Thirteen of the most famous and popular songs from one of the most unique stage musicals ever produced are arranged here for Easy Piano. If you're just starting out on the Piano, but you still want to learn these great songs, this book is for you. Rejecting all tropes and traditions of Broadway musicals, Hair, which premiered in 1967, offered both an antidote and something new, surprising and shocking.Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical took the counter-culture of the late 1960s and transformed it into the musical medium, featuring profanity, nudity, drug use and songs that would become anti-Vietnam War protest tunes. The musical was never just a product of its time though, as its enduring appeal has proven. Thirteen of its most popular songs, many of which remain well-loved today, are included in this songbook arranged for Easy Piano. The simplified arrangements feature some guidance on fingering, as well as full lyrics and chord symbols.Songs like the show-opener Aquarius, with its inspiring message, and Ain't Got No, with its rejection of materialism, are included here, their fun lyrics and fantastic music making them sure-fire hits with any audience. Other popular songs like I Got Life, Where Do I Go?, Let The Sunshine In and Good Morning Starshine tell the story not just of the characters in the musical, but of universal themes of life that are common to us all. The 'Tribe' that are featured in the story are a group of counter-culture hippies whose story invoked laughter and sadness along with an empathy that has ensured the show's success even today.Featuring fantastic lyrics and story by James Rado and Gerome Ragni, as well as music by Galt MacDermot, each song in this Hair sheet music songbook is a joy to perform. You will love learning each note of the inspiring and uplifting tunes as well as every word of the touching and memorable lyrics. The success of the once-controversial musical is revealed by its numerous revivals, spanning almost half a century. Songs like Donna, I'm Black and Hair are as relevant now as they were then, making this songbook unique among other musicals for having songs that are both brilliant musically as well as being a mirror into our own world. If you're a fan of musicals in general, Hair in particular, or just great music inspired by the counter-culture revolution of the late '60s, then this songbook is definitely for you. Featuring songs that truly have stood the test of time arranged for Easy Piano, soon you'll be playing these tunes of hope, optimism and love no matter what age or ability you are. After all, isn't that in the spirit of the musical itself? / Piano

The best and most popular Hits Of The Year are included here, arranged for Easy Piano. Featuring 21 huge hit songs fresh from the charts of the past year, now ready to be played by beginner or young pianists well into the coming year.The biggest, catchiest and best-loved of the 2015's chart-toppers are included here, with songs by massive pop stars like Taylor Swift (Blank Space), Ed Sheeran (Thinking Out Loud) and Sam Smith, with his song for the 2015 James Bond film Writing's On The Wall. Other chart hits from 2015 include LunchMoney Lewis' fantastically catchy Bills, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' throwback hit Uptown Funk! and the bizarrely brilliant FourFiveSeconds by Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney. Every song features simplified Piano arrangements, chord symbols and tempo guides, allowing you to learn to play the best Hits Of The Year as quickly as possible. This songbook also features a useful introduction with essential information about notation, key signatures, rhythms and chords - a fantastic reference if you get lost while learning any of these tunes. Many of the songs in this book have been number one in the charts both in the UK and internationally, making them well-loved by practically everyone. You'll enjoy playing the best songs of 2015 and everyone else will enjoy hearing them. With 21 songs for Easy Piano from the year's biggest and best artists, Hits Of The Year 2015 is the best way to learn to play all the chart-toppers from the past year. / Piano

This edition of John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course introduces a number of First Hit Songs to the beginner pianist, providing easy-to-play hits in the well-loved John Thompson style with simplified arrangements and large notation.A number of the most popular chart songs are included in First Hit Songs, which have all been simplified so that pupils working through parts two to four of the Easiest Piano Course are able to play some familiar and famous tunes. The songs are ordered progressively, so as pupils learn more challenging theory and techniques, they can put that into practice by getting to grips with more advanced songs. All the songs included here are well-known hits, with most being modern chart-toppers.The 15 hits in this songbook include Piano-based ballads like Tom Odell's Real Love and Sam Smith's I'm Not The Only One, as well as more upbeat pop tunes arranged for Piano like Style by Taylor Swift and Meghan Trainor's Lips Are Movin'. Other hits like See You Again, Hold Back The River, Blame It On Me and Ed Sheeran's Thinking Out Loud are included, along with two all-time classics, Love Is All Around and We Are The Champions. Popular songs like these enable pupils to enhance their learning by using the techniques to play songs they know and love, helping them to develop deeper musicality.Because dynamics and phrasing are not introduced until part three of the Easiest Piano Course, some of the songs early in First Hit Songs do not feature this, while some outline fingering is included throughout, helping pupils at this level. As well as being a fun and enjoyable complement to learning, the book can also provide invaluable sight-reading practice for advanced students. For a complement to the acclaimed John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course, the famous and popular songs included in First Hit Songs will enhance musicality while building a solid repertoire of songs that all pupils will love to learn. / Piano

Easy Piano Pieces for Children (36). The 'Keyboard Crocodile' is actually quite harmless. This friendly beast crawls colorfully and playfully amidst these piano pieces from all over the world chosen from among the easiest pieces of all times. It wont wag its tail at the Funeral ofMax the Turtle or snarl at Carefree Jack. This delightful little reptile quickly finds its way into the hearts of all children beginning to play the piano. The only thing the 'Keyboard Crocodile' would like to sink its teeth into areboring piano albums for beginners! The 'Keyboard Crocodile' is actually quite harmless. This friendly beast crawls colourfully and playfully amidst these piano pieces from all over the world chosen from among the easiest pieces of all times. It won't wag its tail at the 'Funeral of Max the Turtle' or snarl at 'Carefree Jack'. This delightful little reptile quickly finds its way into the hearts of all children beginning to play the piano. The only thing the 'Keyboard Crocodile' would like to sink its teeth into are boring piano albums for beginners! Anonymous: Early French Dance Bach, J. S. : Musette Bartó k: Sorrow Batschinskaja: The Old Cuckoo-Clock Beethoven:German Dance Burgmuller: Arabesque Duncombe: Fanfare Minuet Fux: Almost a Canon Gillock: Fiesta Gillock: The Swinging Sioux Graupner: Bourree Gretschaninow: Riding on the Hobby Horse Gurlitt, C. : Night Journey Gurlitt, C. : The Little Rascal Gurlitt, C. : Theme and Variation Haydn: 2 German Dances Haydn: Gipsy Dance Kabalewskij: Dance Kodàly: Children's Dance Lefeld: Little Mouse Löhlein: Balletto Martin: Boogie No. 1 Mozart: Minuet Mozart, Leop. : Bourlesqe Schubert: Ecossaise Schumann: Hide and Seek Schumann: Soldier's March Schwerdtner: The Funeral of Max the Turtle Schwertberger: Samba in Sixths Seifert: Little Piece Takàcs: Glider Flight Takàcs: Pien-Tshung Turk: Carefree Jack Turk: Echo in the Castle Vanhal: Allegretto WitthauerTurk: Gavotte / Niveau : Facile / Répertoire d'Examen / Recueil / Piano

Devised and arranged by Christopher Hussey (to go on front cover)Enjoy this great collection of pop hits, especially arranged for really easy piano.Suitable for young beginners up to Grade 1, each song is designed to be as easy as possible, whilst creating an effective piano solo that children will enjoy playing.This songbook also includes optional accompaniments, which are simple and fun, so that you can even play the songs as piano duets! / Piano