Customer Reviews for High School Musical
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brian
Location: from spain
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
January 23, 2009
Very good transposition
I like it alot since my daughter like HSM and is now looking to learn other repertoire outside of the class. So it's a level a bit higher than her, but it's at my level so we go learn it together. I like it.
30 of 62 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
November 16, 2008
Tougher than it Looks
As a teacher of an eight year old who yearned for this book, I would say that it is harder than it looks for younger students. The songs themselves are very syncopated and the arrangements fairly represent that. So for a child who just wants to play the song, there's is much more work that must going into it. The arrangements are a very good representation of the originals.
30 of 60 people found this review helpful.
Ninh
Location: from viet nam
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
July 20, 2008
Start of something news
piano
32 of 63 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from Kansas City, Kansas
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
July 12, 2008
Don't buy!!
My students rejected this book after trying it. In fact, I would like to return the two books I bought.
28 of 63 people found this review helpful.
Sean Dwyer
Location: from Ireland
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
June 26, 2008
Good for singing with kids.
I bought this book so I could accompany my four year old daughter easily through her renditions of HSM songs. Very simple music, with some nice transitional notes. She loves it.
31 of 59 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
May 25, 2008
pleasing to today's young
I gave this to a 5th grade student who loves it.
7 of 13 people found this review helpful.
Musician from Minnesota
Location: from Sauk Rapids, MN
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
January 16, 2008
EASY PIANO MUSIC
Just wanted to comment on some of the negative reviews. Please note that this is an "EASY" arrangement.....great for piano students 8-12 years old. There are harder arrangements out there....just rewrite it yourself! I've been a professional musician for over 25 years, and have taught, written, and performed my own music for a very long time. I think Hal Leonard gives "young" and "beginner" students great options with the popular music! Thanks Hal Leonard! I teach your music every week!
8 of 16 people found this review helpful.
Lisa
Location: from Lehi, UT
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
November 17, 2007
HSM doesn't leave us much choice
Hal Leonard isn't the best of arrangers. The arrangements are choppy and don't always sound right. Dan Coates and Faber are the best at arranging popular songs, but from what I've found, Hal Leonard is the only option out there - it's too bad.
7 of 14 people found this review helpful.
Jackie
Location: from Macon, MO
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
October 20, 2007
Not too thrilled about this one.
It was okay, but definately didn't get me excited. It didn't challenge me at all and they sounded like they were all in different keys so it was difficult to sing along to the songs. Overall it just sounded empty and like it had been transposed.
7 of 15 people found this review helpful.
Rich
Location: from Franklin, MA
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
October 11, 2007
I hardly recognize these tunes!
This score is definitely a poor excuse for the music from High School Musical. The tunes are so simple that I hardly recognized some of the them.
6 of 14 people found this review helpful.
Arat
Location: from Scurry Tx.
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
September 3, 2007
So cool
I love this music book and so will you!!!!!!!!!
7 of 15 people found this review helpful.
Andrea Calvo
Location: from Fullerton, CA
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
May 17, 2007
Pitched too high
As far as a piano book - the songs are easy enough to play. A begninning student will do fine with it. They are EXTREMELY simplified. If you want to sing along while you play then don't get this, it's all pitched way too high. I've not looked at the original score, but I'd bet these are all in different keys to make them easier to play. My students were upset about that.
7 of 15 people found this review helpful.
Chelsey
Location: from Auckland, New Zealand
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
April 30, 2007
A good resource
A great book for young students - they were all immediately excited! However would be great to have an easier edition - some of the pieces are written in high octaves which students have found a little difficult and hard to sing.
8 of 15 people found this review helpful.
Kasey Kahne
Location: from Las Vegas, CA
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
April 28, 2007
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE THIS BOOK.It's a wonderful way to express your feelings.i thought playing the piano was tough, but now i feel alot better.i even love disney channel. it's the best.
7 of 16 people found this review helpful.
Ann S.
