Easiest Piano Songbook : Pop Hits For Kids

Devised and arranged by Christopher Hussey (to go on front cover)Enjoy this great collection of pop hits, especially arranged for really easy piano.Suitable for young beginners up to Grade 1, each song is designed to be as easy as possible, whilst creating an effective piano solo that children will enjoy playing.This songbook also includes optional accompaniments, which are simple and fun, so that you can even play the songs as piano duets! / Piano

This edition of John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course introduces a number of First Hit Songs to the beginner pianist, providing easy-to-play hits in the well-loved John Thompson style with simplified arrangements and large notation.A number of the most popular chart songs are included in First Hit Songs, which have all been simplified so that pupils working through parts two to four of the Easiest Piano Course are able to play some familiar and famous tunes. The songs are ordered progressively, so as pupils learn more challenging theory and techniques, they can put that into practice by getting to grips with more advanced songs. All the songs included here are well-known hits, with most being modern chart-toppers.The 15 hits in this songbook include Piano-based ballads like Tom Odell's Real Love and Sam Smith's I'm Not The Only One, as well as more upbeat pop tunes arranged for Piano like Style by Taylor Swift and Meghan Trainor's Lips Are Movin'. Other hits like See You Again, Hold Back The River, Blame It On Me and Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud are included, along with two all-time classics, Love Is All Around and We Are The Champions. Popular songs like these enable pupils to enhance their learning by using the techniques to play songs they know and love, helping them to develop deeper musicality.Because dynamics and phrasing are not introduced until part three of the Easiest Piano Course, some of the songs early in First Hit Songs do not feature this, while some outline fingering is included throughout, helping pupils at this level. As well as being a fun and enjoyable complement to learning, the book can also provide invaluable sight-reading practice for advanced students. For a complement to the acclaimed John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course, the famous and popular songs included in First Hit Songs will enhance musicality while building a solid repertoire of songs that all pupils will love to learn. / Piano

This First Chart Toppers songbook is a collection of best selling, popular songs arranged for Piano, designed to complement the acclaimed John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course.The songs included in First Chart Toppers are presented in simplified arrangements, making this an ideal repertoire for pupils working through parts two to four of the Easiest Piano Course. The order of the songs is such that they get progressively more advanced, so that as pupils learn more challenging techniques and theory, it is put into practice with a familiar song.The 15 songs included here should be well-known to most, with tunes like Happy by Pharrell Williams, Roar by Katy Perry and What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction. The catchy melodies and simple tunes allow pupils to consolidate their learning within a familiar context, since the student will know how the songs are supposed to sound. For the complete list of songs, see below.Because dynamics and phrasing are not introduced until part three of the course, some of the pieces early on in First Chart Toppers do not include this, while outline fingering is included throughout which is especially helpful for pupils at this level. For more advanced students, this book can provide really useful sight reading practice.So for the perfect complement to the Easiest Piano Course, First Chart Toppers will build your musical repertoire by putting today's top hits at your fingertips. / Piano

Featuring 15 popular Chart Hits of today, the Easiest 5-Finger Piano Collection puts some brilliant hits right at your (five) finger tips. Perfect for beginners or as sight-reading practice, this songbook will get you playing some of the biggest chart tunes straight away, and with ease.Featuring some of the latest and greatest pop songs of today, by the most talented young songwriters out there, you'll be sitting down and playing these catchy choruses in no time at all. With songs like Blame It On Me by the unstoppable George Ezra, the inspirational Shake It Off by Taylor Swift, the heartfelt Night Changes by One Direction and the soundtrack to Christmas 2014, Tom Odell's Real Love, you'll impress your friends and family with how quickly and easily you can pick up these popular tunes. Not only this, but you can download a set of Piano accompaniments for each song, free of charge. This means that a parent or teacher can accompany you, making these songs sound simply stunning.Featuring fifteen great pop tunes in standard notation, all in easy five-finger arrangements, so that your fingers need only stay in one place and you can play the entire song! Each one is presented simply with a finger position diagram, showing you where to put your fingers on the keys to play the whole thing. With full lyrics, too, this pop sheet music song book gives you everything you need to play tunes like Ghost, I'm Not The Only One, Jealous and Thinking Out Loud. This book is perfect for beginning pianists, who are learning in the five-finger position, but want some great pop tunes to play as well, or they work equally well as sight-reading practice for graded examinations.Whether you're a pop fanatic or just a beginner with a love for catchy melodies, Easiest 5-Finger Piano Collection features the best Chart Hits in an easy-to-learn format, letting you play every song exactly as you've heard it on the radio or television. / Piano

Easiest 5-Finger Piano Collection: Chart Hits Now contains 15 popular chart hits, arranged for five-finger Piano.This songbook includes the favourites All Of Me, Happy, Wrecking Ball, Royals and more. / Piano

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.