Since the 1950s Charles Strouse has composed the scores to some of Broadway's most successful and enduring musicals in addition to several well-known movie scores concert music and operas. A true crossover artist with strong classical roots Strouse is a three-time Tony Award winner honored for his first Broadway classic Bye Bye Birdie (1960) Applause (1970) and Annie (1977). He also won an Emmy Award in 1996 for outstanding individual achievement in music and lyrics. A recipient of the coveted ASCAP Richard Rodgers Award for his achievement in musical theater Strouse also has been honored by the American Theater Wing and elected to the Theater Hall of Fame. This collection presents 49 of his songs arranged for piano and voice with guitar chord frames. Includes: Applause ú Blame It on the Summer Night ú Born Too Late ú Bye Bye Birdie ú Children of the Wind ú Follow the Way of the Lord ú I Can't Stop Dancin' ú I Don't Need Anything but You ú It Would Have Been Wonderful ú It's the Hard-Knock Life ú Kids! ú Look on the Bright Side ú A Lot of Livin' to Do ú Put On a Happy Face ú Those Were the Days ú Tomorrow ú When You Smile ú You've Got Possibilities ú and more. Also features a fascinating article about Strouse's career with photos. Since the 1950s Charles Strouse has composed the scores to some of Broadway's most successful and enduring musicals in addition to several well-known movie scores concert music and operas. A true crossover artist with strong classical roots Strouse is a three-time Tony Award winner honored for his first Broadway classic Bye Bye Birdie (1960) Applause (1970) and Annie (1977). He also won an Emmy Award in 1996 for outstanding individual achievement in music and lyrics. A recipient of the coveted ASCAP Richard Rodgers Award for his achievement in musical theater Strouse also has been honored by the American Theater Wing and elected to the Theater Hall of Fame. Thiscollection presents 49 of his songs arranged for piano and voice with guitar chord frames. Includes: Applause · Blame It on the Summer Night · Born Too Late · Bye Bye Birdie · Children of the Wind · Follow the Way of the Lord · I Can't Stop Dancin' · I Don't Need Anything but You · It Would Have Been Wonderful · It's the Hard-Knock Life · Kids! · Look on the Bright Side · A Lot of Livin' to Do · Put On a Happy Face · Those Were the Days · Tomorrow · When You Smile · You've Got Possibilities · and more. Also features a fascinating article about Strouse's career with photos.

Energetic and rhythmic accurately describe this attractive composition for beginning bands. Written in a minor mode the main melodic elements are created using only quarter notes. Underlying rhythmic drive is provided by arepeated 8th-note pattern and the piece is effectively enhanced with carefully planned dynamic contrasts. A rewarding piece that is fun to play! Dur: 2:15 (Grade 1-1/2)

Jim Curnow provides an outstanding setting of this triumphant theme from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. A great concert opener!

25 songs carefully arranged in standard notation for easy classical guitar are presented in this folio including: The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) 25 Christmas songs for easy Classical Guitar including Sleigh Ride White Christmas Winter Wonderland Frosty The Snowman Do You Hear What I Hear Let It Snow! Merry Christmas Darling and I Wonder As I Wander .

This collection features 17 easy piano arrangements of songs from the popular London and Broadway musical based on the classic Disney film. This collection features 17 easy piano arrangements of songs from the popular London and Broadway musical based on the classic Disney film.

