is the right length. DD’s ballet teacher always edits music to the required length, a this gives a lot more choice. DD’s last ballet solo (age 10) was to a beautiful piece by Einaudi. He might be a good starting point? Good luck! Thank you! True I was being hopefully but that does create a lot more choice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taximom Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) Have a listen to Shostakovich Jazz Suites, some great music there suitable for ballet solos. Heather aka Taximom Edited January 7, 2021 by taximom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justkeepsmiling Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 I was also going to suggest Einaudi... I giorno is lovely, also there are also some lovely Yiruma pieces that might work for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Hi, kiwiballetmum. You might find some suggestions in this old thread: or possibly by putting "music" in the Search box, and restricting the search to This Forum and Titles Only. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clara67 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 6 hours ago, taximom said: Have a listen to Shostakovich Jazz Suites, some great music there suitable for ballet solos. Heather aka Taximom We have used several lovely pieces from Shostakovich Ballet Suites for ballet solos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMoo2 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 My DS likes using music from films. He did one of his best ballet solos to the theme from The Hobbit - concerning hobbits... 😂 (minus the furry feet!) 😂😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiballetmum Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 Thanks for all the suggestions! Much appreciated:) Found a lovely piece from Glazunov The seasons (and found the gorgeous video of the Mariinsky performing this ballet) and with a bit of patience figured out how to successfully cut it 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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