I Used to Play Piano: 40s and 50s Hits

Featuring 17 of the biggest hits from the current charts Ultimate Chart Hits is a contemporary-focused addition to the Really Easy Piano series helping beginners to play their favourite popchart tunes.   The standard of pop songs has been steadily increasing and right now it's possibly the best it's ever been. With songwriters like Meghan Trainor John Legend and GeorgeEzra gracing the charts with their catchy hooks and heartfelt lyrics there couldn't be a better time to learn the best pop hits on the Piano. This collection of perfect pop sheet music will allow you to learn hits likeAll About That Bass Rather Be and Stay With Me as well as the amazing instant classics Shake It Off by Taylor Swift and Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson with Bruno Mars.   If you are a beginner pianist who loves the current pop output Really Easy Piano: Ultimate Chart Hits is the sheet music book for you. The simplified arrangements give you just themost important parts of the songs with lyrics and chord symbols too. Not only this but interesting background information for each song will let you know which ones got to number one while some really helpful performance hintsand tips will let you focus on the difficult bits and nail each and every performance. Whether you love a bit of Ed Sheeran Tom Odell or Take That there is something for every pop lover here.   If youare a beginning pianist who has a proclivity for pop then Ultimate Chart Hits is most definitely for you. It's a brilliant collection of that pure pop perfection that we all enjoy on the radio and televisionevery day all arranged for Easy Piano enabling anyone to play these great tunes especially if you're a beginner.

Take the lead is an integrated series for alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, piano, tenor saxophone, trumpet and violin. In each edition all of the songs are in the same key at concert pitch, allowing the different instruments to play together. Chord symbols are included at concert pitch for use by piano or guitar.'Take the Lead Movie Hits' features idiomatic arrangements of classic film themes offering fun repertoire that young instrumentalists will love to play. Students have a choice of playing along with CD, Piano or Guitar and all pieces are fully integrated with arrangements for other instruments in the series, making this the ideal resource for school bands and small ensembles. Used as a solo book these pieces will encourage technical progression and confidence in playing. Ideal pieces for performance, or just for fun.Contents: You Can Leave Your Hat On; The Wind Beneath My Wings; Blue Monday; Star Wars (Main Title); Because You Loved Me; I Will Always Love You; (Everything I Do) I Do It For You; I Don't Want To Miss A Thing

Take the lead is an integrated series for alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, piano, tenor saxophone, trumpet and violin. In each edition all of the songs are in the same key at concert pitch, allowing the different instruments to play together. Chord symbols are included at concert pitch for use by piano or guitar.'Take the Lead Musicals' Features all the big hits from the West End and Broadway shows. Students have a choice of playing along with CD, Piano or Guitar and all pieces are fully integrated with arrangements for other instruments in the series, making this the ideal resource for school bands and small ensembles. Used as a solo book these idiomatic arrangements will boost players' confidence and are ideal pieces for performance.Contents: Fame (Fame); Food Glorious Food (Oliver); If I Were A Rich Man (Fiddler On The Roof); Over The Rainbow (Wizard Of Oz); Send In The Clowns (A Little Night Music); Singin' In The Rain (Singin' In The Rain); Tomorrow (Annie)

First Pop Hits is a collection of popular songs in simplified arrangements designed for Pianists working through parts two to four of the renowned John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course.This repertoire book has been specially created to be complementary with the original and best selling Easiest Piano Course. The songs are ordered so that they progress in difficulty so that songs at the beginning like Fight For This Love and Let It Be are best suited to beginning Piano players just getting started with the course. As the book progresses songs like The Sound OfSilence and Let It Go are introduced reinforcing more advanced musical techniques through well-known songs. To see the full list of songs included in First Pop Hits scroll down.With 15 contemporary pieces this songbook is ideal for students who will be able to put what they've learned into practice with songs that are enjoyable fun and familiar. This will help to develop musicality since the student will know how the song is supposed to be played.Helpfully dynamics and phrasing are not included with some of the earlier pieces since these concepts are not introduced until part three of the course. Outline fingering is included with the hand assumed to stay in a five-finger position until a new position is indicated. The pieces can also be used as sight-reading practice for more advanced students making these pieces truly versatile and useful.Whether you or your student is working through John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course First Pop Hits is the perfect songbook to transform the newly-learned skills and techniques into the beginnings of a crowd-pleasing repertoire.

The A Dozen A Day Songbook series contains wonderful easy Christmas hits that may be used as companion pieces to the memorable technique exercises in the A Dozen A Day series. They are also suitable as supplements for use with any Piano method.This second book features 10 Christmas favourites including Deck The Halls Joy To The World In Dulci Jubilo and Wonderful Christmastime in arrangements for easy Piano.The included CD provides fully-orchestrated demonstration and backing tracks for a fun play-along experience.

This Easiest Pop Songs edition of John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course allows the beginner pianist, who is progressing from part one to part two of the world-renowned course, to learn some fantastic and well-known pop songs. With simplified arrangements and large notation, these are popular hits in the familiar John Thompson style.As well as reinforcing basic technique, developing musicality and making learning great fun, the Easiest Pop Songs will be familiar to most young beginners, allowing them to learn and play some of their favourite tunes of the moment. Repertoire books like this have been specially created and graded to be used with the John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course, so pianists who are working through that will recognise the style of this songbook.This book features a number of pop songs, including Taylor Swift's Shake It Off, Sam Smith's Brilliant Stay With Me and Adele's huge smash-hit Hello. There are many more, though, such as Wings by Birdy, Flashlight by Jessie J and I Really Like You by Carly Rae Jepsen. These Easiest Pop Songs are perfect supplementary material for those working through parts 1 and 2 of the course, but also make great sight-reading practice for more advanced students. Since dynamics and phrasing are not introduced until part 3 of the course, they are not included here, although some invaluable hints and tips and fingering guides are featured for all songs.All beginner Piano pupils will love to learn the famous pop songs included in this repertoire book - an ideal complement to John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course. / Piano

Famous and Fun Pop Duets, Book 1, contains carefully selected popular hits from movies, radio and television. The duets are arranged in equal parts for elementary to late-elementary pianists, and are written for one piano, four hands. Additionally, the melody often shifts between primo and secondo, creating interesting parts for both players. No eighth notes or dotted-quarter rhythms are used. Titles: If I Only Had a Brain * Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini * The James Bond Theme * Mairzy Doats * (Meet) The Flintstones * The Rose * Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me).

