This series was designed to supplement traditional vocal instruction and works perfectly as preparatory literature for The First Book of Solos and The First Book of Solos Part II.Each piece is in Englishand has a limited vocal range as well as a piano accompaniment that is playable by a student pianist. The pieces include art songs folksongs humorous songs and suitable vintage popular songs and are all appropriate for contestsolos. The accompanying CD includes professionally-recorded accompaniments. Soprano Contents: Alice Blue Gown ﾃつｷ April Showers ﾃつｷ Butterflies (Schulz) ﾃつｷ Cradle Song (Brahms) ﾃつｷ Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel(Humperdinck) ﾃつｷ The False Prophet (Scott) ﾃつｷ Florian's Song (Godard) ﾃつｷ Golden Slumbers (English folksong) ﾃつｷ It Was a Lover and His Lass (Austin) ﾃつｷ Ladybird (Schumann) ﾃつｷ The Lilac Tree (Gartlin) ﾃつｷ The Little Sandman (arr. Brahms) ﾃつｷMy Little Heart (Weckerlin) ﾃつｷ The Nightingale (Alabieff) ﾃつｷ Oh! Dear What Can the Matter Be? (16th Century) ﾃつｷ Oh Pretty Birds (Rigel) ﾃつｷ The Rosebush (Himmel) ﾃつｷ The Sweetest Flower that Blows (Hawley) ﾃつｷ Two Marionettes (Cooke) ﾃつｷThe Willow Song (16th Century) ﾃつｷ The Willow Tree (arr. Reimann) ﾃつｷ The Winter It Is Past (arr. Hopekirk).