Alfred's Basic Piano Course: Praise Hits fills the need for contemporary Christian music to be used as supplementary pieces for students. Soon after beginning piano study, students can play attractive versions of the best-known worship music of today. This book is a compilation of Level 2 and Level 3 of Alfred's Basic Piano Library Praise Hits books, and correlates page-by-page with Level 2 and Level 3 of Alfred's Basic Piano Library Lesson books. Titles: Forever * Lord, I Lift Your Name on High * The Wonderful Cross * Blessed Be Your Name * Forever Reign * Holy Is the Lord * Hosanna (Praise Is Rising) * Revelation Song * Our God * Here I Am to Worship (Light of the World) * Your Grace Is Enough * In Christ Alone (My Hope Is Found) * One Thing Remains (Your Love Never Fails) * 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) * Everlasting God * Jesus Messiah * Hosanna * Mighty to Save * From the Inside Out * Indescribable.

This easy step-by-step method emphasizes correct playing habits and note reading through interval recognition. Lesson Book 2 continues where Level 1B finishes. This book introduces dotted half notes and dotted quarter notes, plus intervals of 6ths, 7ths and octaves. Teaches greater movement of the hands, including crossing two over one and scalework. Students will also learn more about triads, primary chords, and blocked and broken chords. Songs Include: 18th Century Dance * Alouette * Blue Scales * Calypso Carnival * The Can-Can * Cockles and Mussels * The Galway Piper * Get Away! * Got Lotsa Rhythm * Kum-ba-yah! * Lavender's Blue * London Bridge * Lone Star Waltz * Malaguena * Nick Nack Paddy Wack * Ode to Joy * Oh! Susanna! * On the Bridge at Avignon * Our Special Waltz * Prelude * Red River Valley * Sarasponda * Square Dance * When You Grow Up * Why Am I Blue?

This book begins with an extensive review of the chords and keys previously studied, using fresh and interesting material that will provide enjoyment as well as reinforcement. Particularly noteworthy is the systematic presentation of chords in all positions in both hands. Titles: America the Beautiful * Arkansas Traveler * The Battle Hymn of the Republic * Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair * Brahms Lullaby * Canon in D (Pachelbel) * Deep River * Down in the Valley * Farewell to Thee (Aloha Oe) * Fascination * A Festive Rondeau * Frankie and Johnnie * The Hokey-Pokey * The House of the Rising Sun * Introduction and Dance * La Cucaracha * La Donna E Mobile * La Raspa * Light and Blue * Loch Lomond * Lonesome Road * The Marriage of Figaro * Morning Has Broken * Musetta's Waltz * Musette * Night Song * Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen * Polyvetsian Dances * Pomp and Circumstance No. 1 * The Riddle * Rock-a My Soul * Roman Holiday * Sakura * Scherzo * Space Shuttle Blues * Swingin' Sevenths * Theme from Symphony No. 6 (Tchaikovsky) * Tumbalalaika * Village Dance * Waves of the Danube * When Johnny Comes Marching Home * You're in My Heart

Alfred's Basic Piano Library---Popular Hits answers the often expressed need for popular music to be used as supplementary music for students. Soon after beginning piano study, students can play attractive versions of the best-known melodies of today. This book is a compilation of Level 2 and Level 3 of Alfred's Basic Piano Library Popular Hits books, and correlates page-by-page with Lesson Book, Complete Levels 2 & 3 of Alfred's Basic Piano Library. Titles: All Night (Icona Pop) * Best Day of My Life (American Authors) * The Big Bang Theory (Main Title) * Colour My World (Chicago) * Don't Stop Believin' (Journey) * Flicker (Kanye West Rework) * Hedwig's Theme (from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) * James Bond Theme * Maybe (from Annie) * Over the Rainbow (As sung by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole) * Raiders March (from Raiders of the Lost Ark) * Run with the Herd (from Walt Disney Pictures' The Good Dinosaur---A Pixar Film) * See You Again (from Furious 7) * Some Nights (fun.) * Star Wars(R) (Main Theme) * Take On the World (Theme from Girl Meets World) * What Do You Mean? (Justin Bieber) * When She Loved Me (from Walt Disney's Toy Story 2) * You Raise Me Up (Josh Groban) * You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile (from Annie---2014 Film Version) * You've Got a Friend in Me (from Toy Story).

Features easy words and piano arrangements for 26 favorite hymns and spirituals.

The Recital Books congratulate students for a job well done by providing correlated repertoire to their Lesson Books that are based on concepts they've already learned. As a result, the pieces are quickly mastered. Included in Recital 1A are familiar favorites such as Lost My Partner" and "Tumbalalaika," and fun originals like "Charlie the Chimp!" and "My Secret Place."

Winner of the 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism A New York Times Book Review Top Ten Book of the Year Time magazine Top Ten Nonfiction Book of 2007 Newsweek Favorite Books of 2007 A Washington Post Book World Best Book of 2007 In this sweeping and dramatic narrative, Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker, weaves together the histories of the twentieth century and its music, from Vienna before the First World War to Paris in the twenties; from Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia to downtown New York in the sixties and seventies up to the present. Taking readers into the labyrinth of modern style, Ross draws revelatory connections between the century's most influential composers and the wider culture. The Rest Is Noise is an astonishing history of the twentieth century as told through its music.

Carefully graded carols are placed in order of difficulty within each book. Every carol has a duet part for the teacher or parent. May be used with any method. Titles: The First Noel * Go, Tell It on the Mountain * Jingle Bells * Joy to the World * O Christmas Tree * O Come, Little Children * O Little Town of Bethlehem * Pat-a-Pan * Silent Night * Ukrainian Bell Carol * Up on the Housetop * We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

Alfred's Basic Piano Course: Praise Hits fills the need for contemporary Christian music to be used as supplementary pieces for students. Soon after beginning piano study, students can play attractive versions of the best-known worship music of today. This book is a compilation of Level 2 and Level 3 of Alfred's Basic Piano Library Praise Hits books, and correlates page-by-page with Level 2 and Level 3 of Alfred's Basic Piano Library Lesson books. Titles: *Forever *Lord, I Lift Your Name on High *The Wonderful Cross *Blessed Be Your Name *Forever Reign *Holy Is the Lord *Hosanna (Praise Is Rising) *Revelation Song *Our God *Here I Am to Worship (Light of the World) *Your Grace Is Enough *In Christ Alone (My Hope Is Found) *One Thing Remains (Your Love Never Fails) *10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) *Everlasting God *Jesus Messiah *Hosanna *Mighty to Save *From the Inside Out *Indescribable

Alfred's Basic Piano Course: Praise Hits fills the need for contemporary Christian music to be used as supplementary pieces for students. Soon after beginning piano study, students can play attractive versions of the best-known worship music of today. This book is a compilation of Level 1A and Level 1B of Alfred's Basic Piano Library: Praise Hits books, and correlates page-by-page with Lesson Book Complete Level 1 of Alfred's Basic Piano Library. Titles: *Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) *As the Deer *Beautiful One *Blessed Be the Lord God Almighty *Blessed Be the Name of the Lord *Come, Now Is the Time to Worship *Here I Am to Worship (Light of the World) *How Great Is Our God *Jesus, Name Above All Names *Mighty Is Our God *More Precious Than Silver *Open the Eyes of My Heart *Praise the Name of Jesus *Shout to the Lord *Shout to the North *There Is None Like You *Worthy, You Are Worthy *You Are My All in All