Belter's Hot Standards - Updated Edition: 45 Classics Transposed Down for Women Singers (Vocal Collection) [Paperback] Review

This is my second copy of this book.It has usable keys for belter's some that are not available anywhere else.

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How many times have we heard women pop singers complain about the printed keys of standard songs? 'They're too high for me!' is the predictable comment. Here's a new collection that addresses that concern, transposing great songs down into a comfortable belting range. 42 timeless standards, including: Cry Me a River * God Bless' The Child * He Touched Me * The Man That Got Away * More Than You Know * On A Clear Day * Stormy Weather * and more.

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The First Book of Soprano Solos - Part II (Vocal Collection) [Paperback] Review

I can't stand it when I'm trying to find ONE aria, and the information doesn't show up on what songs are included!

So, in this book:

Bel Piacere G Major, composed by George Frideric Handel
Bonne Nuit Bb Major, composed by Jules Massenet
El Majo Discreto A Major, composed by Enrique Granados
Et Tra La La Y El Punteado A Major, composed by Enrique Granados
Everywhere I Look F Major, composed by Molly Carew
The Green Dog Eb Major, composed by Herbert Kingsley
Have You Seen But A White Lily Grow? F Major, composed by Anonymous
Hear My Cry, O God G Major, composed by Cesar Franck
Heffle Cuckoo Fair A Major, composed by Martin Shaw
I Love All Graceful Things Ab Major, composed by Eric H. Thiman
Into the Night G Major, composed by Clara Edwards
The K'e A Minor, composed by Celius Dougherty
Let My Song Fill Your Heart Db Major, composed by Ernest Charles
Let Us Dance, Let Us Sing G Major, composed by Henry Purcell
Lied Der Mignon G Minor, composed by Franz Schubert
A Little China Figure G Major, composed by Franco Leoni
Little Elegy D Minor, composed by John Duke
Love Has Eyes Bb Major, composed by Sir Henry Bishop
Lullaby F Major, composed by Cyril Scott
The Mermaid's Song C Major, composed by Franz Joseph Haydn
My Johann E Minor, composed by Edvard Grieg
Night Is Falling F Major, composed by Franz Joseph Haydn
O Peace, Thou Fairest Child Of Heaven G Minor, composed by Thomas Arne
Oh, What A Beautiful City! Bb Major, composed by Edward Boatner
Piercing Eyes G Major, composed by Franz Joseph Haydn
Rose Softly Blooming A Major, composed by Louis Spohr
Si Mes Vers Avaient Des Ailes E Major, composed by Reynaldo Hahn
Waldensamkeit G Major, composed by Max Reger
Water Parted From The Sea F Major, composed by Thomas Arne
When I Have Sung My Songs F Major, composed by Ernest Charles
The Beatitudes G Major, composed by Albert Hay Malotte
The Crucifixion A Minor, composed by Samuel Barber
Minnelied A Major, composed by Felix Mendelssohn

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More great teaching material at the same level as the first volume. Over 30 songs in each volume with no song duplicated between voice types. A student could easily begin either in The First Book or The First Book Part II, or the books may be used concurrently.

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Broadway's Best (Phillip Keveren) [Paperback] Review

This book is just my level.As a beginning piano player, it is difficult to find music that is easy yet interesting.This book fits the bill.

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16 beautiful solo arrangements of Broadway standards from 14 great shows. Includes: All I Ask of You * And All That Jazz * Beauty and the Beast * Bring Him Home * Cabaret * Edelweiss * If I Loved You * It Might as Well Be Spring * Seasons of Love * September Song * Some Enchanted Evening * Where Is Love? * With One Look * and more.

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Simply Christmas [Paperback] Review

These arrangements are particularly well done.The songs are simple enough for someone who has been taking lessons for 1-2 years (a second grade piano student), and they are fun and interesting to play.

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A delightful collection of carol favorites for the early intermediate player. These creatively styled piano arrangements are designed as solos and are easy to play. Perfect for seasonal recitals or that special family gathering.

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Chorus Line, A Vocal Score [Paperback] Review

This isn't "sheet music" for the songs on the cast album, this is the ENTIRE vocal score.This is a reduction rather than an arrangement; the full orchestral score was reduced to one piano with a number of extra notes added showing where you would throw in other instruments.This is more difficult and comprehensive than the "Piano/Vocal/Guitar" arrangement, also sold by the same publisher.But go ahead and try those challenging notes, because look what you get!

*Every* piece of incidental music in the show is included here.That means all the lead-ins to songs, not just the songs themselves.That means all the spoken cues to start the music.The filler songs "And" and "The Tap Combination" are included.The full version of "Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen" is here.Both versions of "One" are here for your enjoyment; the "rehearsal" version (where the actors recite the dance steps, count the beat, and sing the song in a brilliant 4-part arrangement) and the finale used for curtain calls (which includes the countermelody "She walks into a room..." that turns into a terrific interwoven melody for verse 3, followed by fantastic 4-part harmony reprise in verse 4).

The 96-page "sheet music" (Hal Leonard SBN: 088188068X) does not have any of this detail.It features the same pieces in the cast album but only one version of One, which skips both the rehearsal thoughts and the final verse with harmony.It also severely truncates such great hits such as Hello Twelve (which has four parts) and "The Music and the Mirror" (which has an extended musical section where Cassie does her mirror dance).The Vocal Score, this product right here, has ALL that detail.

