Recital Theme: Pirates!

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-EARLY ELEMENTARY-


Sailing on a Pirate Ship in collection 'I'd Rather Be...', by Poe, FJH# FJH1284
collection 'Sea Life', by Telfer, KJOS# WP500 - contains: Giant Clam, Sea Anemone, Gulls Overhead, Mermaid, Great Underwater Whale, Octopus and Beware the Shark
Sea Song from collection 'Grand Solos for Piano, Book 1', by Bober, Alfred# 30109
Seascape, by Palmer, Alfred# 2285
Yo Ho! The Sailor's Song, by Glover, Alfred# FDPS00024



-ELEMENTARY-


Beautiful Things, by Kowalchyk, Alfred# 20754
The Crab, by Cox, Alfred# 88247
The Jellyfish, by Cox, Alfred# 88261
Lovely Mermaid, by Montgomery, Alfred# 5420
My Treasure Chest in collection 'Bastien's Collage of Solos, Book 2', by Bastien, KJOS #WP402
Mysterious Island, by Demarest, Alfred# 88432
Pirates Bold!, by Beard, Hal Leonard# HL00296437
The Ocean Deep (for right hand or left hand alone), by Massoud, Alfred# 18991The Perky Parrot in collection 'Finger Paintings, Book 2', by Alexander, Alfred# 17197
Sailing Moon, by LF Olson, Alfred# 2616
Sea Breezes, by Perdew, Alfred# 88020
A Whale of a Tale!, by Christianson, Alfred# 14700


-LATE ELEMENTARY-

Blackbeard's Bounty, by Alexander, Alfred# 25922
collection A Pirate's Life, by Garcia, Alfred# 19794 - contains: The Ghost Ship - Hurricane Hannah - If I Weren't a Pirate - Jewel of the Sea - Little Swabs and Sea Rats - Pirate Gold - A Pirate Jig - Shiver Me Timber! Blow Me Down! - Slumgullion
The Drifting Ship in collection 'At the Seashore, Book 1' by Bern, FJH# FJH1276
The Notorious Pirate, by Faber, Hal Leonard# HL00420050
Pirates of the Caribbean, big note collection, Hal Leonard# HL00110165 - contains: Blood Ritual/Moonlight Serenade • Davy Jones • He's a Pirate • Hoist the Colours • I've Got My Eye on You • The Medallion Calls • One Day • Two Hornpipes (Fisher's Hornpipe) • Up Is Down
With a Yo-Ho-Ho!, by Rollin, Alfred# 24187

-EARLY INTERMEDIATE-

He's a Pirate, arr. Linn, Hal Leonard# HL00296773
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - easy piano collection, Hal Leonard# HL00316114 - contains: At Wit's End • Brethren Court • Drink Up Me Hearties • Hoist the Colours • I Don't Think Now's the Time • I See Dead People in Boats • One Day • Singapore • Up Is Down
Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest - easy piano collection, Hal Leonard# HL00316110 - contains:  Jack Sparrow • The Kraken • Davy Jones • I've Got My Eye on You • Dinner Is Served • Two Hornpipes • Wheel of Fortune • Davy Jones Plays His OrganThe Pirates of the Caribbean - On Stranger Tides - easy piano collection, Hal Leonard# HL00316172 - contains: Angelica • Angry and Dead Again • Blackbeard • End Credits • Guilty of Being Innocent of Being Jack Sparrow • Mermaids • Mutiny • Palm Tree Escape • The Pirate That Should Not Be • and South of Heaven's Chanting MermaidsSword Dance, by LF Olson, Alfred# 2625
Sea Mist, by Bastien, KJOS# WP1015
Storm at Sea, by Nehrenberg, FJH# S4154