Famous & Fun Pop Duets, Book 3, contains carefully selected popular hits from movies, radio and television. The duets are arranged in equal parts for elementary to late-elementary pianists, and are written for one piano, four hands. Additionally, the melody often shifts between primo and secondo, creating interesting parts for both players. Simple eighth-note rhythms are used, but dotted-quarter notes are avoided. Some arrangements are written with one sharp or flat in the key signature. Titles: Arabian Nights * The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle * Blue Moon * The Chicken Dance * Great Balls of Fire * The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme).

Take the lead is an integrated series for alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, piano, tenor saxophone, trumpet and violin. In each edition all of the songs are in the same key at concert pitch, allowing the different instruments to play together. Chord symbols are included at concert pitch for use by piano or guitar.\'Take the Lead 90s Hits\' features idiomatic arrangements of 90s pop classics offering fun repertoire that young instrumentalists will love to play. Students have a choice of playing along with CD, Piano or Guitar and all pieces are fully integrated with arrangements for other instruments in the series, making this the ideal resource for school bands and small ensembles. Used as a solo book these pieces will encourage technical progression and confidence in playing. Ideal pieces for performance, or just for fun.Contents: Air That I Breathe; Angels; Frozen; How Do I Live; I Don\'t Want To Miss A Thing; I\'ll Be There For You; My Heart Will Go On; Something About The Way You Look Tonight

Take the lead is an integrated series for alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, piano, tenor saxophone, trumpet and violin. In each edition all of the songs are in the same key at concert pitch, allowing the different instruments to play together. Chord symbols are included at concert pitch for use by piano or guitar.'Take the Lead Musicals' Features all the big hits from the West End and Broadway shows. Students have a choice of playing along with CD, Piano or Guitar and all pieces are fully integrated with arrangements for other instruments in the series, making this the ideal resource for school bands and small ensembles. Used as a solo book these idiomatic arrangements will boost players' confidence and are ideal pieces for performance.Contents: Fame (Fame); Food Glorious Food (Oliver); If I Were A Rich Man (Fiddler On The Roof); Over The Rainbow (Wizard Of Oz); Send In The Clowns (A Little Night Music); Singin' In The Rain (Singin' In The Rain); Tomorrow (Annie)

Play 50 top hits from movies and musical theater on the Horn. This collection features pieces from Glee The Lord Of The Rings Porgy and Bess Frozen Star Wars Harry Potter Toy Story and more. This book is part of Alfred's Top Hits From TV Movies and Musicals series for solo instruments. All Wind arrangements are completely compatible with each other and can be successfully performed as ensembles or solos by students who have completed the first book of any standard band method. Each book features a carefully edited part complete with articulations dynamic markings and keys well-suited to the level 2-3 player. A fully orchestrated MP3 CD is alsoprovided. The CD includes a demo track of each song which features a live instrumental performance followed by a play-along track. In addition PDF documents are included with specially designed Piano accompaniments that can be easily played by a teacher or intermediate Piano student. **Please note: The CD included in this set can only be used with an MP3 compatible player**.Due to level considerations regarding keys and instrument ranges the arrangements in this series for Wind instruments are not compatible with those for String instruments.

Play 50 top hits from movies and musical theater on the Alto Saxophone. This collection features pieces from Glee The Lord Of The Rings Porgy and Bess Frozen Star Wars Harry Potter Toy Story and more. This book is part of Alfred's Top Hits From TV Movies and Musicals series for solo instruments. All Wind arrangements are completely compatible with each other and can be successfully performed as ensembles or solos by students who have completed the first book of any standard band method. Each book features a carefully edited part complete with articulations dynamic markings and keys well-suited to the level 2-3 player. A fully orchestratedMP3 CD is also provided. The CD includes a demo track of each song which features a live instrumental performance followed by a play-along track. In addition PDF documents are included with specially designed Piano accompaniments that can be easily played by a teacher or intermediate Piano student. **Please note: The CD included in this set can only be used with an MP3 compatible player**.Due to level considerations regarding keys and instrument ranges the arrangements in this series for Wind instruments are not compatible with those for String instruments.

Play 50 top hits from movies and musical theater on the Trumpet. This collection features pieces from Glee The Lord Of The Rings Porgy and Bess Frozen Star Wars Harry Potter Toy Story and more. This book is part of Alfred's Top Hits From TV Movies and Musicals series for solo instruments. All Wind arrangements are completely compatible with each other and can be successfully performed as ensembles or solos by students who have completed the first book of any standard band method. Each book features a carefully edited part complete with articulations dynamic markings and keys well-suited to the level 2-3 player. A fully orchestrated MP3 CD is alsoprovided. The CD includes a demo track of each song which features a live instrumental performance followed by a play-along track. In addition PDF documents are included with specially designed Piano accompaniments that can be easily played by a teacher or intermediate Piano student. **Please note: The CD included in this set can only be used with an MP3 compatible player**.Due to level considerations regarding keys and instrument ranges the arrangements in this series for Wind instruments are not compatible with those for String instruments.