Musical Adaptation of the William Shakespeare Play-Greetings lords and ladies! I William Shakespeare will be your host this evening and I have a special treat for my thespian friends! You are about to be transported to a land of kings and queens fairies and nymphs music and madrigal and most of all trickery and love for love can happen in the strangest ways especially on a Midsummer Night! Intimidated by the idea of producing a Shakespeare musical play? Nonsense with this new version even I'm a piece of cake! You will create an educational and artistic experience your cast and audiences will never forget. I've made it very easy for you! Experience Shakespeare like never before in this fresh newrendition of the old classic. Designed for grades 6-9 this full-length 60-minute production features five acts with eight original songs in a variety of musical styles from madrigal to rap arranged for 3-Part Mixed withsuggestions for 2-Part Treble voices. The expanded script involves ten major speaking roles several minor speaking parts and numerous opportunities for non-speaking group involvement. The Director's Guide includes excellentstaging and interpretation notes throughout the script piano/vocal song arrangements plus additional production set and costume hints for a successful experience from start to finish. The Libretto/Vocal book features script andvocal parts for your aspiring young actors. Available separately: Director Guide Libretto/Vocal 5-Pak Preview CD (dialog not recorded) Preview Pak (1 Libretto/Vocal 1 Preview CD) Performance/Accompaniment CD (dialog notrecorded) Performance Kit/CD (1 Director 20 Libretto/Vocal P/A CD). Duration: ca. 60 minutes. Suggested for grades 6-9.Greetings lords and ladies! I William Shakespeare will be your host this evening and I have a special treat for my thespian friends! You are about to be transported to a land of kings and queens fairies and nymphs music and madrigal and most of all trickery and love for love can happen in the strangest ways especially on a Midsummer Night! Intimidated by the idea of producing a Shakespeare musical play? Nonsense with this new version even I'm a piece of cake! You will create an educational and artistic experience your cast and audiences will never forget. I've made it very easy for you! Experience Shakespeare like never before in this fresh newrendition ofthe old classic. Designed for grades 6-9 this full-length 60-minute production features five acts with eight original songs in a variety of musical styles from madrigal to rap arranged for 3-Part Mixed withsuggestions for 2-Part Treble voices. The expanded script involves ten major speaking roles several minor speaking parts and numerous opportunities for non-speaking group involvement. The Director's Guide includes excellentstaging and interpretation notes throughout the script piano/vocal song arrangements plus additional production set an

It's time for the family reunion at Symphony Hall and the instruments are starting to arrive! Here comes the Brass family - what a blast and the String family always gets here early so they can sit in the front! Look who'smarching down the street; it's the Percussion family and at last the Woodwinds have arrived - the whole reedy bunch and more! Join Maestro Luigi and his trusted baton for a multi-media study of the instruments of theorchestra like never before! Your students will enjoy humorous story-telling original songs and listening maps of orchestral recordings that feature each family. A DIGITAL STUDENT edition comes with the Teacher Edition soeverything can be projected from your computer! The enclosed CD-ROM features full-color PDFs of the stories vocal songsheets and listening maps - all with embedded audio and video recordings so you can listen watch singor dance with a single click! Join John as he shows you the choreography for each song. And there's more - click on a picture of each instrument and hear a short sound clip - great for review and assessment! TheTeacher Edition offers easy-to-present lesson plans linked to the National Standards for all the material and piano/vocal song arrangements with printed choreography notes. The Performance/Accompaniment CD features five originalsongs. This incredible interactive resource is a must for every music library! Available separately: Teacher/Student CD-ROM Performance/Accompaniment CD Classroom Kit (Teacher/Student CD-ROM and P/A CD). Suggested for grades3-6.It's time for the family reunion at Symphony Hall and the instruments are starting to arrive! Here comes the Brass family - what a blast and the String family always gets here early so they can sit in the front! Look who'smarching down the street; it's the Percussion family and at last the Woodwinds have arrived - the whole reedy bunch and more! Join Maestro Luigi and his trusted baton for a multi-media study of the instruments of theorchestra like never before! Your students will enjoy humorous story-telling original songs and listening maps of orchestral recordings that feature each family. A DIGITAL STUDENT edition comes with the Teacher Edition soeverything can be projected from your computer! The enclosed CD-ROM features full-color PDFs of the stories vocal songsheets and listening maps - all with embedded audio and video recordings so you can listen watch singor dance with a single click! Join John as he shows you the choreography for each song. And there's more - click on a picture of each instrument and hear a short sound clip - great for review and assessment! TheTeacher Edition offers easy-to-present lesson plans linked to the National Standards for all the material and piano/vocal song arrangements with printed choreography notes. The Performance/Accompaniment CD features five originalsongs. This incredible interactive resource is a

This songbook matching the soundtrack to the hit Twilight sequel features indie/alt-rock originals written exclusively for the film. Includes Death Cab for Cutie's lead single - Meet Me on the Equinox - plus songs by Thom Yorke Muse Bon Iver Band of Skulls Sea Wolf Lykke Li and others. This songbook matching the soundtrack to the hit Twilight sequel features indie/alt-rock originals written exclusively for the film. Includes Death Cab for Cutie's lead single - Meet Me on the Equinox - plus songs by Thom Yorke Muse Bon Iver Band of Skulls Sea Wolf Lykke Li and others.