-INTERMEDIATE AND BEYOND-

The Emerald Sea, by Brown, FJH# W9115 (late intermediate)
Ghost Ship in collection 'Picture This! Book 3', by Roth-Roubos, FJH# FJH1566 (intermediate)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - piano solo collection, Hal Leonard# HL00313380 - contains: At Wits End • Brethren Court • Drink Up Me Hearties • I Don't Think Now's the Time • I See Dead People in Boats • One Day • Singapore • Up Is DownPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - piano solo collection, Hal Leonard# HL00313343 - contains: Jack Sparrow • The Kraken • Davy Jones • I've Got My Eye on You • Dinner Is Served • Two Hornpipes • Wheel of Fortune • Davy Jones Plays His Organ
Sea Pieces, Op. 55, by MacDowell, Alfred# 2641 - contains: A. D. MDCXX [Op. 55, No. 3], From A Wandering Iceberg [Op. 55, No. 2],  From the Depths [Op. 55, No. 6], In Mid-Ocean [Op. 55, No. 8], Nautilus [Op. 55, No. 7], Song [Op. 55, No. 5], Starlight [Op. 55, No. 4] & To the Sea [Op. 55, No. 1]
Sea Voyage, by Leaf, FJH# W9209
Sea Winds, by Bober, FJH# W9158 (late intermediate)
*DUETS & ENSEMBLES*

Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me) in collection 'Famous & Fun Pop Duets, Book 1', arr. Matz, Alfred# 27705 - Early Elementary - 1 Piano, 4 Hands
Ship Ahoy!, by Holmes, Alfred# 22512 - Late Elementary - 1 Piano, 4 Hands
The Pirate Ship (Bandanas) in collection 'Hats Off to You!', by Bober, FJH# FJH1487 - Late Elementary - 1 Piano, 4 HandsThe Drunken Sailor, arr. Kraehenbuehl, Alfred# 0830 - Elementary - 1 Piano, 8 Hands
SNACKS:
These crispy pirate pops are a great touch:
Or these amazing smiley-face pirate cookies:
Or the popcorn factory has this amazing Pirate Fun Pail:
Add this cake topper kit to a store-bought (or homemade!) cake and you have instant pirate credibility:Other ideas:
Fruit Salad in a Watermelon Boat-- A fun idea for a scurvy preventing snack that can double as a pirate party decoration is a watermelon boat. Carve the melon lengthwise and trim the edges to look like a ship. Make a mast out of a skewer with a paper skull and crossbones flag flying high! Fill the ship with chunks of melon, pineapple, strawberries, or other colorful fruit. If you have any little toy pirate figurines, stick them around to make things even more authentic!

Fish and Chips--True pirates love their fish. This could be loosely interpreted as Goldfish-shaped snack crackers.

Pirate Punch--No self respecting pirate meal would be complete without pirate fruit punch (you have to prevent scurvy somehow, after all). If you have a more bloodthirsty lot, make red punch and call it shark blood brew. For an extra touch, float some sliced oranges or limes to make it look more festive.

Stationary, Decorations, Favors, Etc:
This 'X Marks the Spot' pirate stationary would make great recital programs:
This treasure chest pinata would make a great decoration that you could turn into fun later!The Celebration Shoppe has this great 'swashbucklin inspiration' post, with all sorts of neat ideas (with links!)
Century Novelty has a couple of different styles of pirate-themed bunting that you can hang to set the mood

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Century novelty has an enormous selection of other pirate-themed goodies, see those here.
SmallToys.com also has a lot of pirate-themed items, often in multiple quantities, and for a good price! 
Oriental Trading has a ton of pirate stuff also, like this party kit:
Even some items featuring girls!
See Oriental Trading's pirate selection here. 
Birthday in a Box has great tableware with a pirate theme:
You could even have fun pirate-themed games! Like this Pin-the-Eyepatch-on-the-Pirate game:Or:
Treasure Map Scavenger Hunt-- Create a treasure map with clues that take your party guests around your home or party location. Make it fun by adding extra little directions with a pirate theme. For example, you might say "start at the old tree and take 7 steps straight ahead. Spin around three times. Now take 5 jumps toward the road. Come up with a pirate name for yourself." Be creative and make this as funny or involved as you (and your guests) would like. At the end of the hunt, make a big red X out of electrical tape or paper and put the "treasure" on top of it. (Having a pinata as the final treasure is a good way to wrap up this scavenger hunt.)
Pop the Cannon Ball--This is a balloon popping relay race. Fill two large garbage bags with inflated black balloons and put them at one end of your race course. **note--this can be a straight run from one end to the next, or you could put obstacles along the way, such as a long board for the kids to walk the plank on their way to the balloons.** Divide the group into two teams and put them at the other end of the course. Then have them race one at a time to the balloons, take one out and sit/bounce on it until it pops, and race back to tag the hand of their next teammate. The first team with all its balloons popped and pirates back at the home ship wins!