This is a collection of piano solos written in June and July of 2023 and written exactly as played in the August 2023 piano album, "Last Dreams of Summer," as heard on streaming platforms around the world. The YouTube video is of the last song on the album and an arrangement of the beloved Irish melody, "'Tis the Last Rose of Summer." The MP3 demonstration performance is of the first song, "When Sunsets Paint the Skies." James Michael Stevens is a prolific composer residing in Nashville, TN and the music dean of Welch College.

"Autumn Amble" from "Starlight Dreams: Etudes for Piano" by Karen Biehl (Maestra Music).

Maestra Music's piano etudes were composed with students in mind, in keys and patterns that are easy and fun to play, yet invoke the evocative spirit and soul of Romantic/Classical music, in a form that is accessible to all. Just as the soundtrack sets the tone of the scene in a movie, the compositions of Maestra Music intend to set the stage for the creative mind to flourish.

It is my hope to spark the desire to learn, study and create by exploring and sharing music that inspires students to reflect, find and express the voice of their soul. When we are focused on creative expression, we focus on our truest self and as a result put our best foot forward in all our endeavors.