Bocook - Grade 3-4

Young Women's Edition Volume 2 31 Songs from 25 Musicals-This four-volume series is a giant resource of songs from musicals that appeal to the young singer. Songs from 13 The Musical · The Addams Family · Aida · Avenue · Bring It On · The Drowsy Chaperone · Hairspray · Hercules · High School Musical · In the Heights · The Last Five Years · Legally Blonde · The Light in the Piazza · The Little Mermaid · A Little Princess · Little Women · A Man of No Importance · Newsies · The Producers · Rent · Seussical the Musical · Shrek the Musical · Songs for a New World · Spamalot · Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark · Spring Awakening ·ÿThoroughly Modern Millie · The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee · Wicked · The Wild Party · Wonderland andother musicals. Contemporary Musical Theatre For Teens is a four-volume series providing a giant resource of songs from the musicals that appeal to the young singer. This second volume for women contains 31 songs from 25 musicals including Good Morning Baltimore (Hairspray) Practically Perfect (Mary Poppins) Popular (Wicked) Start Of Something New (High School Musical) Follow Your Heart (Urinetown) and more.

A Musical Story for Young Choirs-What is that I hear whispering in the wind? Can you hear it too? Capture the dreams of the children and the wisdom of the Dreamcatcher as told in this original musical story of peace harmony love joy hope and charity. But watch out! For the Trickster is always lurking close by ready to crush these fragile dreams. This enchanting 30-minute musical is ideal for upper elementary through middle school performers and features eight original songs and anarrative script of poetry and dramatic prose. Dreamcatcher is designed to be performed in a concert setting with young singers on choral risers and minimal staging or use your imagination and stage it more elaborately. The castincludes an adult storyteller and multiple children's speaking parts that can easily be adapted to fit a variety of performance options. Listen to your heart and discover how your dreams can come true. Available: Teacher Edition Singer Edition 5-Pak Preview CD (with vocals) Performance/Accompaniment CD. Performance Time: Approx. 30 minutes. For Gr. 4-8.What is that I hear whispering in the wind? Can you hear it too? Capture the dreams of the children and the wisdom of the Dreamcatcher as told in this original musical story of peace harmony love joy hope and charity. But watch out! For the Trickster is always lurking close by ready to crush these fragile dreams. This enchanting 30-minute musical is ideal for upper elementary through middle school performers and features eight original songs and a narrative script of poetry and dramatic prose. Dreamcatcher is designed to be performed in a concert setting with young singers on choral risers and minimal staging or use your imagination and stage it more elaborately. The castincludes an adult storyteller and multiple children's speaking parts that can easily be adapted to fit a variety of performance options. Listen to your heart and discover how your dreams can come true. Available: Teacher Edition Singer Edition 5-Pak Preview CD (with vocals) Performance/Accompaniment CD. Performance Time: Approx. 30 minutes. For Gr. 4-8.

Nashville artist Brett Eldridge brings a big band production and Sinatra-style vocals to this 2016 holiday release that celebrates the warmth and glow of the season. A fabulous showcase for pop show and jazz choirs!

MORE Activities for Classroom Instruments-Add a holiday touch to your rhythm reading with easy-to-follow reproducible read and play parts to accompany familiar favorites! More advanced readers play from musical notation and beginning readers follow instrumentpictures. For added value an ENHANCED CD is included with numerous learning and performing options: use the demonstration tracks when learning the parts or the fully-orchestrated accompaniment tracks when you are ready toperform and the PDFs of all parts for overhead projection! In addition there are teaching objectives linked to the National Standards for each song. Perfect for classroom or stage this festive collection of 10 songs willprovide percussion fun throughout the holiday season. Available: Book/Enhanced CD. Suggested for grades 1-5.Add a holiday touch to your rhythm reading with easy-to-follow reproducible read and play parts to accompany familiar favorites! More advanced readers play from musical notation and beginning readers follow instrumentpictures. For added value an ENHANCED CD is included with numerous learning and performing options: use the demonstration tracks when learning the parts or the fully-orchestrated accompaniment tracks when you are ready toperform and the PDFs of all parts for overhead projection! In addition there are teaching objectives linked to the National Standards for each song. Perfect for classroom or stage this festive collection of 10 songswillprovide percussion fun throughout the holiday season. Available: Book/Enhanced CD. Suggested for grades 1-5.

