First Book For Pianists - Book Only (Johann Sebastian Bach)

My First Book Of Bach contains twenty-six favourite pieces in easy piano arrangements edited by David Dutkanicz.Students of all ages will delight in these simple piano arrangements of familiar melodies such as Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring Wachet Auf and highlights from the Brandenburg Concertos Goldberg Variations and Inventions plus menuets gavottes bourees and other fun-to-play pieces all gathered together here to demonstrate the beauty enjoyment and skill of J.S. Bach's compositions.

First Repertoire for Little Pianists is a series of delightful, original piano works for children from beginner to preparatory level. Comprising 25 performance pieces that may also be used to supplement a method, each book in the First Repertoire for Little Pianists series provides a treasure trove of meticulously graded music, bursting with imagination and inventiveness. Focused on simplistic five-finger hand positions and with useful performance notes for each piece, Book 1 features piano solos, solos with teacher accompaniment, and pupil duets that will motivate further study and foster a love for music-making.

With the Really Easy Piano Playalong songbook, you can learn 19 Classic Hit Songs with these simplified arrangements for Easy Piano, then use the included download card to hear demonstrations and backing tracks that you can play along to. Featuring a wealth of some of the most famous tunes of all time by the greatest singers and songwriters ever, these Classic Hit Songs are essential playing for all pianists, and the Really Easy Piano Playalong book lets beginners immediately pick up these wonderful melodies. From classic pop songs like All Shook Up, Downtown and Waterloo to those beautiful ballads like Rocket Man, Hallelujah and Fields Of Gold, this collection offers amazing variety of tunes that can be placed right at beginner pianist's fingertips. With the accompanying download card, you will get instant online access to fantastic-sounding demonstration and backing tracks for each tune. This means you'll be able to hear how each Classic Hit Song should sound, then learn them using the easy-to-read sheet music, before playing your own versions along to the backing tracks. With songs by such bestselling artists as Simon and Garfunkel, The Beatles, David Bowie and Louis Armstrong, this is a fantastic book for learning all of those timeless tunes that everyone loves, and with the help of some fingering hints, performance tips, lyrics and fascinating background information, the Really Easy Piano Playalong really is the perfect songbook for pianists who love pop hits. The fantastic selection of brilliant songs from these wonderful musicians places some of the greatest tunes of all time at any beginner pianist's fingertips. Your friends and family will no doubt be wholly impressed with how great each of these songs sound on the Piano, especially when played along with the backing tracks. For a collection of 19 Classic Hit Songs, look no further than the Really Easy Piano Playalong songbook. / Niveau : Facile / Recueil / Piano

Description A First Book Of Blues For The Beginning Pianist With these easy-to-play renditions, beginning pianists of all ages can enjoy one of America's most celebrated art forms. Songlist Arkansas Blues Beale Street Blues Careless Love Crazy Blues Down Home Blues Jelly Roll Blues Joe Turner Blues Memphis Blues Outta' Bed Blues Prison Bound Royal Garden Blues St. James Infirmary St. Louis Blues The Hesitating Blues Weary Blues Yellow Dog Blues

Dutkanicz First Book Haydn. A mentor to Mozart and teacher of Beethoven, Joseph Haydn is known as the Father of the Symphony?and now even beginning pianists can master many of his most memorable works. This collection focuses on the composer's melodies and style to provide a satisfying and accessible introduction to the Austrian composer's oeuvre. Presented in gradually increasing order of difficulty, the pieces feature simplified keys and suggested fingerings. Selections include the opening of Haydn's Surprise Symphony No. 94, famous for its musical joke of a sudden fortissimo chord, as well as the openings for Symphony No. 44 (Trauer), Symphony No. 49 (La passione), and Symphony No. 104 (London), in addition to the second movements of Symphony No. 59 (Fire), Symphony No. 100 Militaire, and Symphony No. 101 (Clock). Other pieces include the Benedictus and Kyrie from Mass in Time of War, The Lark, The Master and the Scholar, and a variety of sonatas, allegros, and other pieces. All thirty-five selections are available as downloadable MP3s.

