Alfred's Top Hits series has overwhelmingly been accepted by students and teachers. This series combines just the right combination of hits from Broadway, Hollywood, television and recordings! As you might expect from Alfred, this series offers a rare combination of great music arranged with care and creativity. Your beginning and intermediate students can savor the excitement of playing pop music and reap the benefits from making practicing more fun and rewarding.
This series answers the often-expressed need for a variety of supplementary material in many different popular styles. What could be more fun for an adult than to play the music that everybody knows and loves? When the books in the Greatest Hits series are assigned in conjunction with the Lesson Books, these appealing pieces reinforce new concepts as they are introduced. In addition, the motivation the music provides could not be better. The emotional satisfaction students receive from mastering each popular song increases their enthusiasm to begin the next one. With the popular music available in the Greatest Hits series (Levels 1 and 2), the use of both books will significantly increase every adult's interest in piano study. Two selections from this book are featured on the Royal Conservatory of Music Popular Selection List (2007 Ed.): * The Rainbow Connection * Nadia's Theme
This book begins with an extensive review of the chords and keys previously studied, using fresh and interesting material that will provide enjoyment as well as reinforcement. Particularly noteworthy is the systematic presentation of chords in all positions in both hands. Titles: America the Beautiful * Arkansas Traveler * The Battle Hymn of the Republic * Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair * Brahms Lullaby * Canon in D (Pachelbel) * Deep River * Down in the Valley * Farewell to Thee (Aloha Oe) * Fascination * A Festive Rondeau * Frankie and Johnnie * The Hokey-Pokey * The House of the Rising Sun * Introduction and Dance * La Cucaracha * La Donna E Mobile * La Raspa * Light and Blue * Loch Lomond * Lonesome Road * The Marriage of Figaro * Morning Has Broken * Musetta's Waltz * Musette * Night Song * Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen * Polyvetsian Dances * Pomp and Circumstance No. 1 * The Riddle * Rock-a My Soul * Roman Holiday * Sakura * Scherzo * Space Shuttle Blues * Swingin' Sevenths * Theme from Symphony No. 6 (Tchaikovsky) * Tumbalalaika * Village Dance * Waves of the Danube * When Johnny Comes Marching Home * You're in My Heart
These piano arrangements may be used by students in Level 2 of Alfred's Basic Piano Library or in the second book of any method. Titles: Feliz Navidad * Frosty the Snow Man * Home for the Holidays * Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! * Mister Santa * Nuttin' for Christmas * Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree * Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer * The Chipmunk Song * When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter.
The Technic Books provide reading and rhythm drills and exercises perfectly paced with each Lesson Book in Alfred's Basic Piano Library to improve musicianship and develop coordination of the hands.
In this book each duet is arranged for student-teacher (parent or older student) performance. These charming Duet Books increase motivation and add fun to practice time and lessons.
A piano course for beginners of all ages. Alfred's Basic Piano Library offers 4 complete beginning piano methods that use the same eclectic reading approach (with a focus on intervals). However, the grading, songs, illustrations, covers and names of the courses are all different.
This book teaches sight reading in a systematic way by creating exercises based on the same concepts that the student is studying in the Lesson Book. Exercises are short and the music is generally easier than correlating pages in the Lesson Book.
Alfred's Basic Piano Library---Popular Hits answers the often expressed need for popular music to be used as supplementary music for students. Soon after beginning piano study, students can play attractive versions of the best-known melodies of today. This book is a compilation of Level 2 and Level 3 of Alfred's Basic Piano Library Popular Hits books, and correlates page-by-page with Lesson Book, Complete Levels 2 & 3 of Alfred's Basic Piano Library. Titles: All Night (Icona Pop) * Best Day of My Life (American Authors) * The Big Bang Theory (Main Title) * Colour My World (Chicago) * Don't Stop Believin' (Journey) * Flicker (Kanye West Rework) * Hedwig's Theme (from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) * James Bond Theme * Maybe (from Annie) * Over the Rainbow (As sung by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole) * Raiders March (from Raiders of the Lost Ark) * Run with the Herd (from Walt Disney Pictures' The Good Dinosaur---A Pixar Film) * See You Again (from Furious 7) * Some Nights (fun.) * Star Wars(R) (Main Theme) * Take On the World (Theme from Girl Meets World) * What Do You Mean? (Justin Bieber) * When She Loved Me (from Walt Disney's Toy Story 2) * You Raise Me Up (Josh Groban) * You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile (from Annie---2014 Film Version) * You've Got a Friend in Me (from Toy Story).
