Patriotic Songs for Piano Made Easy


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Selections include: You're a Grand Old Flag; America, the Beautiful; the Marines' Hymn; the Caisson Song; I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy; America; the Star Spangled Banner; and Battle Hymn of the Republic. • Lyrics are provided for each tune.




Christian Classics for Piano Solo


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This collection of piano solos includes twelve classic hymns-a variety of themes representative of the Christian faith's heritage. The unique arrangements are an addition to anyone's music library and can be used for many occasions. Examples include Amazing Grace introduced as a round, a medley of Abide with Me and Pachelbel's Canon, and an arrangement of A Mighty Fortress Is Our God with four key changes and an ending from Sigismond Thalberg's Les Huguenots, Op. 20.




Canons and Rounds for Piano Solo


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This collection of 39 rounds and canons features a range of material from the oldest-known round; "Sumer Is Icumen In" to the famous Pachelbel Canon, as well as six original canons by Gail Smith. The short canons composed by Konrad Kunz are ideal for sight reading. There is one in every major and minor key in a 5- finger position. For the more advanced pianist there are amazing canonic piano solos by Bach, Schumann and Clementi. The right hand melody becomes the left hand melody in a very magical way melting into the most beautiful harmony imaginable. There's a canon to go "around" for pianists with any amount of experience!




Animal Sketches for Solo Piano


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These musical sketches were written to provide a variety of styles that are fun to play and yet sound harder than they are. Each solo represents a familiar animal that walks slow, jumps or runs fast. This will stimulate the students imagination helping them play and interpret each piece easily. This collection of 16 new piano solos will introduce piano students to a variety of musical styles. These pieces were composed with love for all my piano students and the hope that students everywhere will enjoy playing them as much as I have enjoyed composing them.




Happy Birthday Suite


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Everyone has a birthday to celebrate—now there’s a special book of piano arrangements that you can use just for the occasion! This book provides unique arrangements of “Happy Birthday” in different styles including sing-along, waltz and jazzier renditions. The arrangements draw from the stylistic settings from popular repertoire/composers: Für Elise, Beethoven Liebestraum, Liszt Canoeing, Amy Beach Sonata in C, Mozart Revolutionary Etude, Chopin Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Bach Gymnopedie, Satie Waltz, Durand These delightful arrangements will bring joy to any party and are an excellent addition to any pianist’s repertoire. Includes access to online audio featuring Gail Smith's performance of each piece.




Songs of America


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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A celebration of American history through the music that helped to shape a nation, by Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham and music superstar Tim McGraw “Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw form an irresistible duo—connecting us to music as an unsung force in our nation's history.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin Through all the years of strife and triumph, America has been shaped not just by our elected leaders and our formal politics but also by our music—by the lyrics, performers, and instrumentals that have helped to carry us through the dark days and to celebrate the bright ones. From “The Star-Spangled Banner” to “Born in the U.S.A.,” Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw take readers on a moving and insightful journey through eras in American history and the songs and performers that inspired us. Meacham chronicles our history, exploring the stories behind the songs, and Tim McGraw reflects on them as an artist and performer. Their perspectives combine to create a unique view of the role music has played in uniting and shaping a nation. Beginning with the battle hymns of the revolution, and taking us through songs from the defining events of the Civil War, the fight for women’s suffrage, the two world wars, the Great Depression, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and into the twenty-first century, Meacham and McGraw explore the songs that defined generations, and the cultural and political climates that produced them. Readers will discover the power of music in the lives of figures such as Harriet Tubman, Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King, Jr., and will learn more about some of our most beloved musicians and performers, including Marian Anderson, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Duke Ellington, Carole King, Bruce Springsteen, and more. Songs of America explores both famous songs and lesser-known ones, expanding our understanding of the scope of American music and lending deeper meaning to the historical context of such songs as “My Country, ’Tis of Thee,” “God Bless America,” “Over There,” “We Shall Overcome,” and “Blowin’ in the Wind.” As Quincy Jones says, Meacham and McGraw have “convened a concert in Songs of America,” one that reminds us of who we are, where we’ve been, and what we, at our best, can be.




