Entertaining and color-filled compositions are the hallmark of this artistic series for elementary piano students. Many of the pieces explore a wide range of the keyboard and contain simple syncopated rhythms. Students also learn to focus on smoothly transferring melodic lines between hands, quickly changing dynamics and thinking in longer phrase groupings. Occasional easy hand-crossings are a delight to play and bring out the sparkling overtones of the piano. Titles: * Backpack Boogie * Chatty Little Crickets * Fancy Dancy * Lavender Waltz * Leapin' Lizards! * Lickety-Splickety * Medieval Dance * The Ponderous Platypus * Sound the Fanfare! * A Summer Morning * Sun Fun.

Finger Paintings is designed to provide piano students with a wide variety of music repertoire, which will enhance reading and performance skills. Book 1 contains 11 short solos in numerous 5-finger patterns. Students are introduced to most of the basic elements of notation; the tuneful melodies are divided between the hands. For added motivation and enjoyment, optional teacher accompaniments are included.

Each book in this series contains arrangements and original pieces that provide beautiful, rich harmonies, numerous patterns that easily fit the hands and lyrical melodies that speak to the heart. These sophisticated books are the perfect supplement for any adult method book and include a wealth of motivational repertoire. Titles: * Canon in D/New World Symphony Medley * Cappuccino Rag * Georgetown Lake * Just Groovin' * Missing You * Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 * Touch a Rainbow.

Written with teenagers in mind, these seven late-intermediate solos will inspire students to learn through imagery and play with feeling. Each piece is aptly named and will stretch students' imaginations to new heights. Titles: *Lemon Zest *Fields of Lavender *Black and White! *Aquamarine *Tango à la Mango *Titanium Toccata *Dark Chestnut "Tango à la Mango" and "Titanium Toccata" are Federation Festivals 2014-2016 selections.

Written with teenagers in mind, these seven early-intermediate solos will inspire students to learn through imagery and play with feeling. Each piece is aptly named and will stretch students' imaginations to new heights. Titles: * Blue Boogie * Forest Green * Gray Granite * Orange Soda * Pink Tulips * A Touch of Gold.

The solo piano series Just for You was one of Dennis Alexander's first publications with Alfred and has remained one of his best-selling series. Just for Two features duet versions of many favorites from each book of the original series. Students will enjoy making music together with these duets that are "twice the fun" as the originals. Titles: * Celebration! * Cinnamon Popcorn! * Dance with Me * Scottish Dance * Sour Lemons! * Strolling Along * Spooks from Mars * Tally-Ho March

The goal of this book is to introduce early intermediate piano students to the rhythms, harmonies and other unique characteristics of jazz. Students will be motivated by the variety of styles and sounds that have that special Dennis Alexander sound. From lyrical melodies to infectious rhythms and harmonies, playing jazz styles has never been more fun! Titles: * As September Goesξ * Jazz Jamξ * Purple Sageξ * Rhythmiconξ * Smooth as Silkξ * Sneakin' 'Roundξ * Soft-Shoe Bluesξ * Soul Searcherξ * Tahitian Nightsξ * A Touch of Rhumbaξ * Valse du jour

With her oldest son taking a gap year in Europe, her aging father losing his sight and his memory, and her husband of twenty years announcing that he's leaving her, Abbie Jowett is surrounded by overwhelming loss. Desperate to mend her marriage and herself, she follows her son, Bobby, to walk the famed Camino pilgrimage. During their journey they encounter Rasa, an Iranian woman working in secret helping other refugees, and Caroline, a journalist who is studying pilgrims on the Camino while searching for answers from her broken past. Each individual has their own reasons for the pilgrimage, but together they learn that the Camino strips you bare and calls you into deep soul-searching that can threaten all your best laid plans.

Some teenagers mistakenly think that having a baby to love, dress and play with will improve their lives. Sprouts Book 3 stops teens in their tracks and focuses them on reality. The 139-page Learner's Workbook contains 108 pages of worksheets and activities, 9 quizzes and 2 assessments, 3 short stories and 5 motivational posters. It provides a look at the nearly insurmountable challenges teens face as single parents or when building a family. Topics include defining family, building a strong family, extended family, single parenting, the father's role, child care, and family conflicts and resolutions. It is recommended that these teen life skills be used to prevent teen pregnancy by letting learners realize the full scope of what it takes to parent a child.See the corresponding teen life skills Instructor's Manual for teaching guidelines, quizzes and assessments, answer keys, copies of the worksheets and much more.