Cello Play-Along Volume 8-The Cello Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the printed music and play along using the original backing tracks available online for download or streaming. This volume includes: Another One Bites the Dust - Bohemian Rhapsody - Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Don't Stop Me Now - Killer Queen - Somebody to Love - We Are the Champions - Who Wants to Live Forever. The Cello Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the printed music and play along using the original backing tracks available online for download or streaming. This volume includes Another One Bites the Dust Bohemian Rhapsody Crazy Little Thing Called Love Don't Stop Me Now Killer Queen Somebody to Love We Are the Champions and Who Wants to Live Forever.

In three movements: Maestoso Andante Allegro animato. Like Edwards' Concerto for Young Pianists this exhilarating new concerto will dazzle and inspire. Wonderful soaring melodies dominate the first two movements and an exciting syncopated rhythm permeates the third. The Piano II part is more difficult but no less rewarding and is an essential component to the composition and represents a solid complement to the soloist. The CD includes full performances as well as tracks of the second part only. Each book includes two full scores. For two pianos 4 hands. In three movements: Maestoso Andante Allegro animato. Like Edwards' Concerto for Young Pianists this exhilarating new concerto will dazzle and inspire. Wonderful soaring melodies dominate the first two movements and an exciting syncopated rhythm permeates the third. The Piano II part is more difficult but no less rewarding and is an essential component to the composition and represents a solid complement to the soloist. The CD includes full performances as well as tracks of the second part only. Each book includes two full scores. For two pianos 4 hands.

18 favorite Christmas songs and carols in renditions by Mickey Mouse and friends are presented in this fun holiday collection for the ukulele. Includes: Away in a Manger · Deck the Halls · From All of Us to All of You · Frosty the Snow Man · Here We Come A-Caroling · Joy to the World · Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer · Silent Night · Sleigh Ride · The Twelve Days of Christmas · and more. 18 favorite Christmas songs and carols in renditions by Mickey Mouse and friends are presented in this fun holiday collection for the Ukulele. This songbook includes: Away in a Manger Deck the Halls From All of Us to All of You Frosty the Snow Man Here We Come A-Caroling Joy to the World Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Silent Night Sleigh Ride The Twelve Days of Christmas and more.

for Five-Finger Piano-Eight secular holiday classics arranged in our Five-Finger Piano notation for developing pianists. Includes: All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth · I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero) · The Little Drummer Boy · Old Toy Trains · Somewhere in My Memory · Suzy Snowflake · We Need a Little Christmas · Winter Wonderland. Eight secular holiday classics arranged in our Five-Finger Piano notation for developing pianists. Includes: All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth · I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero) · The Little Drummer Boy · Old Toy Trains · Somewhere in My Memory · Suzy Snowflake · We Need a Little Christmas · Winter Wonderland.

For Interactive Listening and Reading Fun-Welcome to the world of Sound Stories! This creative collection is designed to reinforce your students' reading and listening skills and at the same time add some music fun. Each of the 18 reproducible stories contains special words that are attached to sounds and rhythms. These instrumental inserts will enhance the story as your children become the sound effects. Use the suggested instruments or substitutewith those that are available. There are many choices for presentation. You can create a visual and have your students play their patterns/sounds as you read the story or select several of them to read. Don't hesitate to act outthe story for a finished product. Whatever your decision have fun with your new sound adventure! The possibilities are endless! Available: Teacher Edition (with reproducible stories). Suggested for grades 2-5.

From the creators of Les Miserables and the producers of Riverdance comes this new musical based on the life of 16th-century Irish pirate Grace O'Malley. This songbook features 11 selections from the show! From the creators of Les Miserables and the producers of Riverdance comes this new musical based on the life of 16th-century Irish pirate Grace O'Malley. This songbook features 11 selections from the show!

Piano Solo-This book features a sampling of ten popular Windham Hill recording artists including: Philip Aaberg Scott Cossu Malcolm Dalglish Barbara Higbie Triona Ni Dhomhnaill Bill Quist Fred Simon Ira Stein Liz Story and Tim Story. It is complete with biographies and discographies for each artist as well as an introduction about the Windham Hill record labels. 18 piano solos in all. This book features a sampling of ten popular Windham Hill recording artists including: Philip Aaberg Scott Cossu Malcolm Dalglish Barbara Higbie Triona Ni Dhomhnaill Bill Quist Fred Simon Ira Stein Liz Story and Tim Story. It is complete with biographies and discographies for each artist as well as an introduction about the Windham Hill record labels. 18 piano solos in all.