Popular Performer Christmas Classics

This spirited new Christmas medley from the pen of James L. Hosay will be a delight for all as the crown jewel of your holiday performance. The unmistakable sounds of the Emerald Isle are artfully portrayed here by one of the finest band composers of modern times.A thrilling opening with the rhythmic counterpoint of a 6/8 against 3/4 effect introduces this festive holiday rhapsody of popular European Christmas carols in traditional Celtic settings. A CELTIC CHRISTMAS includes six of the classic melodies which bring the holidays alive for millions including I SAW THREE SHIPS AWAY IN A MANGER HERE WE COME A WASSAILING and others.This setting goes well beyond the usualholiday medley. You???ll find Gaelic gold when you unwrap this sparkling musical gift with your band this year !

16 Most Popular Christmas Melodies-Ring in Christmas time with this charming collection of the most beautiful Christmas carols!In this new highlight of the successful series 'Schott Saxophone Lounge' Dirko Juchem presents his exquisite selection of classical swinging and poppy arrangements showing the whole tonal and sensual spectrum of the Saxophone.No matter how you celebrate Christmas - whether festively quietly or merrily - this volume is an absolute must for every Saxophone player! The melodious and easy-to-play arrangements are all included on the accompanying CD performed and recorded by the author himself. The CD also contains backing tracks of all pieces.

The Novello Primary Chorals: Easy Christmas is the perfect book to introduce ensemble singing to class or choir featuring seven classic Christmas tunes for everyone to enjoy. These are some traditional festive tunes in simple vocal arrangements including both unison and part singing. The best of seasonal pop songs are represented here such as Jingle Bell Rock Merry Xmas Everybody and Wonderful Christmastime. Also included are very easy Piano accompaniments and Guitar chord symbols. What better way to herald in Christmas than hearing a class or a choir sing such popularsongs as an ensemble? All of these tracks are big favourites so are guaranteed to be crowd-pleasers. Rick Hein has expertly arranged the songs in a simple way but so that they remain really good fun to perform. Get your small choir singing these great versions of fun Christmas tunes with the Novello Primary Chorals: Easy Christmas sheet music. Performers will love these harmonies that are ideal for the holidays and audiences are certain to thoroughly enjoy all the familiarly festive songs.

This Really Easy Piano: Christmas Carols songbook includes twenty-five of the most popular Christmas carols arranged for easy Piano with lyrics and chord symbols.   These seasonalstandards are essential playing for all pianists. Familiar to everybody all the carols included here are sure to welcome the Christmas spirit into the most scrooge-like of people. From classics like Away In AManger and O Little Town Of Bethlehem to all-time favourites like We Wish You A Merry Christmas and Jingle Bells the carols are so versatile that they can be enjoyed on your own or aspart of a performance uniting everyone through the holiday harmonies.   Every tune includes lyrics and chord symbols as well as interesting background notes and a wealth of useful performance hints andtips to ensure you nail each note of the traditional Noel standards. Suggested fingerings are also printed that will help you to play each song as simply as possible. Not only does the book contain all the standard carols youwould expect there are some more unfamiliar ones like Jolly Old Saint Nicholas and I Saw Three Ships  which will keep you learning new pieces and will keep any and all audiences interested.  The songbook features great arrangements of the festive favourites with some more challenging sections. This is so that pupils can develop and progress naturally within the context of familiar songs. The ReallyEasy Piano: Christmas Carols will help beginners to play all of the merry melodies associated with Yuletide but also works as brilliantly seasonal sight-reading practice for more advanced players.

Four-part flexible chamber music arrangements featuring a soloist. The Centre Stage series bringing well-known classics to early-level players has become so popular with schools and music centres that further titles have been requested! The rousing Joy to the World and gentle Silent Night are undoubtedly Christmas favourites and would make an excellent choice for your Christmas concert.The scoring is flexible (the ‘soloist’ in Part 1 as an example could be for flute oboe violin clarinet or alto saxophone) and whilst written for a chamber group larger ensembles can also use Centre Stage with more players joining each part. An optional piano part has beenincluded for rehearsal or to support the performance.

