Weaving Sounds: Elementary Piano Pieces by Native and Indigenous Composers

Authors: Dawn Avery, Connor Chee, Brent Michael Davids, Sonny-Ray Day Rider, Zachariah Julian, Beverley McKiver, Levi Platero, Charles Shadle, V. Jessica Sparvier-Wells, and Renata Yazzie

Weaving Sounds is a collection of beginner piano repertoire written by the vibrant and diverse voices of Native and Indigenous composers from the Diné, Mohawk, Anishinaabe, Cree, Blackfoot, Jicarilla Apache, Choctaw, and Mohican communities. Each piece is a unique expression of the composers’ cultural roots and personal artistry, offering a tapestry of sounds that are both accessible to beginners and deeply meaningful. The pieces are presented in order of progressive difficulty and include information about the composers and their communities.

This book is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.