Don't be confused by the incorrect "look inside" for this product.It shows the identical contents of thePiano/Vocal/Guitar version I mentioned above, and that is NOT what you get with the Vocal Score.It really is over 200 pages of material, and that's why it costs so much more.And it is WORTH IT.

If you just want to play a few of your favorite songs from the show, buy the shorter, easier, and less expensive version.But if you want to capture every element of Marvin Hamlisch's score, if you just love everything about this show and want to recapture the music, THIS is the one to buy.

NOTE: There is something wrong with Amazon's handing of this product.This review is appearing for both the VOCAL SCORE product and the PIANO/VOCAL/GUITAR product.This is probably the same bug giving the wrong "Look Inside" information for the vocal score.However, if you buy the vocal score, they will ship you the correct product.

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One of the longest running shows on Broadway, A Chorus Line won nine Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Our updated songbook features vocal lines with piano accompaniment for ten songs: At the Ballet * Dance: Ten; Looks: Three * I Can Do That * I Hope I Get It * One * What I Did for Love * more.

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Selena - Dreaming of You [Paperback] Review

Selena was truly a musical legend.Her tragic death left a hole in the hearts of millions of fans and her music continues to be popular even to this day.

This song book is a nice addition for a collector.It is of good quality and the music is easy to read.Additionally, the song lyrics are provided, with English translations to all of Selena's Spanish hits.

My only qualm is that the product description mentioned pages of photos of Selena--these are not there.The book contains the same photos found in the "Dreaming of You" CD booklet.

Overall, a nice addition to your Selena Collection.

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Matching folio to the album with 13 songs, including: Dreaming Of You ¥ I Could Fall In Love ¥ I'm Getting Used To You ¥ Missing My Baby ¥ Wherever You Are ¥ and more. Features a separate lyric section and photos of this late pop star.

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Band, Barenaked Ladies Disc One 1991-2001: All Their Greatest Hits [Paperback] Review

So what's not to like?

Some young, fresh, earnest Canadian dudes who write simply and cleanly about their experiences growing up.

Canadian cynicism.Reflect on exactly what those words mean or, for that matter, whether they belong together at all.

SCTV?

An extended version of the Weather Channel?

Punk skiing?

You cannot be sad listening to these guys.You cannot hold onto a loss of hope for our race.And, in their engaging way, we have to look at our own assumptions and values.

Likeable, cheerful, and listenable.Lovers in a dangerous time is a cut on this album, and it describes this bunch so well.

I'd buy the album if I had a million dollars, for sure.

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The Old Apartment, Falling for the First Time, Brian Wilson, One Week, Be My Yoko Ono, Alternative Girlfriend, It's Only Me (The Wizard of Magic Land), If I Had $1,000,000 ,Call and Answer, Get in Line, It's All Been Done, Jane, Lovers in a Dangerous Time, Pinch Me, Shoebox, What a Good Boy,Too Little Too Late, Enid, Thanks, That Was Fun

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The Second Book of Soprano Solos (Vocal Collection) [Paperback] Review

I bought this book with the set of accompaniment cds at a local music store. I used it mainly for my own pleasure, to primarily, "exercise" a classically trained voice that doesn't get much use.Lately I've been using it to practice for auditions for choirs, community operas, etc. Not playing the piano, and not having ready use of someone who does, the discs come quite in handy as it allows me to hear and practice with the actual accompaniment that will be played when I go for the audition.Note: this is accompaniment only.There is no melody line to these recordings, unless they just happen to be part of the original accompaniment. There are no vocal demonstrations either.You will still need to be able to learn the melody on your own. Of course, melody and words are included in the music book. Songs include those in English, German, French, and Italian.
This particular book contains the following:

1. Art is Calling for Me (The Prima Donna Song)--Herbert
2. Bescheidene Liebe--Wolf
3. Les Cloches--Debussy
4. Die Nacht--Strauss
5. Down in the Forest--Ronald
6. Fiocca La Neve--Cimara
7. Hark!The Echoing Air--Purcell
8. Hear My Prayer, O Lord--Dvorak
9. Love's Philosophy--Quilter
10. Mein Glaubiges Herze(My Heart Ever Faithful)--Bach
11. Un Moto Di Gioja--Mozart
12. My Heart is Like a Singing Bird--Parry
13. O Divine Redeemer--Gounod
14. Oh!Had I Jubals's Lyre--Handel
15. A Pastoral--Veracini
16. Shepherd!Thy Demeanour Vary--Brown/Wilson
17. Sleep, Gentle Cherub, Sleep Descend--Arne
18. Song of the Blackbird--Quilter
19. A Spring Morning--Carey
20. The Sun Shall Be No More Thy Light--Greene
21. The Sun Whose Rays--Sullivan
22. Take, O Take Those Lips Away--Beach
23. These Are They Which Came--Gaul
24. To The Birds (A Des Oiseaux)--Hue
25. Vergebliches Standchen--Brahms
26. Villanelle (I Saw The Swift Swallow Flying)--Dell'Acqua
27. Das Verlassene Magdlein--Wolf
28. Vielle Chanson--Bizet
29. La Zingara--Donizetti

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Step up to the next level with more student repertoire, continuing from The First Book of Solos and The First Book of Solos - Part II. The more than 30 songs in each book require a little more vocal range and musical sophistication, but are still decidedly student material.

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