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0:00/1:20
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Feels Like Home 4:230:00/4:23
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Harbor 3:050:00/3:05
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0:00/4:59
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Oh, Legs! 2:460:00/2:46
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Song for US 3:080:00/3:08
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Orphan Moonlight 1:050:00/1:05
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Brookman's Road 4:050:00/4:05
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One Last Time 3:210:00/3:21
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I am not I 4:380:00/4:38
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Tiumba 4:120:00/4:12
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If these Bones 2:430:00/2:43
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See you in a Song 3:500:00/3:50
“Have you tried these songs yet? ”
My Favorites Piano Books!
I'm a big fan of learning music by-ear, straight from recordings, and finding tunes in a variety of ways. Here's some method books that I like too:
PRIMER
Piano Studio with Cynthia Marie: 29 Songs to Play by Heart, Primer Level
Cynthia Marie
Succeeding at the Piano, Notespeller, Preparatory
Helen Marlais
Succeeding at the Piano, Lesson & Technique, Preparatory
Helen Marlais
Merry Christmas, Primer
Succeeding at the Piano
Helen Marlais, 2010
Bastien Piano Basics, Primer Level
Bastien, Kjos West, 1985
Folk Tune Favorites, Primer
Bastien, Kjos West 1979
0-8497-5069-5
Faber Playtime Piano
Classics, Level 1, 5-finger Melodies
Faber Piano Adventures, Hal Leonard
Faber Pre-Time Piano
Christmas, Primer Level
Piano Repertoire, Primer Level
By David Carr Glover & Louise Garrow
Little Gems Piano (by rote)
LEVEL 1
Alfred Lesson Book Level 1B
Playtime Piano Classics Level 1, Faber
Piano Lessons Book 2
Hal Leonard 1996
Authors: Barbara Kreader, Fred Kern, Phillip Keveren, Mona Rejino
Book/CD ISBN 978-0-634-03119-9
Faber Popular Repertoire for Older Beginner, Level 1
Faber Studio Collection, level 1
Faber Piano Adventures Level 1 Performance 2nd ed.
Dovetree Productions, 1993, 1996, 2011
ISBN 978-1-61677-080-8
Includes: "500 year old melody", "Raindance", "Painting with Pastels"
PURPLE Performance Book by Bastien Level 1
“Roller Skate Rock”
ISBN: 0-8497-5274-4
Bastien Piano Basics, Theory Level 1 & 2
Piano Repertoire Level 1
Glover and Harrow
Alfred, 1967, includes “Hello”
In Recital with Classical Themes, vol. 1
Helen Marlais, FJH
ISBN: 1-56939-650-7
In Recital with Christmas Favorites, Book 1 w/CD
Helen Marlais, FJH 2005
ISBN 1-56939-489- ?
Noona’s Christmas Sing & Play Level 1
2001 Heritage
0-00308-05549-8
1A ALFRED Merry Christmas
The Christmas Book
John W. Schaum
1985 Belwin Mills
SUZUKI PIANO LEVEL 1 - great for ear-training, play all these songs by ear!
LEVEL 2
Bastien Piano Basics, Theory Level 2
Alfred Lesson Book Level 2
Faber 2A Classics
Faber, 1995 FJH
ISBN:978-1-61677-052-5
Faber 2A Theory
Bastien Piano Lessons (Blue & Green Books)
James Bastien 1976, Kjos West
Level 2 ISBN 0-8497-5002-4
Level 3 ISBN 0-8497-5003-2
Kaleidoscope Solos, Book 2 by Jon George,
includes “Irish Jig” , Alfred, 1973
Faber Christmas 2B, FJH
POPULAR Faber 2A, FJH
CHORD CRASH BOOK 1, by Meridee Winters
LEVEL 3
Bastien Piano Basics, Theory Level 3
Alfred Lesson Book Level 3
Faber Piano Adventures Level 3A (Land of the Silver Birch, Lunar Eclipse, Sakura)
ISBN 0-929666-69-0
Faber Performance 3B
includes: "Piano Players' Chocolate Eaters Blues" a favorite
Junior Hanon
