Album For The Young features 64 classic Piano pieces inspired by the spirit of childhood. From Johannes Brahms' unashamedly lyrical Wiegenlied through the more cerebral approach of Schumann's album Für die Jugend and the works of contemporary composers such as Lutoslawksi and Richard Rodney Bennett, the music contained in this collection offers many contrasting approaches to the idea of music for the young. Great composers down the ages have been consistently attracted to writing albums about or for the young. Some pieces are suitable for children to play and some are drawn from the nostalgic memory of childhood innocence. Here is a unique collection to treasure, reflecting the variety of both their emotional approaches and the richness of their creative responses. / Piano

This great collection of favorite Christmas Songs correlates with Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Piano Lessons Book 4, and is a perfect supplementary book for all methods. Advancing students will love the great-sounding arrangements, easy-to-learn, and richly rewarding to play! Fully orchestrated CD and GM accompaniment disks are available separately. The CD has a practice and a performance track for each song. 13 songs: Angels We Have Heard on High - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Feliz Navidad - Hark! the Herald Angels Sing - The Holly and the Ivy - A Holly Jolly Christmas - (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays - It's Beginning to Look like Christmas - Jingle-Bell Rock - Joy to the World - March of the Toys - Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - Silver Bells. Level: Early Intermediate. Notation includes all note values and rests, including eighths/dotted-eighths- swing eighths and syncopation- 3/4, 4/4, 6/8, 12/8 and Cut Time- syncopated and simple pedaling- intervals through an 8va- three-note chords. D.S. al Coda- Songs fall within one-octave scale patterns in the keys of C, G, F, and Am. Reading range: Bass Clef outer Ledger C-Treble Clef outer Ledger D./ Recueil / Piano