JOSH GROBAN CLOSER (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook) [Paperback] Review

The arrangements provided in this book are not at an incredibly difficult lee - but not easy, either.They are just right for the moderate-level musician to be able to sight read and have fun!

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Dubbed the "new prince of romantic music" by the All Music Guide, David Foster-protege Josh Groban is a bonafide superstar, thanks mainly to this sophomore CD, which produced the blockbuster "You Raise Me Up." Our songbook features all 15 songs from the album, English translations for the foreign language songs, and a color section with great photos of Josh.

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The Christian Children's Songbook-Easy Piano (Easy Piano (Hal Leonard)) [Paperback] Review

I started playing mandolin about a year ago and got a fakebook with a bunch of classic songs.It included several hymns and children's songs, including Jesus Loves Me and He's Got the Whole World in His Hands.I learned these and decided to use my skills to play along and sing with the kids in the 2 and 3 year olds Sunday school class (they didn't know I was a lousy mandolin player!).The kids really liked it and had some requests for other songs.I searched the Internet and found this book on Amazon.When I got it, I was really happy with the content.It's got almost every song you'd sing in a traditional Sunday school class, and even a few non-traditional :)It says its for piano/vocal/guitar but you can think of it as a Fakebook Deluxe.It's got the lyrics, chords (with guitar fingering chart for each), melody line (treble clef), and piano treble/bass clef.There's enough musical information there for any instrument to play simple melody, chords, or something more creative.

If you're working with Sunday school kids (or any group of Christian kids) and need some music, I'd really recommend this one.

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Easy piano arrangements of 50 songs kids love to sing and play, including: Awesome God * Clap Your Hands * Deep and Wide * Friend of God * Hallelu, Hallelujah! * Here I Am to Worship * I've Got Peace like a River * Jesus Loves the Little Children * More Precious Than Silver * Seek Ye First * Sing to the King * This Is the Day * This Little Light of Mine * Zacchaeus * and more.

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Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 & Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 (With Orchestral Reduction for Second Piano) [Paperback] Review

The music is fantastic, being the most popular concerto repertoire of Russian origin, but the edition assumes the reader some sort of Russian professional.Right away one notices that there are very few fingeringsnoted, and altogether I have found maybe one editor's note on execution inthe entirety of the two concertos.The edition contains no introduction tothe music, no informative synopsis of any sort, no helpful backgroundhistory on the composer's methods, reasonings or motivation for the musicto aid the interpreter, nothing at all, in fact, but the notes themselves. Not even a photograph of Rachmaninoff or Tchaikovsky to identify the namewith.This lack of support for the performer is considerably below thestandards of any serious edition.Unless one is well-prepared with someamount of collected knowledge of Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky, and with theexperience of having listened to each of these concertos, the edition willleave you stranded.But, then again, it is great music one must have.

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Only one-volume edition of two great concertos: the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23, and the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18. Each concerto is accompanied by an orchestral reduction for second piano-the universal standard for learning and rehearsing all concertos. G Schirmer edition.


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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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Suzuki Violin School, Vol. 1 (Piano Accompaniments) [Paperback] Review

This product nicely complements the Janice Tucker volumes. I am doing well with this purchase, but if I did not already know how to read music, I would be struggling.

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The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that man is the son of his environment. According to Dr. Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Students are taught using the "mother-tongue" approach. Suzuki Violin School materials include: Violin Parts (Vol. 1-10) * Piano Accompaniments (Vol. 1-10) * Cassettes (Vol. 1-3 performed by Shinichi Suzuki, Vol. 4-8 performed by Koji Toyoda) * Compact Discs (Vol. 5-8, performed by Koji Toyoda) * David Cerone Performs Suzuki Violin School (Cassettes & Compact Discs, Vol. 1-4) * David Nadien Performs Suzuki Violin School (Cassettes and Compact Discs, Vol. 1-4). Suzuki Method Core Materials available for piano, violin, viola, cello, string bass, flute, harp, guitar, and recorder.

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Maran Illustrated Piano [Paperback] Review

For all the many self-help, how-to books published The Maran Family has polished the book-led guide to learning to a fare-thee-well. This well-conceived and very well written book is an excellent introduction to the joys of sitting down in front of a piano keyboard and actually creating music instead of fantasies.

As one of the maranGraphics books (others include such wide ranging topics as Weight Training, Computer Guides, Dog training, Guitar, Yoga, and Knitting and Crocheting!), this volume uses the technical consulting of Frank Horvat, a composer, performer and piano teacher, and then applies the approach to the keyboard in a highly visual series of photographs and schematics that begin a survey of the types of keyboard instruments, the history of the piano, and progress to the basics of what makes a piano make music and ultimately walks the willing student through a very sound technique of learning.

As a life-long pianist I am amazed at the facility developed in this beautifully designed book.For those who question learning to play the piano by a 'how to' book, just peruse the careful steps and clarity of instruction offered by this helpful guide.Much musicology is included and many examples of fine piano music are used in the lessons.Whether it is the classical route you wish or the popular medium of chord based music or the intricacies of blues and improvisation, the steps are here.At the end of the book is a fine discussion on how to choose your piano from the many types that exist and even a discussion on the various periods of piano music history (although brief these are succinctly to the point).

Terrific for the adults who moan 'if I'd only taken lessons as a child' as well for the young students who are willing to commit to the goal of learning to 'make their own music', this Illustrated Guide to the Piano is a solid source of didactics.And for those addicted to the computer, there are even "MP3 files available to listen to and play along with for all the chords, scales, exercises and practice pieces in this book."Truly a book for the 21st Century!Grady Harp, June 05

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Produced by the award-winning maranGraphics group, Maran's Illustrated Guide to Piano is a valuable resource to a wide range of readers-from people who want to play a few songs for their family in the living room to those who aspire to become serious musicians. Maran's Illustrated Guide to Piano shows the reader the best way to perform each task, while the full-color photographs, music examples and clear, step-by-step instructions walk the reader through each task from beginning to end. Thorough topic introductions and useful tips provide additional information and advice to help enhance the readers' piano experience. Maran's Illustrated Guide to Piano is packed with essential information for readers who are sitting down in front of a piano for the first time, and will provide more experienced players with a refresher course on the basics and the opportunity to add more advanced techniques to their repertoire. Maran's Illustrated Guide to Piano will cost less than the price of one private piano lesson and will be a permanent resource that will provide years of enjoyment.

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Ultimate Broadway Platinum: 100 Favorite Show Tunes (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook) [Paperback] Review

I adore Broadway, and have dozens of books filled with show tunes, but this is by far one of my favorites. It is indeed Ultimate. Some of the best money I ever spent.

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100 more popular Broadway songs, featuring hits like: As Long As He Needs Me * Beauty and the Beast * Button Up Your Overcoat * Consider Yourself *Do You Hear the People Sing? * Everything's Coming Up Roses * Gigi * Hello, Young Lovers * I Enjoy Being a Girl * It's a Grand Night For Singing * My Favorite Things * On a Clear Day * People * She Loves Me * Sun and Moon * Try to Remember * Younger Than Springtime * many others.

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