Music for the performer in all of us brings together blockbuster popular, jazz, and movie hits. Carefully chosen for their broad appeal to performers, students, and audiences, all titles are pianistically arranged by Larry Minsky, Tom Roed, Gail Lew, and Eugenie Rocherolle using effective chord substitutions to give a "big" professional sound. Titles: * Over the Rainbow * Hedwig's Theme * Fawkes the Phoenix * Talk to the Animals * The James Bond Theme * Star Wars (Main Theme) * The Polar Express * Gollum's Song * Double Trouble * And All That Jazz.
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).
(Faber Piano Adventures ). The appeal of popular music spans generations and genres. In this collection of 27 hits, enjoy folk tunes like "Ashokan Farewell" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water," movie themes from James Bond and Batman , Broadway numbers from Evita and A Little Night Music , and chart-toppers performed by Michael Jackson, Adele, Billy Joel, and more. Adult Piano Adventures Popular Book 2 provides this variety, yet with accessible arrangements for the progressing pianist. Students may advance through the book alongside method studies, or jump to all their favorites. Optional chord symbols above the staff guide understanding and personal expression.
(Educational Piano Library). Six blockbuster movie favorites arranged for intermediate-level piano solo: Bella's Lullaby * Breaking Free * Dawn * Georgiana * He's a Pirate * That's How You Know.
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
(Faber Piano Adventures ). Discover a fun-filled collection of 10 popular arrangements for the elementary pianist. Play smash hits from the biggest pop stars of today, including Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Camila Cabello, and more. The selections are arranged to provide a smooth transition for the student moving from Level 2A to 2B, with simply harmonized melodies and circled finger numbers to guide position changes. Optional teacher duets add rhythmic support and rich sound! Songs include: Attention (Charle Puth) * Fake Love (PTS) * Girls like You (Maroon 5) * No Excuses (Meghan Trainor) * No Roots (Alice Merton) * No Tears Left to Cry (Ariana Grande) * Say Something (Justin Timberlake feat. Chris Stapleton) * Stand by You (Rachel Platten) * Whatever It Takes (Imagine Dragons).
(Educational Piano Library). Includes 11 songs students know and love, carefully graded and arranged for piano solo with great teacher accompaniments. 11 Songs: The Bare Necessities * Can't Help Falling in Love * Castle on a Cloud * Climb Ev'ry Mountain * Goodnight, My Someone * Hello, Dolly! * I Just Can't Wait to Be King * Love Changes Everything * My Favorite Things * Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' * When She Loved Me.
This eclectic blend of 40 sophisticated piano arrangements is a must-have for every music lover's collection! By popular demand, all of the arrangements from Aaronson's Top 10 series are now together in this attractive library-quality edition featuring hits from Broadway, movies, jazz legends and the classics. Includes music from the world's best songwriters and composers such as Beethoven, Gershwin, Mancini, Pachelbel, Porter, Puccini, Sondheim, and more! Titles: Allegro (from Eine kleine Nachtmusik) * And All That Jazz * Anything Goes * As Time Goes By * Beauty and the Beast * Begin the Beguine * Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) * Camelot * Can You Feel the Love Tonight * Can You Read My Mind? * Pachelbel's Canon in D * Clair de lune * Cruella De Vil * A Day in the Life of a Fool * The Entertainer * Everything's Coming Up Roses * Fascinating Rhythm * Home * It Had to Be You * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Lullaby of Broadway * The Man That Got Away * Marche funèbre * Moonlight Sonata (1st mvt.) * Nice Work If You Can Get It * Night and Day * O mio babbino caro * Ode to Joy * On the Street Where You Live * Over the Rainbow * The Pink Panther * Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini * Send in the Clowns * Someone to Watch Over Me * Summer Wind * Take Five * That's All * Theme from New York, New York * A Whole New World * The Wind Beneath My Wings. 132 pages.
This easy step-by-step method emphasizes correct playing habits and note reading through interval recognition. Lesson Book 2 continues where Level 1B finishes. This book introduces dotted half notes and dotted quarter notes, plus intervals of 6ths, 7ths and octaves. Teaches greater movement of the hands, including crossing two over one and scalework. Students will also learn more about triads, primary chords, and blocked and broken chords. Songs Include: 18th Century Dance * Alouette * Blue Scales * Calypso Carnival * The Can-Can * Cockles and Mussels * The Galway Piper * Get Away! * Got Lotsa Rhythm * Kum-ba-yah! * Lavender's Blue * London Bridge * Lone Star Waltz * Malaguena * Nick Nack Paddy Wack * Ode to Joy * Oh! Susanna! * On the Bridge at Avignon * Our Special Waltz * Prelude * Red River Valley * Sarasponda * Square Dance * When You Grow Up * Why Am I Blue?
