- “Ballet Class Music: Etudes Volume 3″: 32 new piano selections for ballet class, composed and performed by pianist Robert Long (33 selections in total)
- iTunes, GooglePlay, amazon, CD Baby, Spotify and other options, domestic and international, as well as CD and MP3 options here on this site
- Ballet class music for barre and centre practice, including pirouettes, adage, petit allegro, and grand allegro (barre selections played twice for classroom convenience)
- Over 75 minutes of music!
- New album (released 2013), for teachers and students of ballet, early majors level, has fewer selections but many are longer, especially in grand allegro
- Etudes Vol 3 available for $9.99 at iTunes, or as low as $17.95 in CD format (CDs in stock)
- Listen to music selection samples from Robert Long’s newest album, Ballet Class Music: Etudes Volume 3 (directly below)
SIDE PRACTICE, at the BARRE ( barre selections 2-12 are played twice to provide music for both sides)
- 01. Warm Up: 4/4 | 1 bar = 2 counts | Intro 4 counts | Length 128 counts | Also: Fondus
- 02. Plies: 6/8 | 1 bar = 2 counts | Intro 4 counts | Length 64 counts
- 03. Plies Alternate (slower): 3/4 | 1 bar = 1 count | Intro 4 counts | Length 64 counts
- 04. Battements Tendus: 4/4 | 1 bar = 2 counts | Intro 4 counts | Length 64 counts |Also: Degages, Glisses
- 05. Battements Glisses: 6/8 | 1 bar = 2 counts | Intro 4 counts | Length 128 counts | Also: Jettes, Petits Retires
- 06. Ronds de Jambe a Terre & Battements Fondus: 3/4 | 1 bar = 1 count | Intro 4 counts | Length 64 counts
- 07. Battements Frappes & Petits Battements: 4/4 | 1 bar = 2 counts | Intro 4 counts | Length 64 counts | Also: Serres
- 08. Battements Frappes & Petits Battements Alternate (faster): 4/4 | 1 bar = 2 counts | Intro 4 counts | Length 64 counts | Also: Serres, Pirouettes at the barre
- 09. Ronds de Jambe en l’air: 3/4 | 1 bar = 1 count | Intro 4 counts | Length 32 counts
- 10. Developpes: 3/4 | 1 bar = 1 count | Intro 4 counts | Length 64 counts | Also: Developpes Passes, Fouettes of Adage
- 11. Port de Bras: 3/4 | 1 bar = 1 count | Intro 4 counts | Length 48 counts | Also: Barre Stretch
- 12. Grands battements: 6/8 | 1 bar = 2 counts | Intro 4 counts | Length 64 counts | Suggestion: for accent in, leg up on count 4 of intro
- 13. Centre Port de Bras: 6/8 | 1 bar = 2 counts | Intro 4 counts | Length 64 counts | Also: Temps Lie, Chasses
- 14. Battements Tendus with Grands Battements: 4/4 | 1 bar = 2 counts | Tntro 4 counts | Length 64 counts | Also: with Pirouettes
- 15. 1st Pirouettes: 4/4 | 1 bar = 2 counts | Intro 4 counts | Length 64 counts
- 16. 2nd Pirouettes: 3/4 | 1 bar = 1 count | Intro 4 counts | Length 64 counts | Also: Pas de Valse, Balances
- 17. Adage in 3/4 | 1 bar = 1 count | Intro 4 counts | Length 64 counts
- 18. Adage in 4/4 | 1 bar = 2 counts | Intro 4 counts | Length 72 counts | 4 sets of 16 + 8 counts coda
- 19. Sautes: 2/4 | 1 bar = 2 counts | Intro 4 counts | Length 128 counts | 8 sets of 16
- 20. 9/8 Petit Allegro | 1 bar = 3 counts | Intro 6 counts | 96 counts
- 21. 6/8 Petit Allegro | 1 bar = 2 counts | Intro 4 counts | Length 128 counts | Glissades, Ballonnes, Echappes, Jettes
- 22. 6/8 Petit Allegro (faster) | 1 bar = 2 counts | Intro 4 counts | 128 counts | identical music, faster tempo
- 23. Pas de Basques: 3/4 | 1 bar = 3 counts | Intro 6 counts | Length 96 counts | Also: Pas de Basque Sautes, Glisses, Coupes Chasses Pas de Bourrees
- 24. Ballonnes Composes: 3/4 | 1 bar = 3 counts | Intro 6 counts | Length 192 counts | Also: Pas de Basque Sautes, Glisses
- 25. Balances en Tournant: 3/4 | 1 bar = 1 count | Intro 4 counts | Length 64 counts | Also: Runs, Chasses, Poses Temps Leves
- 26. Waltz Enchainement 1: 3/4 | 1 bar = 1 count | Intro 4 counts | Length 112 counts | 48 + 64, or 7 sets of 16
- 27. Waltz Enchainement 2: 3/4 | 1 bar = 1 count | Intro 4 counts | Length 128 counts | Pirouettes from corner, Grands Jetes en Tournant
- 28. Waltz Enchainement 3: 3/4 | 1 bar = 1 count | Intro 4 counts | Length 128 counts
- 29. Lyrical 3/4 Enchainement | 1 bar = 1 count | 4 counts | 64 counts | Suggestion: Free Movement Study
- 30. Coda 1 (slower): 2/4 | 1 bar = 1 count | Intro 4 counts | Length 64 counts | Fouette Turns, Pique Turns (or Frappes at barre)
- 31. Coda 2: 2/4 | 1 bar = 1 count | Intro 4 counts | Length 96 counts | Fouettes, Piques, Poses Temps Leves, Coupes Poses Chasses
- 32. Chaines: 2/4 | 1 bar = 1 count | Intro 4 counts | Length 96 counts | Also: Batterie Exercises
- 33. Reverence with Port de Bras/Stretch: 3/4 | 1 bar = 1 count | Intro 4 counts | Length 64 counts
CENTRE PRACTICE
PETIT ALLEGRO
GRAND ALLEGRO
Order in MP3 Format: individual selections or entire album
Order in CD Format:
Other Options: iTunes, Google Play, amazon, Spotify, CD Baby: