It's never too late to play showtunes gives players the chance to explore 16 favourite showtunes in easy-to-play arrangements for piano solo and duet by Pam Wedgwood. The pieces are suitable for those who have learnt for approximately one year, or have reached Level 14 of the It's never too late to play piano tutor, by Pam Wedgwood. Fun to play and gently progressive, these pieces will extend players' technique gradually through tunes they love from Mama Mia!, Les Miserables, Chicago, Porgy and Bess, My Fair Lady, and many more! Pam Wedgwood is one of the UK's favourite composers of popular piano music and creator of Jazzin' About, After Hours and Up-Grade. The ground-breaking It's never too late... Series gives adults the opportunity to learn the piano with a method devised especially for them. This best-selling tutor breaks the learning into manageable chunks, features accompanying CDs, and is packed with irresistible music and fascinating information - all the motivation needed to make learning fun!

Written with busy music majors in mind, The Piano Proficiency Exam Review Book provides an easy-to-understand guide to the Piano Proficiency Exam. In eight review sections, authors and Peabody Institute alumni Lucy Mauro and Scott Beard provide an invaluable cache of tips, exercises, and practice exams. The sections address all aspects of piano performance for the non-piano music major: seating, arm, and hand positions; scales and arpeggios; cadences; vocal warmups; harmonization/transposition; score reading; and solo literature. While studying the book, students can expect to ask themselves, "Am I at the proper distance from the piano?" and, "Are my wrists level with the white keys?" among other gentle reminders that encourage mindfulness and positivity at the piano bench. Whether adapted for a school's exam requirements, private lessons, music therapy sessions, or general music classes, lessons and exercises in The Piano Proficiency Exam Review Book will make time spent at the piano an enjoyable experience.

Smooth jazz and sweet vocals from one of the greatest singer-songwriters of her generation, the Norah Jones Piano Songbook collection features fifteen of Norah Jones' best-known songs from her three huge albums, faithfully transcribed for voice, piano and guitar.

(Vocal Selections). All the songs from the family-friendly stage musical from Disney and Cameron Mackintosh: Chim Chim Cher-ee * Feed the Birds * Let's Go Fly a Kite * The Perfect Nanny * A Spoonful of Sugar * Step in Time * Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious * and more. Includes a beautiful 8-page color section of photos from the Broadway production as well as an introduction from George Stiles and Anthony Drewe

Journey through the world of jazz, rock and pop with Jazzin' About Styles; a collection of original pieces exploring the sounds of big band, disco, heavy metal and more. This NEW edition features a fantastic accompanying CD, complete with performances and backing tracks and slowed-down backings for practice. So take a break from the classics and get into the groove as you cruise from one popular style to the next.
Titles: Play the Banjo! * Big-Band boogie * Contra-Flow * St. George and the Dragon * Up and Away! * There Ain't No Beer in Cow-Horn Creek * Easy Life * No Fixed Address * Cuba-Libre * Shoe-Shine Rag * Wanted * On the Rocks! * Street Place * New World * Chocolate Car-Park * Homeward Bound.

Learn how to play authentic salsa! From traditional Cuban music to the more modern Puerto Rican and New York styles, you'll learn the all-important rhythmic patterns of salsa and how to apply them to the piano. The book provides historical, geographical and cultural background info, and the 50+-track CD includes piano examples and a full salsa band percussion section.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). 11 songs that include I-IV-V7 chords in the keys of C, G and F, featuring: Can You Feel the Love Tonight? * Do-Re-Mi * (Meet) The Flintstones * She Loves You * Star Wars * and more.

The Organ: An Encyclopedia includes articles on the organ family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instrument builders, the construction of the instruments, and related terminology. It is the first complete reference on this important family of keyboard instruments. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instrument history from around the world. It completes the three-volume Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments, which also includes the Piano Encyclopedia and the Harpsichord & Clavichord Encyclopedia.

This specially produced book and CD set gives you the chance to learn the Piano parts for eight massive pop and rock classics by some of the greatest artists of all time, with a CD of backing tracks that accurately captures the magic of these anthemic hits.

Get your hands around some of the rock's best, and discover the soaring melodies and lilting harmonies that have made these songs so popular for so long. The book features full solo piano arrangements, complete with melody line, lyrics and guitar chords. The CD has full 'soundalike' demo performances, as well as the all-important tracks minus the piano so you can play along.

• Imagine - John Lennon
• Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
• Life On Mars - David Bowie
• Perfect Day - Lou Reed
• Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney
• Riders On The Storm - The Doors
• Tiny Dancer - Elton John
• Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel

Michael Nyman's piano music has struck a chord with audiences across the world and this anthology brings together his most successful and best-loved pieces in one superb volume. All the tracks features in this work are transcribed and restored to solo piano, including previously unpublished works for Nyman's recent CD - "The Piano Sings".