Raising the curtain on Christopher Norton’s Micromusicals – exciting and accessible musicals for schools based on popular classroom teaching topics from the creator of the internationally-acclaimed Microjazz series. Designed for children aged 6-12 each production lasts around 30 minutes and can be learned rehearsed and performed in as little as 2 days.Stage a real class act with this comprehensive and flexible resource:* Succinct casting and direction suggestions * Optional props list with a wealth of additional downloadable resources * Straightforward and catchy songs with complete demonstration and backing tracks on an accompanying CD * Voice and piano scoreswith guitar chords * A wide range of flexible easy band and orchestral parts available to download which can be played in conjunction with the backing tracks or as part of an independent live orchestral or band * Photocopiable lyric sheets (also available as downloads for printing or projection) * Wide-ranging cross-curricular teaching and classroom activity suggestions * A customisable poster to publicise performances A Christmas Carol is an English literary classic written by Charles Dickens and was first published in December 1843. The popular novella is studied at Key Stage 2 and 3 as part of the National Curriculum in England as well as at schools and colleges elsewhere in the UK and around the world. In this new Micromusical adaption the abridged story is told through drama and song.TestimonialsThe micro-musicals have enriched our curriculum and have enabled the topics taught in class to come alive. Through the micro-musicals the children have gained a deeper and broader understanding of the curriculum and have developed a bank of rich language which has supported their writing outcomes. The micro-musicals have provided an excellent opportunity to teach music through all areas of the curriculum and we have been able to use music as a platform to learn history science geography and literature. They have been a good value for money and a valuable resource.-Bronwen Chalmers Head Teacher Davies Lane Primary School

CHANGING VOICES CHRISTMAS is an exciting collection of Christmas carols and popular songs specifically arranged for changing or ‘cambiata’ male voices. These arrangements are intended to be sung by boys aged approximately 11 years and upwards; precisely the time when many boys give up singing as their changing voices cease to fit comfortably within traditional vocal ranges. Progressive in difficulty and ranging from classic carols to more contemporary Christmas hits the pieces in this collection are suitable for performance in both sacred and secular settings. Together they provide a dynamic and festive selection of music for boys’choral groups of all abilities. As well as the printed score this book is supported by SoundWise: eBook: a digital edition of your music to read on any device. Audio: full demonstration recordings of each piece plus accompaniment-only solo-only and rehearsal backing tracks. 'The arrangements by Ian Crawford are freely imagined bot most distinctive and novel here is the desire to provide a repertoire for teenage boys.' - Geoffrey Webber of choirandorgan.com

Ten popular Classical christmas songs for Low Voice including Adam's 'O Holy Night' Gruber's 'Silent Night' and Gounod's 'Jesus Of Nazareth'. Includes a CD with all the Piano accompaniments in this book on it plus performances by singers.

What Else Can I Play? Alto Saxophone Grade 3 makes learning more fun with carefully selected and arranged supplementary repertoire for today's young player. Each piece offers suggestions and guidelines to breathing, dynamics and tempo together with technical tips, performance notes and a simple piano accompaniment.  Each book in the What Else Can I Play? series presents carefully graded pieces with a variety of musical styles ranging from classical and jazz through to showtunes and popular songs. This series will bring enthusiasm to learning your instrument and provide an entertaining alternative for those pupils who are working towards, or have recently completed exams. / Instrumental Music, Methods & Tutors / Recueil / Saxophone Alto et Piano

Discovery Level 1-This gentle song from the folk era of the 1960s achieved even greater popularity when it was performed by John Denver and the Muppets in 1979 in their Christmas special and subsequent album. Now a classic performed worldwide it will bring a moment of quiet reflection on the meaning of the season to your concert.