"Easy Classical Favorites" is a collection of 12 famous classical works arranged for elementary piano. These top-requested familiar classics have been carefully arranged for students in levels 1-2 of most piano method books. The accompanying video contains a sheet music sample of each piece, along with each arrangement played in its entirety.

Included in this collection:Minuet (from the Anna Magdalena Bach notebook), Toccata in D Minor (J.S. Bach), Spring Concerto Theme (Vivaldi), A Little Night Music (Mozart), Theme from the Fifth Symphony (Beethoven), Für Elise (Beethoven), Theme from the Ninth Symphony (Beethoven), The Can-Can (Offenbach), Largo (Dvoand#345;ák), In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg), Russian Dance (Tchaikovsky), and The Entertainer (Joplin).

Like this collection, but looking for something more challenging? Check out my collections "More Easy Classical Favorites" (late elementary piano) and "Intermediate Classical Favorites" (early to mid-intermediate piano) by clicking on my publisher name above!

About the arranger: Chrissy Ricker is a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM) with a Master's degree in piano performance and pedagogy. Chrissy enjoys composing and arranging music to motivate and challenge students of all ages. In addition to the works she publishes through SMP Press, Chrissy's piano music is also published by Kjos Music Company and Piano Pronto Publishing. Her music has appeared on the piano contest lists of many state and national teaching associations, including the National Federation of Music Clubs. Visit Chrissy's website at www.chrissyricker.com

This rousing arrangement of ?Christ the Lord Is Risen Today? begins with a fanfare-like intro followed by a bell-like entrance of the main melody. The tune continues to dance around the treble registers of the piano until a modulation from D major to A major introduces the tune in the left hand with hushed anticipation. Orchestrally inspired counterpoint and another fanfare-like transition return the piece to D major and a majestic tutti statement of the hymn, both hands playing octaves or full octave-based chords. Clever reharmonizations and brilliant scales and arpeggios bring the arrangement to an uplifting and celebratory climactic ending.

Christmas Peace is a collection of holiday solos for the Intermediate pianist. Tastefully done in a contemporary classical style, these pieces will enhance your Christmas season at church, Recital, gigs, and any holiday setting where beautiful music is desired. Contains: Ave Maria, The First Noel, What Child Is This, O Come All Ye Faithful, In the Bleak Midwinter, Gesu Bambino, Still Still Still, Ode to Joy, Canon in D (Pachelbel's Canon in D Major), Silent Night, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, O Holy Night, Of the Father's Love Begotten, Peace (original composition). Connect with Pam Turner at www.pamturnerpiano.com and sign up to be notified of new releases.

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A collection of EASY piano arrangements of Christmas Carols suitable for beginning piano students. These arrangements all include detailed fingering to help the students--especially in those spots where crossing under/over or extended positions are used. There's a total of 17 traditional carols including: Angels We Have Heard on High, Away in a Manger, Deck the Halls, The First Noel, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear, Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, O Christmas Tree, O Come All Ye Faithful, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night, We Three Kings, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, and What Child Is This?

This pack contains over 900 pages of music for mixed ability ensembles. There are 4 original pieces and 5 Christmas pieces, as follows:


The Mixed Abilities School Ensemble Series

Children (and adults) who learn a musical instrument will always progress at different rates.Students also develop some of the many skills involved in instrumental playing faster than other skills.

The Mixed Abilities School Ensemble Series has the flexibility to allow pupils of different standards to play together in one ensemble (up to five parts). It also encourages students to develop improvisation skills by providing soloing opportunities within all parts, with suggested pitches for improvising.

Each piece has five different parts which are split into four ability levels as follows:

A ? Range of about 5 notes, easy rhythms. B ? Range of about 1 octave, basic rhythms. C ? Range of about a 12th, some more difficult rhythms. D ? Range of about 2 octaves, some rhythmic complexity.

