Piano Pieces for Children (Kalmus Classic Edition) [Paperback] Review

I am learning classical piano as an adult with NO childhood experience.
This is a wonderful book with delightful pieces guaranteed to challenge!

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A newly engraved edition of the first twenty-two pieces in Bartok's collection of forty-two early-intermediate to intermediate-level piano solos.Both volumes include great contemporary recital selections.

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The Ultimate David Lanz Collection: for Easy Piano (Easy Piano Personality) [Paperback] Review

I purchsed this book for my preteen daughter who is an advanced intermediate player.The pieces are a challenge for her, but are beautiful and inspring - perfect for the special piano performances she needs to be preparing for.

This book is an excellent buy for the price, especially compared to other contemporary piano books like this.

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20 easy piano arrangements of favorites from this Grammy-nominated pianist. Includes: Before the Last Leaf Falls * Behind the Waterfall/Desert Rain Medley * Courage of the Wind * Cristofori's Dream * The Dragon's Daughter * Dream of the Forgotten Child * Dreamer's Waltz * Farewell Amparo * Leaves on the Seine * London Blue * Madre De La Tierra * Madrona * Nightfall * A Path with Heart * Return to the Heart * Reverie * Sitting in an English Garden * Summer's Child * Take the High Road * Valencia. Includes a biography.

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The Classical Wedding: Piano Solo [Paperback] Review

I love the songs in this book - easy enough to play, but sound great.I had to practice a few to play in a wedding, but for the most part, it was perfect. The only thing I didn't like was that the book wouldn't stay open.I had to take it and get it spiral bound at a local Kinko's.

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Over 40 piano solos perfect for any wedding! Includes: Air on the G String (Bach) * Allegro Maestoso (Handel) * Autumn (from The Four Seasons) (Vivaldi) * Ave Maria (Schubert and Gounod) * Be Thou with Me (Bist Du Bei Mir) (Bach) * Bridal Chorus (Wagner) * Canon in D (Pachelbel) * Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart) * Gloria in Excelsis (Vivaldi) * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) * O Mio Babbino Caro (Puccini) * Reverie (Debussy) * Rondeau (Mouret) * Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach) * Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke) * Wedding March (Mendelssohn) * and more.

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Puccini for Easy Piano: 25 Soaring Selections from 8 Operas (Universal JV Classical) [Paperback] Review

This 85-pg., 9" X 12" music book is printed clearly on good stock.It rests and
opens easily on the music stand.It contains 25 selections from 8 Puccini
operas including "O mio babbino caro" from "Gianni Schicchi."The book starts
off with 4 pgs. of opera synopses.Next, while the arrangements are not the
simplest I have seen, they are easy enough for a pianist with marginal skill.

I am one of the many who was taught piano in his youth, and then played with
less and less frequency over the years.In my old age most of my once- moderately-
efficient music skill has evaporated.But with this relatively easy book of
Puccini and a few other such books, I am regaining some of what I once knew.
At the same time I am able to play in a manner so as not to send listeners out
of the room.For me the book is worth the price.

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This sensational collection contains easy piano arrangements of 25 songs from 8 Puccini operas: La Boheme, La Fanciulla del West, Gianni Schicchi, Madama Butterfly, Manon Lescaut, Suor Angelica, Tosca and Turandot, featuring the beloved "Nessun dorma." Includes plot notes for each opera, information on its premiere, listings of librettists, pronunciation guides, and more.

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ESSENTIAL WEDDING COLLECTION PRELUDES PROCESSIONALS & RECESSIONALS PIANO SOLO (Piano Solo Songbook) [Sheet music] Review

I purchased this book several years ago, and it remains a challenge and a good resource to this day. The pieces are advanced (although some are far easier than others)and need rehearsal, but none are impossible. Some are arrangements (although never poppy or jazzy), and others are printed exactly as the composer intended.

Here you will find works by Beethoven, Handel, and Mozart, as you would expect, but you also find Debussy, Edward Elgar, and Gustav Holst. The Essential Wedding Collection contains both the Wedding March by Mendelssohn and the Bridal Chorus by Richard Wagnar.

I've always been proud to include a piece from this book at my performances at churches, weddings, or memorial services. These pieces are dignified and beautiful, and very playable. If you're a high level pianist, you'll find this book to be very useful.

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Piano solo arrangements of 25 classical favorites for weddings. Includes: Air on the G String * Bridal Chorus * Canon in D * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Ode to Joy * Rondeau * Sheep May Safely Graze * Trumpet Voluntary * Wedding March * more.

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The Gershwin Collection (Easy Piano Composer Collection) [Paperback] Review

The Gershwin Collection is a songbook containing music from Gershwin's most popular songs, including "Someone To Watch Over Me," "Nice Work If You Can Get It," "Embraceable You," and "Love Is Here To Stay."

Piano transcriptions are provided as well as guitar chords and lyrics where applicable.Gershwin's symphonic/ concert works are not included in this collection.Almost all the works here are Gershwin's popular works, most of which originated from Broadway musicals and film.