Debussy's music can be daunting to beginning pianists: his abstract sense of composition sometimes makes listeners feel lost the harmonies are more chromatic than traditional works and often his use of advanced keysis beyond the grasp of even more experienced players. This compilation however makes the composer's works highly accessible to beginning pianists.These introductory arrangements focus on Debussy's melodies andstyle. The more abstract works are excerpted and presented in manageable samples and the keys are simplified. Suggested fingerings are also provided. Beginning pianists will be able to enjoy a wide variety of works thatpreviously seemed unapproachable: 'Claire de Lune ' 'Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun ' 'Beau Soir ' 'Danse Bohémienne ' and many other etudes preludes and melodies. Best of all freedownloadable MP3s of each piece will familiarize players with the music.**Please note: The CD included with this title can only be played through an MP3 compatible program.**

Par ONE DIRECTION. This edition of the Really Easy Piano series is a bumper collection of 37 of the best One Direction songs from their massive career to date. All arranged for Easy Piano with simplified fingerings, each song also comes with some interesting background information and performance hints and tips for perfect Piano playing. Featuring all of the band's best tunes, The Big One Direction Songbook includes songs like Best Song Ever, Fireproof, Live While We're Young, Midnight Memories and Story Of My Life. Spanning their entire career to date, these songs represent the development of possibly the world's biggest pop band. Their earlier upbeat tunes are included here, as well as their more intimate, personal and reflective songs from their more recent albums. This is the perfect One Direction sheet music songbook for any beginning pianist who loves the sounds of Harry, Zayn, Louis, Liam and Niall. Every one of these 37 songs is accurately and lovingly transcribed for Easy Piano, with simplified arrangements that retain the heart and power of each song. Simple guides to fingering are included, helping you to get those fingers into place, while there are also chord symbols and full lyrics, letting you play along exactly to how the song sounds. Not only this, but some fascinating background information on the songs is included, as well as really useful performance tips to help you hit those right notes first time. Taking songs from their first four albums, this songbook is a huge collection of the best and most popular One Direction songs on the airwaves right now. Since bursting onto the scene after an untimely exit from the X Factor, the five lads from humble backgrounds have become one of the biggest and most popular bands ever, breaking all kinds of records. Their success is here to stay, and this edition of Really Easy Piano allows pianists of all abilities to learn and play a massive 37 of their biggest hits so far. If you're a serious One Directioner or you just have a leaning towards simply great pop music, this Big One Direction Songbook is definitely for you. With 37 songs arranged for Easy Piano, you'll be playing all of their ridiculously catchy tunes in absolutely no time at all. / Niveau : Facile / Recueil / Piano

29 Arrangements For The Beginning Pianist-This collection features 29 works by some of the greatest classical composers in pedagogically sound fun-to-play arrangements that are perfect for beginning pianists.The themes from Beethoven's Ode to Joy and Bach's Sheep May Safely Graze are included along with such favorites as Schumann's Träumerei Brahms's Hungarian Dance No. 5 Tchaikovsky's Marche Slave and Wagner's Song to the Evening Star. This collection also features pieces by Chopin Grieg Handel Vivaldi Liszt and Haydn.An MP3 download is included for every piece which will help beginning pianists develop an ear for the melodies. The MP3smay be downloaded individually or collectively.**Please note: The CD included with this title can only be played through an MP3 compatible program.**

Baritone/Bass Edition-This is the perfect first collection for many voice students whether they are teens or college singers or adults. Joan Boytim has selected songs appropriate for each voice type and has chosen keys that suit the vocal needs ofnovice singers studying in traditional generally classical lyric singing. The editions of the songs in these collections are short and straight-forward. Teachers have found these books invaluable. To make the collections evenmore useful each volume is offered in a book/companion CD edition with piano accompaniments recorded by pianist Laura Ward.

For the Beginning Pianist with Downloadable MP3s-Now even the often-challenging works of the last of Russia's Romantic composers are accessible to beginning pianists. Rachmaninoff's music can be daunting to those just starting out but these simple arrangements focus on the composer's melodies and style. The more abstract works are excerpted and presented in manageable samples and the keys are simplified. Suggested fingerings are also provided.The collection features easy-to-play versions of 'Vocalise'; Prelude in C-sharp Minor Op. 3 No. 2 ('Bells of Moscow'); the second movement of the Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor Op. 18 (Theme); Nocturne No. 1 in F-sharp Minor and Nocturne No. 3 in C Minor; Morceaux de Salon No. 3 Op. 10; Variations of a Theme of Corelli; and other selections.In addition to the piano arrangements the compilation includes a free MP3 download for every piece which will help students develop an ear for the melodies. The MP3s may be downloaded individually or collectively.

A collection of eight Disney songs from great Disney films including The Bare Necessities Colors Of The Wind and Beauty And The Beast. Arranged for beginner pianists using big note notation.

A perfect introduction ot the music of Beethoven. The 10 pieces in this book are arranged in approximate order of difficulty and include the easiest menuets dances and more. Each are in their original form and this edition is intended for students in the early grades. Willard Palmer has provided notes on ornamentation pedaling and fingering.

Specially arranged and simplified these Beethoven works for beginner pianists will delight students and teachers alike. Discover the joys of playing the great Beethoven melodies including such popular melodies as Für Elise Ode to Joy and the opening of the Moonlight Sonata along with excerpts from other sonatas and highlights from the symphonies.