Songs Sung Red, White, and Blue


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Throughout our nation's history, patriotic songs have lifted our spirits during hard times and brought us closer to our heritage and to each other. Behind these "songs sung red, white, and blue" are unforgettable stories that will enrich your appreciation of their unique power. It's hard to imagine a single American who hasn't been touched deeply at one time or another by the songs in these pages. From the soaring chorus of "God Bless America" to the quiet poetry of "America the Beautiful," historian Ace Collins takes you inside the creation of thirty-two classic songs spanning two centuries. Military anthems like "The Marine's Hymn" and "Anchors Aweigh" share pages with other songs of war, such as the War of 1812's "The Star-Spangled Banner" and the Civil War's "Battle Hymn of the Republic." Popular tunes dating back to the earliest days of our nation, such as "Yankee Doodle," are included alongside contemporary hits like "God Bless the U.S.A." Other favorites like "This Land Is Your Land" and "This Is My Country" reflect on our nation in times of peace. You'll meet a surprising and diverse cast of behind-the-scenes characters, which includes both everyday Americans -- teachers, preachers, and soldiers -- as well as celebrated songwriters like Irving Berlin and George M. Cohan. Here are songs that are as close to our hearts as any ever written -- songs that form a rousing soundtrack to America's story.




How to Play Piano in 14 Days


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This book is a modern piano lesson book with a new take on the best way to learn piano. It is jam-packed with fundamental piano exercises so you can learn to play piano fast. Introducing a revolutionary new PIANO TAB to make sight-reading piano even easier! From the publisher of over a dozen top-selling music lesson titles, How to Play Piano in 14 Days from Troy Nelson Music takes a novel approach to piano education that will have you playing great-sounding music in no time! This is not your grandma's beginner piano method! How to Play Piano in 14 Days is a brand new method for learning the piano. Have you struggled to learn piano because of the "old" way it's taught? We've taken the concept of learning piano and made it even easier than ever to learn piano and even teach piano. How is this book a different kind of piano technique book? Introducing PIANO TAB (C) - a revolutionary new way to read the notes of a piano that you will only find in this book. This is a method the author and publisher invented to make it easy for you to take the notes and get them right onto your piano quickly-no music reading required! Features contemporary music examples and exercises, updated for your modern discerning ear. How to Play Piano in 14 Days is a modern approach to piano lessons. This piano book will teach you Major, Minor, and Pentatonic Scales Modern Melodies and Chord Progressions Fundamental Rhythms: Basic to Advanced How to Play Complete Musical Pieces The Circle of 5ths This beginner piano method is not designed to be an exhaustive, be-all, end-all resource for piano; instead, this book's intention is to jumpstart your piano playing so you can learn piano quickly. You don't have to know how to read music to use this book! Why? Because of our PIANO TAB, an easy way to learn how to play piano by seeing the keys you need to play right on the page. This piano book for adult beginners and beginner kids alike will help you learn the piano quickly. This beginner's guide also provides an easy introduction to reading and playing music. Packed full of easy-to-follow instructions Tons of illustrations to demonstrate piano technique Simple exercises with our brand new PIANO TAB visuals Learn at your own pace or in as fast as 14 days Fun and easy chords and songs to play Buy With Confidence: Read it! Hear it! Play it! Music examples are presented in notes and tab. This practical, step-by-step guide to piano includes quick-and-easy access to audio tracks via download or streaming-right from troynelsonmusic.com. No signup required! From the top-selling series Play Guitar in 14 Days from publisher Troy Nelson Music. Author and editor Troy Nelson has sold more than 300,000 books and has 1,000s of reviews. You will see our books average 4.5 stars or more! About Austin Crosby: Austin has been a piano player for 20 years and a worship bandleader for a decade. MORE: Austin's passion is helping others learn to love the piano as much as he does. REMEMBER Free access to instant audio downloads from Troy's website included. BONUS Includes customer support! Questions during practice? Email us from our website and we will happily help you.




Piano Exercises Made Easy


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This book provides the pianist with an amazing assortment of easy, essential exercises. Players of all experience levels can utilize this method; beginners will learn to play music through creative exercises, while advanced pianists can add new exercises to their routines. With this book, you will be able to practice scales and chords without the usual monotony. The exercises focus on three 5-note palindrome patterns (which sound the same forwards and backwards) and are excellent for sight reading. Correct fingering is the key to playing piano with dexterity—this book provides all 120 ways these 5-note patterns can be played, giving you the ability to utilize all ten fingers efficiently across 88 keys.




Cherie Je Taime


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