Also included are songs from Porgy and Bess, the first American Folk Opera."Summertime," "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'," and "My Man's Gone Now" are among works included from the opera Porgy and Bess.

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A comprehensive collection of 39 of George and Ira's best, including: Fascinating Rhythm * How Long Has This Been Going On * I Got Rhythm * Let's Call the Whole Thing Off * Love Walked In * Nice Work If You Can Get It * 'S Wonderful * Someone to Watch Over Me * Strike Up the Band * They Can't Take That Away From Me * and more.

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Piano Pieces for Children 2 (Music Sales America) [Paperback] Review

This is another great help to my son. He has really enjoyed learning to play using it and your other book. It enjoys it for practicing which has helped him and he is actually starting to sound promising.

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Progressively graded for teaching purposes, this collection contains over 100 selections for the developing young pianist by Bach, Chopin, Debussy, Joplin, Rameau, Schubert, Tchaikovsky and many others. Includes a glossary of musical terms.

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David Carr Glover Method for Piano: Lessons, Primer" [Paperback] Review

I grew up using David Carr Glover books when I took piano lessons myself.I still love them for the simplicity and ease of use.I like the way this method book does NOT start on the black keys.It starts right in with real notes in middle C position.This way the students learn the notes and what they look like on the staff.Other methods use the black keys and finger numbers--children end up relying on the finger numbers instead of on what NOTE they're supposed to be playing.
I highly recommend the Glover method--I would also recommend if you use this book to add the Primer level Technic, Performance and Theory books for a well-rounded experience.

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A sound approach to learning the piano, with emphasis on: reading music through interval and note recognition; clapping, singing and counting aloud for proper rhythmical performance; sight reading and ear training. Includes full-color illustrations. Also available from the DAVID CARR GLOVER METHOD FOR PIANO: Lessons, Performance, Technic, Sight Reading and Ear Training, and Christmas at the Piano for each level: Primer, One, Two , Three, and Four. Pre-Reading (Lessons and Theory) and other additional material are available as well.

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Tori Amos: For Easy Piano [Paperback] Review

I've been a Tori Amos fan ever since I was eleven and always wanted to be able to play her music, but her being the excellent musician she is, it was difficult for me to play out of her existing music books.The music isn't really easy, but it is manageable for all the fans with less musical expertise than she has, which is probobly the vast majority.I'm really glad she came out with this, because even more so than most musicians, her music needs to be simplified (but not dumbed down) for all her fans to play.

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14 songs arranged for easy piano with full lyrics and chord symbols, inlude: 1000 Oceans, Bliss, China, Cooling, Cornflake Girl, Icicle, In the Springtime of His Voodoo, JackieÂ's Strength, Little Earthquakes, Mr Zebra, Pretty Good Year, Pretty Good Year, Raspberry Swirl, Silent All These Years, and Winter.

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Michael Aaron Piano Course / Lesson / Primer [Paperback] Review

This book is excellent for young beginning pianists. It takes a slow, step-by-step process to teach notes on the piano, melody, and note names and beats. As a piano teacher who mainly deals with beginners, I love this book and would highly recommend it to anyone teaching children how to play the piano.

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The MICHAEL AARON PIANO COURSE Lesson books have been completely re-engraved, expanded (adding more definitions of musical terms and more musical pieces), updated (with modernized artwork), and re-edited (with less emphasis on fingerings and more on note-reading). Available from the MICHAEL AARON PIANO COURSE: Lessons, Performance, Technic, and Theory for each level: Primer, Grade One, Grade Two, Grade Three, Grade Four, and Grade Five. Also available are these supplementary books: Piano Album, Piano Technic (Book I), Piano Duet Book, Pieces to Play (Primer & Grade I), and Note Reader.

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Premier Piano Course Theory 2a (Alfred's Premier Piano Course) [Paperback] Review

Great set of books (4 in all).My child has used this series for over 2years now.All books are clear to read and have fun pictures.

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Correlated page-for-page with the Lesson Book, each new musical concept is reinforced through fun-filled writing, listening and playing exercises. With games and puzzles added to compositional and creative activities, students retain concepts more easily and learn more thoroughly.

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Note Speller: A Music Writing Book Early Elementary Level (John Thompson's Piano) [Paperback] Review

IF you're serious about learning Piano, or just playing around with it, this book is a must.The lessons and notes you learn are helpful at any level of play.

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Thompson's popular Note Speller includes drills in notation and musical rudiments for the piano student. Notes are presented so that learning to read notes goes hand-in-hand with the student's piano lessons.

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Piano Chord Dictionary (Handy Guide) [Paperback] Review

I found this chord guide to be absolutely perfect and it is quick to find chords you are looking for.
Would highly recommend this for beginners or any level.