This enables the teacher to select parts which are suitable for the standard of individual players in the group. As a general rule, the pieces have been composed as follows:

Part 1 ? melody / countermelody (alternates with Part 2)

Part 2 ? melody / countermelody (alternates with Part 1)

Part 3 ? accompaniment (synchronises with Part 4)

Part 4 ?accompaniment (synchronises with Part 3)

Part 5 ? bass line (independent)

Each part also comes in a wide array of transpositions, clefs and pitches. Hence, almost any combination of instruments can play together in an ensemble of mixed abilities,including:

Flutes, clarinets, saxophones, mixed woodwind, trumpets, mixed brass (including brass band), violins, strings, keyboards/pianos, tuned percussion.

An ensemble using any combination of instruments (as is often found within schools) will work effectively as well.

Example: A quintet might be selected as follows:

1A (violin), 2C(trumpet), 3B (clarinet), 4B (tenor sax), 5D (trombone)

The melody in 1A would be very simple but would contrast nicely when passed to the more difficult 2C. Parts 3B and 4B will have quite a simple accompaniment between them, whilst the bass line on 5D will be more complex and rhythmically interesting. Parts can obviously be doubled up as well beyond five players.

Please note that the teacher of the ensemble should be careful to pick parts which are well-suited to the players? abilities.

This pack includes all four pieces in the series (volumes 1 and 2) as follows:

BANANA BLUES is a 12-bar Blues piece

CRAZY LATIN! has additional parts for Latin percussion commonly found in the classroom

IT'S TIME FOR REGGAE! is a reggae piece

FEEL THE FUNK brings funky, James Brown-esque rhythms into the classroom.

Please listen to the mp3 file, which is an electronic example of a typical classroom setup.

Score and all parts are included here in a variety of pitches, clefs and transpositions. It is the complete package with over 680 pages of music, representing a massive saving on individual purchase prices.



5 Christmas pieces:

Each piece is arranged into 13 different parts which cater for the large majority of musicians within school. These include:

* a variety of difficulties in C, B flat, E flat, higher octave for flutes and alto clef for violas

* easy and standard bass parts in treble and bass clefs, and also in B flat and E flat for saxophones or brass band players

* very easy violin and viola parts on open strings only

* easy and standard piano parts

* ukulele part in tab, chord patterns and chord letters

* guitar part in tab, chord patterns and chord letters

* general chord plan in chord letters

Teachers / band leaders can select the parts which are most appropriate for their students. The music is intended to be repeated a number of times, with different parts coming in and out for each repeat to create variety.

Printing and Copying

The purchaser may print or copy all pages of this resource as required in order to facilitate a performance, but must not distribute to others.

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Mazurka In D Minor is an original composition in chopin style of mazurkas. Published by Don Hodell Chilcote. Great for a short prelude for church service. Easy 4 page is challenging but not overly so, and well worth the effort to learn. Similar to other instrumental sacred writing by the greats, Mark Hayes, Mary McDonald, John Carter, and Llyod Larson in todays church pianist marketplace.

The Mixed Abilities School Ensemble Series has the flexibility to allow pupils of different standards to play together in one ensemble.

This pack contains all 5 Christmas pieces in this series:

* Jingle Bells

* Deck The Halls

* Ding Dong Merrily On High

* Joy To The World

* Silent Night

Each one is arranged into 13 different parts which cater for the large majority of musicians within school. These include:

* a variety of difficulties in C, B flat, E flat, higher octave for flutes and alto clef for violas

* easy and standard bass parts in treble and bass clefs, and also in B flat and E flat for saxophones or brass band players

* very easy violin and viola parts on open strings only

* easy and standard piano parts

* ukulele part in tab, chord patterns and chord letters

* guitar part in tab, chord patterns and chord letters

* general chord plan in chord letters

Teachers / band leaders can select the parts which are most appropriate for their students. The music is intended to be repeated a number of times, with different parts coming in and out for each repeat to create variety.

Printing and Copying

The purchaser may print or copy all pages of this resource as required in order to facilitate a performance, but must not distribute to others.

This pack represents a huge saving on the total price of the pieces when sold separately.

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