Christmas for 4-Hand Piano

Composer Showcase Series 1 Piano 4 Hands-These four medleys of 13 religious songs will spark up Christmas programs and holiday gatherings everywhere.

The Phillip Keveren Series For 1 Piano, 4 Hands. Eight beloved Christmas carols arranged for piano duet and perfect for holiday recitals or services. Titles: The First Noel · Go, Tell It on the Mountain · Hark! the Herald Angels Sing · It Came Upon the Midnight Clear · O Come, All Ye Faithful · O Come, O Come, Emmanuel · O Holy Night · Silent Night. Eight beloved Christmas carols arranged for piano duet and perfect for holiday recitals or services. Titles: The First Noel · Go, Tell It on the Mountain · Hark! the Herald Angels Sing · It Came Upon the Midnight Clear · O Come, All Ye Faithful · O Come, O Come, Emmanuel · O Holy Night · Silent Night. / Musique religieuse / Répertoire / 2 Pianos

Ten arrangements for two pianos, four hands, in the incomparable Mannheim style: Carol of the Birds ? God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen ? Greensleeves ? In Dulci Jubilo ? Traditions of Christmas ? We Three Kings of Orient Are.

Level 4-An entertaining collection of traditional and popular Christmas songs arranged to offer a variety of sounds and styles. Suitable for students at level 4 in the Faber Piano Adventures series. Includes: 'Carol of the Bells' 'The First Noel' 'Hallelujah Chorus (from Handel's Messiah)' 'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing' 'A Holly Jolly Christmas' 'I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day' 'It Came Upon the Midnight Clear' 'Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring' 'Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!' 'O Come O Come Emmanuel' 'O Holy Night' 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' 'Silent Night' 'What Child Is This'' 'Winter Wonderland'.

Level 4-An entertaining collection of traditional and popular Christmas songs arranged to offer a variety of sounds and styles. Includes: Carol of the Bells · The First Noel · Hallelujah Chorus (from Handel's Messiah) · Hark! The Herald Angels Sing · A Holly Jolly Christmas · I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day · It Came Upon the Midnight Clear · Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring · Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! · O Come O Come Emmanuel · O Holy Night · Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree · Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer · Silent Night · What Child Is This' · Winter Wonderland.

Cool syncopation funky riffs and smooth stylish tunes from dynamic to nostalgic Pam Wedgwood's series has it all. Christmas Jazzin' About is a vibrant collection of original pieces in a range of contemporary styles. So celebrate the festive season in style with these jazzy arrangements of popular Christmas carols.

Wynn-Anne Rossi's Christmas Medleys for Two, Book 1 combines the fun of duet playing with the music of the season. This collection features holiday favorites arranged as unique duet medleys, bringing pianists together to celebrate the holidays. The arrangements are carefully graded for students, yet retain the flavor and feeling of the original melodies. / Piano 4 Mains

In Recital Throughout The Year is a series that focuses on fabulous repertoire with musically engaging pieces by leading FJH composers and arrangers. This series of books is carefully levelled to ensure that goals are attainable which is essential in motivating students. Providing excellent teaching material these books address the strengths and weaknesses of students with progressive discussions by Dr. Helen Marlais on the art of performance and an analysis of performance strategies.The pieces presented in these books provide repertoire for the entire year including pieces for Halloween and Christmas as well as arrangements of famous classicalthemes with original solos and duets.The accompanying CD includes demonstrations of the pieces presented in this book allowing the student to develop their interpretive skills.Volume One Book 4 is suitable for Early Intermediate pianists and covers many basic principles including:Dotted rhythmic patterns as well as sixteenth-note patternsPlaying pieces with common time signatures as well as introducing compound meters - 5/4 is also introducedPlaying with more intricate finger crossovers Playing pieces with numerous changes of tempo articulation and moodMajor Minor and diminished root position chords and their inversions are reinforced as well as subdominant and dominant chordsPlaying hand-over-hand arpeggiosPlaying pieces in which one hand holds down notes while simultaneously playing moving notesOctave scale passages and blocked octavesLeft-hand parts increase in intricacy with more involved accompaniment figures or in some cases the left hand plays the melody while the right hand accompaniesPlaying pieces which include modulations from one key to anotherHand positions expand to larger than a fifthReinforcing basic musical terminology and symbols such as ritardando diminuendo subito piano

The popular Christmas Festival series is designed for your students' first four years of study as they enjoy their favourite Christmas carols each season. Along with optional teacher/parent duets in Books 1 and 2 the student progresses from playing in five-finger position (both hands Book 1; left hand Book 2) to arrangements with simple accompaniments and close-position chords (Book 3) to varied accompaniment styles with alternate harmonies (Book 4).