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This Handy Guide shows the notation, fingering and keyboard diagrams for all the important chords used in modern popular music. Only the most practical position of each chord is shown. Two bass notes are given for each chord. Major, minor, diminished, augmented, sixth chords, seventh chords, ninth chords, eleventh chords and thirteenth chords are clearly shown. Includes a chord chart and major scale chart.

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John W. Schaum Piano Course: A-The Red Book : Leading to Mastery of the Instrument [Paperback] Review

I used the older version of this book when I was a child and it was excellent.Easy to read and understand.Perfect for learning to play the piano if you want to go at your own pace.I had a private instructor as well but the book was the key to my lessons. I have almost the entire collection but they are a bit out-dated so I plan to buy the new ones soon for my own review, and also so I can teach my kids to play when they are old enough. I loved the John W. Schaum series.Note: These books aren't really theory based so if you intend to teach yourself, you'll also need a book to really teach you the basics (Tip: I used the AB Guide to music theory by Eric Taylor, it's alittle difficult to find now though), once you master the theory, you'll be on your way to playing tons of songs. Fun fun fun!!!

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A time-honored tradition just got better! The JOHN W. SCHAUM PIANO COURSE has been newly revised with 100 percent new engravings and typesetting, color highlighting for concept emphasis, updated song titles and lyrics, and full-color illustrations. Other products available from the best-selling John W. Schaum collection: * John W. Schaum Piano Course (level Pre-A or Green through H or Grey) * Schaum Pop Favorites (level Pre-A or Green through C Purple) * After the H Book (Volume I & II) * Adult Piano Course (Book I-III) * Pop Piano Course (Book I-IV) * Popular Piano Pieces (level Pre-A or Green through D or Orange) * Schaum Christmas (level Green through Orange) * John W. Schaum Solo Piano Albums (For the Young Student) * additional supplementary books

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Wicked - Piano/Vocal Arrangement [Paperback] Review

After waiting for so long to finally get this book, I've discovered it to be well worth the wait.
Stephen Schwartz is releasing two versions of vocal selections for wicked, this version containing the melody interpolated into the piano part, and another book that is billed as a professional acompaniment without the melody necessarily built into the piano arrangement.This led many to speculate that the "with melody" version would therefore be much easier and less true to the music.Although I haven't seen the other book yet as it has yet to be released as I write this, you should definitely know that this book has not one "easy" arrangement.The arrangers have done a really excellent job of keeping the parts interesting while building in the melody.For instance, "Defying Gravity," the amazing Act-One closing number, is particularly well done, and if you can work through the key-- (it remains, as in the show, in Db) you will be VERY satisfied with the richness and fullness of the sound.
Schwartz has adapted the songs for use as solos or (where applicable) duets, removing longer instrumental breaks, trimming ensemble sections, and providing some new lyrics and endings to make the songs work really well for this new format.This in my opinion is yet another reason to purchase the book, as it gives fans of the show a way to interpret small sections of some of the songs differently.
Sometimes I do wish some cuts could have been avoided (notably I miss the wonderful "We deserve each other" theme that appears on the cast album intersecting "Dancing through Life" and the counterpoint melody "Who's that mage..." in "One Short Day"), but Schwartz is right, it would have impeded the creation of solo pieces to put those in.
The score for Wicked is definitely not to be missed, it really is a must have-- (especially while I wait patiently for the imminent release of the other version of the score!)
Overall, the music is wonderful, the arrangements remain challenging, but are extremely well edited and contain chord diagrams to help you along as well.Well done.

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Nominated for a whopping 10 Tony Awards in 2005, Wicked is an undeniable Broadway smash! A prequel to the all-American classic The Wizard of Oz, this new musical is a character study of Elphaba and Glinda, school roommates who grow up to become the Wicked Witch and the Good Witch, respectively. We are very proud to offer several songbooks featuring this delightful music, including a Vocal Selections book which contains the vocal line with piano accompaniment (00313268), and a Piano/Vocal Selections book, in standard piano/vocal format with the melody in the piano part (00313267). Songbooks feature a special section of color photos from the production, a note from composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz, and these fantastic tunes: As Long as You're Mine * Dancing Through Life * Defying Gravity * For Good * I Couldn't Be Happier * I'm Not That Girl * No Good Deed * No One Mourns the Wicked * One Short Day * Popular * What Is This Feeling? * The Wizard and I * Wonderful.

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John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course Part 1 [Paperback] Review

This book is wonderful to begin teaching young children the rudiments of piano playing.The children are most excited when they have to play their parts while I play the accompaniment.These 'duet' sessions have generated much joy, laughter and fun, which is what music should be to children.

If your child requires more challenging work, I would suggest using this book in tandem with another book like from Michael Aaron's series or John Thompson's "Teaching Little Fingers to Play".

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A comprehensive step-by-step course specifically designed to suit the needs of all children beginning the piano. Includes: characters and illustrations * writing exercises * sight reading drills * review work * accompaniments * and more. Contains worksheets, reading-aloud exercises and accompaniments for teacher or parent.

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