Duets for Christmas: Piano 4 Hands: Instrumental Album

This superb collection of 19 Christmas Piano duets for grades 1-3 includes a mixture of popular Christmas songs and traditional carols making it truly The Best Christmas Piano Duet Book Ever! All songs arearranged by Emma Coulthard. The interplay of the four hands involved in these Christmas tunes creates a rich and enjoyably powerful sound perfect for any form of Christmas concert or just for a rousingsingalong on Christmas Eve. The Christmas classics included here range from the traditionals like Away In A Manger or Jingle Bells to everybody's favourite contemporary songs like Stop The Cavalry Wonderful Christmastime and Jingle Bell Rock. Because these are relatively simplified arrangements even those beginner pianists can select something to play together and impress theiraudience. This Christmas sheet music for Piano duet is perfect for getting into that Yuletide spirit because it brings people together and unites them through the familiarly festive tunes that we all knowand love. A Christmas songbook like this covers all of the songs that are beloved by musicians of all ages and all tastes; the timeless seasonal songs that will sound brilliant when played by four hands onPiano.  For a festive treat this Christmas why not bring together two pianists at around grades 1-3 and have them double the dealing of Yuletide spirit with The Best Christmas Piano Duet BookEver! 

What Can We Play on Sunday? is a series of six books of piano duets (one piano, four hands), each book designed for busy pianists who require accessible arrangements. Book 6 contains selections for holidays and holy days that occur during November and December, including Thanksgiving, Advent, and Christmas / Piano

Famous and Fun Christmas Duets, Book 5 contains 7 carefully selected Christmas favorites. The duets are arranged in equal parts for intermediate pianists, and are written for one piano, four hands. The melody often shifts between primo and secondo, creating interesting parts for both players. The arrangements in Book 5 include 16th notes, dotted-eighth notes, and key signatures with no more than two sharps or two flats. Students are sure to enjoy their experience with these fun duets! / Piano 4 Mains

This piano duet collection (four hands at one piano) contains a variety of hymns arranged for accomplished church musicians performers or students. Selections include driving rhythmic settings of At Calvary; The Lily of the Valley; and Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee contrasted with the more sedate and serene arrangements of Beneath the Cross of Jesus; Be Thou My Vision;and Nearer My God to Thee. In addition the volume includes a sparkling carol medley Christmas Joy which will be useful in myriad occasions—from church services to school Christmas programs to December recitals and concerts. Arranger Frank Milholland’s extensive band and orchestra background shinesthrough in this keyboard collection as the duets often seem to suggest their own orchestration.

Christmas Carols For Pian-Nine Christmas Carols cunningly arranged as solos or duets where some of the tunes combine together in the same style as the Spartans widely popular Pianoel duet book (grades 2 - 3). See also More Pianoel.Grade: 1 - 2

1 Piano 4 Hands/Early Elementary Level-Early-level Christmas duets beginners of all ages will love to play. Also makes for great sight-reading material! Includes - Away in a Manger - Deck the Hall - Good King Wenceslas - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Jingle Bells - Joy to the World - O Christmas Tree - and many more!

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).

Célèbre and Fun Christmas Duets, Book 2, contient 7 intemporel soigneusement classés précoce primaire au élémentaires favoris de Noël de la saison. Ces travaux ont été astucieusement aménagée et équilibré pour deux joueurs régulièrement qualifiés. / Piano 4 Mains

Twenty-two very easy carols for piano duet arranged superbly by Carol Barratt. Ideal for Christmas concerts at home or at school. The tune is always written in larger notes to make reading easier and both players get a chance toplay the melody encouraging them to listen to each other. Pre Grade 1 to Grade 1 standard.

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 Two Book 6 is suitable for Late Intermediate pianists and covers many basic principles including:Rhythmic patterns of dotted eighth notes sixteenth notes and triplet sixteenth notesPieces in simple compound and mixed metersMore challenging passage work scales in tenths octaves glissandos and hand-over-hand configurationsAn introduction to the rhythms and style of Spanish musicPieces with changes of tempo character and articulationsPieces in which the melody and the accompaniment are found within the same handSyncopated rhythms jazz chords and all kinds of arpeggiated and broken chord patternsSimple ornamentation such as grace notes and trillsPieces reinforce the following musical terms: espressivo semplice più animato appassionato più mosso meno mosso con passione controllata accelerando rallentando along with basic musical terminology found in books 1-5.A mixture of major and minor keys strengthen the student’s command of the piano.