Alfred, ed. Allan Small & Morton Marcus
ISBN: 0-7390-1290-8
GIFTS OF ASIA - songs from China, Japan, Taiwan, and Korea
Emilie Lin, 2010, FJH
13: 978-156937-800-5
10: 1-56939-800-3
Christmas: Faber 3A-3B, includes Carl Fischer's arr. of Carol of the Bells
CHORD CRASH BOOK 2, by Meridee Winters
LEVEL 4
Bastien Piano Basics, Theory Level 4
Faber Level 4 Piano Adventures (1st Edition)
Faber, FJH 1995
ISBN: 0-929666-87-9
Faber Level 4 Performance
Performing in Style
Dennis Alexander, Alfred
ISBN: 0-38081-00181-4
Jazz, Rags, & Blues
Martha Mier, Book 2, Alfred
ISBN: 0-38081-02049-5
Korean Folk Songs
Collection
24 Traditional Folk Songs for Intermediate Level Piano Solo
Arranged by Lawrence Lee
Hal Leonard 2010
ISBN 978-1-4234-9042-5
Intermediate Song Collections:
Popular Hits Alfred Older Beginner:
https://www.alfred.com/alfreds-basic-piano-library-popular-hits-complete-level-1-1a-1b/p/00-45301/
Lang Lang Piano Academy
Mastering the Piano Level 1
JAZZ Piano The Complete Method
Hal Leonard, Level 1
Piano Literature (Volume Three)
James Bastien, Gwm/Kjos 1968
0-8497-6019-4
Easy Classics to Modern
Vol. 17 Music for Millions Series
Compiled & Edited by Denes Agay
1956 Consolidated Music Publishers
ISBN 0.8256.4047.4
Essential Melodies Vol. II
Janet Vogt, Heritage Music Press, 2004
Includes: “O Mio Babbino Caro”
The Best Christmas Songs Ever
Hal Leonard
Charlie Brown Christmas, easy piano
Jennifer Eklund's arr. of "Carol of the Bells"
Sheet Music
The Rose, arr. Dan Coates
Music History
A Brief History of Piano Music: Essential music history for pianists Baroque through present day by Jennifer Boster
CDs FOR LISTENING:
Mordecai Shehori, “Learning by Example"
vol. 1 and vol. 3
Websites with fun print-outs:
www.letsplaykidsmusic.com
More Songs by level:
LEVEL 1 SONGS
Halloween (in Glover Piano lesson)
Amazing Grace
Over the Rainbow
Ash Grove
Pink Panther - learning half steps
Do a deer
Twinkle, Twinkle with chords
Happy Birthday with chords
Old Joe Clark
Bug in my Drink Boogie
All the Pretty Horses
Harry Potter “Hedwig’s Theme”
But in Dreams - from Lord of the Rings
WHOLE WHOLE -HALF WHOLE WHOLE WHOLE HALF - RAP !!! :) :) :)
LEVEL 2
Moli Hua
Arirang
O Sole mio
The Seagull
Tarantella is really fun song in BASTIEN 2
Edelweiss
Scarborough Fair
Starry night *Faber by Italo Taranto
Duke’s Place
Fill in chords for christmas melodies: The First Noel, Away in the Manger, and Silent Night
Switcheroo Boogie (Duet), Melody Bober
LEVEL 3
Pachebel’s canon, arr. Cynthia Marie
A Magic Game Bartok Winter, Lonely Road.. etc.
BARTOK’S MAGIC DANCE is a really fun song
ABRSM Level 1 Repertoire 2014-2015
Bartok Winter and The Lonely Traveler
LEVEL 4+
Etude Allegro
Piezconka, Tarentella
L’orage, Burgmuller
Jazzin’ Around, Martha Mier, Alfred
Composer Series: Chopin, Schubert, etc.
Theme song from Amelie
Christmas Carols
Chinese duet - name/composer TBD
Erik Satie Gnossienne no. 2 & Gymnopedie
L’Orage (The Storm), Burgmuller
Solfeggio, Bach
Chopin Nocturne in E minor
Danza de la moza de noza, Ginastera
Pathetique Sonata mvt. 2, Beethoven
Maple Leaf Rag & The Entertainer
Girl with the Flaxen Hair - Debussy book
Kuhlau Sonatina “Allegro Burlesca”
Schubert’s Impromptu in Eb
Gershwin Prelude #2
Bach E minor Prelude
Chopin Preludes
Chopin Scherzo in Bminor
Beethoven Moonlight Sonata
Fur Elise
Traumerei, Schumann
Reverie, Debussy
Simple Bach Prelude in C MInor
Schumann Concerto
First Sorrow, Schumann
Spinning Song
Ingelas Valtz
Vocal
Little Girl Blue
Disney Collections - Hal Leonard
Musical Theatre
Everything Stays
Folk Song Collection
Blackbird
This land is your land (Echo sing - teacher & student swap phrases)