John W. Schaum has captured the essence of this popular style of music based on 12-bar blues progressions and presents fresh, interesting, and fun melodies against driving left-hand bass patterns. Contains: * Army Boogie * Barbecue Boogie * Blue Boogie * Bobolink Boogie * The Boogie Man * Bug-A-Boogie * Choo Choo Boogie * Chop Boogie * Mambo Boogie * Real Gone Boogie * St. Louis Boogie

John W. Schaum has arranged this collection of classic ragtime songs for the late elementary student. These pieces may be used as supplementary study for students in Level Two method books. Included are: Maple Leaf Rag * Hello! My Baby * Warmin' Up in Dixie * Weepin' Willow Rag and nine more.

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) composed his great music under abstract titles such as: Preludes, Mazurkas, Berceuses, and Waltzes. Modern education advocates graphic descriptive captions that tell incidents: that is why Mr. Schaum has substituted historically interesting titles for the abstract terms. The original titles are always in parentheses. This wealth of true biographical information adds musical appreciation to these authentic Chopin excerpts.This newly engraved edition will be welcomed by teachers and students.

Titles: * And I Love You So * Baby Elephant Walk * Charade * Heart and Soul * The Hill Street Blues Theme * I'm Popeye the Sailor Man * (Where Do I Begin) Love Story * Over the Rainbow * Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head * Theme from Ice Castles (Through the Eyes of Love) * A Time for Us (Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet) * What the World Needs Now Is Love * You Light Up My Life. Correlates with Schaum Primer (Pre-A)

Book 3 in this valued series expands into detailed specifics of stemming, beaming, ornamentation, choral applications, and much more. This series is easily used by students of all instruments, not just piano.

Featured in this practical teaching collection are famous selections from Album for the Young, Scenes from Childhood, Carnival, Albumblätter, and arrangements of Schumann's Piano Quintet, Op. 44, Concerto in A minor, Op. 54, Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13, and "Larghetto" from Spring Symphony. Mr. Schaum has purposely abridged some of the compositions making them more accessible for the early intermediate to intermediate-level student.

The pieces in this series are long-time favorites that have appeal for pianists of all ages. Very carefully correlated to standard piano method levels, each book contains arrangements that are musically appropriate to that level. The arrangements are teacher friendly, even for the teacher who is reluctant to add pop music to the curriculum. And the series is student friendly -- there will be willing practice! Titles: * Begin the Beguine * Evergreen * I Only Have Eyes for You * Stairway to Heaven * 'S Wonderful * Star Wars (Main Title) * Tea for Two * Theme from A Summer Place * The Thorn Birds (Main Theme) * The Wind Beneath My Wings * Your Smiling Face.

Most often a pupil's difficulty is not because of technic deficiency but is due to weak note recognition. Consistent use of these drills will help your student to become a good note reader.