Contains easy piano arrangements for top jazz complete with song background notes and playing hints and tips.

Contains easy piano arrangements to top ballads complete with song background notes and playing hints and tips.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). This inventive sightreading course uses sets of exercises based on melodic and rhythmic patterns from the 2nd Edition Primer Lesson Book. Students play one exercise a day, completing one set per week. Entertaining musical art helps guide the sightreading process and each page presents a new learning vignette in a spirit of fun.

Adaptive Strategies for Small-Handed Pianists brings together information from biomechanics, ergonomics, physics, anatomy, medicine, and piano pedagogy to focus on the subject of small-handedness. The first comprehensive study of its kind, the book opens with an overview of historical, anatomical, and pedagogical perspectives and redresses long-held biases concerning those who struggle at the piano because of issues with hand size. A discussion of work efficiency, the human anatomy, and the constraints of physics serves as the theoretical basis for a focused analysis of healthy movement and piano technique as they relate to small-handedness. Separate chapters deal with specific alternative approaches: redistribution, refingering, strategies to maximize reach and power, and musical solutions for technical problems. Richly illustrated with hundreds of examples from a wide range of piano repertoire, the book is an incomparable resource for piano teachers and students, written in language that is accessible to a broad audience. It balances scholastic rigor with practical experience in the field to demonstrate that the unique physical and musical needs of the small-handed can be addressed in sensitive and appropriate ways.

This comprehensive book and CD package will teach you the basic skills you need to play smooth jazz piano. From comping to soloing, you'll learn the theory, the tools, and the tricks used by the pros. The accompanying CD features many of the examples in the book performed either solo or with a full band. Specifically, you'll learn: scales and chords, harmony and voicings, progressions and comping, rhythmic concepts, melodies and soloing, characteristic stylings, the history of jazz, and more. THE HAL LEONARD KEYBOARD STYLE SERIES provides focused lessons that contain valuable how-to insight, essential playing tips, and beneficial information for all players. Comprehensive treatment is given to each subject, complete with a companion CD.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Drawing primarily from symphonic and operatic literature, this level exposes the piano student to the wealth of color and imagination of the classical literature. Contents include: Blue Danube Waltz by J. Strauss, Jr. * Overture to The Barber of Seville by Rossini * Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (from the ballet The Nutcracker ) by Tchaikovsky * Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Mozart * In the Hall of the Mountain King (from Peer Gynt Suite) by Grieg * Light Cavalry Overture by Suppe * Musetta's Song (from the opera La Boheme ) * Theme from Peter and the Wolf by Prokofiev * Pomp and Circumstance by Elgar * Theme from Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov * Theme from The "Unfinished" Symphony by Schubert * Toreador's Song (from the opera Carmen ) by Bizet * Waltz by Brahms.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). The style and rhythmic appeal of these rock and roll favorites make it the perfect motivational material for students. Written with the teacher in mind, the book provides instruction and drill in basic chord patterns in the keys of C, G, and F. Songs include: Chantilly Lace * Come Sail Away * Crazy Little Thing Called Love * Rock Around the Clock * Surfin' Safari * Witch Doctor ( Alvin and the Chipmunks ) * Yesterday * and more.

(Five Finger Piano Songbook). 8 Disney greats arranged for beginning piano players: Be Our Guest * Can You Feel the Love Tonight * If I Didn't Have You * Kiss the Girl * My Funny Friend and Me * Two Worlds * A Whole New World * Written in the Stars.

Song List:

(Everything I Do) I Do It For You [Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves]
Against All Odds [Take A Look At Me Now]
As Time Goes By [Casablanca]
Beyond The Sea [Finding Nemo]
Can You Feel The Love Tonight [The Lion King]
Come What May [Moulin Rouge!]
Goldfinger [Goldfinger]
Hopelessly Devoted To You [Grease]
How Deep Is Your Love [Saturday Night Fever]
I Will Always Love You [The Bodyguard]
Into The West [The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King]
Live And Let Die [Live And Let Die]
Love Is All Around [Four Weddings And A Funeral] Mad World [Donnie Darko]
Moon River [Breakfast At Tiffany's]
Mrs Robinson [The Graduate]
My Heart Will Go On [Titanic]
Oh, Pretty Woman [Pretty Woman]
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head [Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid]
Son Of A Preacher Man [Pulp Fiction]
Speak Softly Love [The Godfather]
Take My Breath Away [Top Gun]
Unchained Melody [Ghost]
Up Where We Belong [An Officer And A Gentleman]

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Playing 5-finger scales has significant value for early-level pianists. This innovative book helps students chart progress through all major and minor 5-finger scales, cross-hand arpeggios, and primary chords. Engaging teacher duets for each key are used for scale exercises. Students also enjoy improvisation activities for each key with creative prompts to inspire imagery, character, and tempo.