Description: SHOWCASE SOLOS POPS is a graded series of popular song arrangements for solo piano featuring movie themes, Broadway classics, favorite children's songs, and today's top recorded hits. Each solo is expertly arranged with a winning combination of creativity and solid pedagogy. Ranging from Early Elementary through Late Intermediate levels, these exciting solos provide excellent supplemental material for any method, and are a perfect complement to the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library.
This charming arrangement of the popular Disney tune from Aladdin is sure to be a winning solo for many students, even those hard to please “tweens.” C Major; 4/4/ meter; Reading range: full staff. Span: broken 6ths; eighths, 1st and 2nd endings; limited pedal; 31 measures.
Description: “At the Flea Circus” is a whimsical trip to the Big Top for two late elementary pianists. This bright, energetic equal partner duet will delight performers and audiences alike.
Description: This unique piano solo collection contains 18 carols arranged in the style of the classical masters. Includes: Away in a Manger (Rachmaninoff) • Deck the Hall (Beethoven) • Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (Haydn) • Joy to the World (Handel) • O Come, All Ye Faithful (Mozart) • O Holy Night (Schubert) • Silent Night (Bach) • We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Strauss) • What Child Is This? (Debussy) • and more.
Description: Includes 11 songs students know and love, carefully graded and arranged for piano solo with great teacher accompaniments. Orchestrated accompaniments by Phillip Keveren at both practice and performance tempos are included on the companion CD. 11 Songs: Accidentally in Love • The Avenue Q Theme • Baby Elephant Walk • Bless the Beasts and Children • Cruella De Vil • I Have a Dream • Theme from “Jurassic Park” • One • Till There Was You • A Wink and a Smile • Wonderful.
Description: With a hauntingly beautiful RH melody singing over an undulating triplet accompaniment, this is the perfect piece to teach balance between the hands. Dynamic contrasts and use of the damper pedal add to its effectiveness. C minor; 3/4 meter; 40 measures; perf. time: 1'15″
Description: A stunning solo that evokes an image of a Bedouin caravan moving slowly through swirling desert sands. This highly effective piece falls into that sought–after category of pieces which sound hard, but are easy to learn. The R.H. melody stays within the limits of a gapped–scale, 5–finger pattern (C, Db, E, F, G), moving up or down in register for added color; the L.H. imitates the steady plodding of camels' hooves with an ostinato C – G in half notes. The mysterious mood is set with introductory and closing sections in blocked fifths. Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Level 3 (Late Elementary/Early Intermediate); 4/4; moderate tempo; good use of register shifts throughout; use of syncopated pedaling; accents; tenuto symbol; dynamics explore the quieter ranges of sound, from pp through mp.