Location: from Seattle, WA
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
April 14, 2007
OK, but not great
My 12 year old intermediate piano-playing daughter loved the movie and its music, but these arrangements don't live up to the actual songs very well. Some of them are written in keys that are not easy to sing along with and several have rhythms that are different from the recordings. The level of difficulty also varies - sometimes even within the same song.
9 of 16 people found this review helpful.
Kelsey
Location: from
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
April 13, 2007
sooooooooooo goood
i love the songs because i what disney channel any time it is on and plus i really really like the solo in it because I have a feeling that my school might do this next year
8 of 16 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from Cumming, GA
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
April 9, 2007
tougher than I had hoped for...but fun!
I purchased this book for a student of mine for some extra "Fun" pieces to play. They are not as easy as I had hoped (I had wanted the "fun" stuff to be a little less of a challenge - more to enjoy playing, but my student enjoys the challenge and he enjoys playing these songs! Tough fingering and rhythm for the beginner, but nice arrangements overall! Since this purchase, I have recommended this book to other teachers and students.
7 of 14 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from Sunnyvale, CA
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
April 5, 2007
Not what I hoped for
Most of the songs are out of key from the movie. My piano playing kids were extremely disappointed. Would not recommend.
7 of 15 people found this review helpful.
sophie
Location: from long eaton
Difficulty Level:
Not sure
April 4, 2007
hsm is the BEST!!
hsm is cool because there are losts of dasce moves that i conld not do.I have watched it about 20 times. I have got the book , the posthers , dvd and the stiker book as well.
10 of 18 people found this review helpful.
Kristi L. Brown
Location: from Alexandria, Virginia
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
March 6, 2007
High School Musical Strikes a Positive Note
My eight year old daughter is fairly new at piano and we were finding that she was loosing interest studying the classical composers. I decided to get her some music that she would be more interested in. We have found that integrating the songs from High School Musical into her lessons have helped tremendously. The sheet music is accurate and easy. She has been able to pick up on it with ease, and she really enjoys her lessons now. I look forward to purchasing more sheet music for her to practice with.
7 of 16 people found this review helpful.
Patrick
Location: from Detroit, MI
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
March 1, 2007
Kinda Challenging but a Real Joy
i RECCOMMEND USING HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL For the early intermidate piano plays it is a joy hearing all my favorite songs and i love it. When i first took a look at it i thought it was hard but it is really great. I love It. ORder it Now.
7 of 15 people found this review helpful.
Amateur pianist
Location: from Fort Worth, Texas
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
March 1, 2007
High School Musical - easy but challenging rhythm
The sheet music is great for advanced beginners or early intermediate players. It's beat is quite syncopated, however, which makes it a bit challenging for those just learning to read music. Overall very enjoyable and fast and easy to learn. Not real complex but still sounds good.
7 of 16 people found this review helpful.
A mother
Location: from Crescent City, CA
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
February 16, 2007
HS Musical a hit with Teenager
My 13-year-old son appears to be enjoying this book, which is a plus. It can be difficult to find a piano pieces that a teenage enjoys.
8 of 14 people found this review helpful.
Anna
Location: from Los Angels CA
February 10, 2007
I love High School Musical !!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love High Schol Musical!!!!!!!!!! This is easy I love it! It easy enough that a beginner pianist can play it and it is easier than the piano and guitar High School musical book.It is not girly I don't like girly stuff or music. I would recomend this book to any High School Musical fans and my friends of cource! This is the best book ever I love it! My favorite songs are What I've been looking for and Bop to the top! I love singing the music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
8 of 15 people found this review helpful.
Kristin Wilson
Location: from Oxford, Ms
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
January 12, 2007
High School Music Is wonderful!!!
High School Musical is the best. I love playing it on the piano. And singing it as well.
9 of 16 people found this review helpful.
Myranda Weiner
Location: from Chicago, IL
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
October 22, 2006
HSM Rocks!!!!
this is a great book for fun and learning. i can sing along when i am playing the piano.I recommend this book to any new beginner at the piano
7 of 13 people found this review helpful.
William
Location: from Marietta, GA
Difficulty Level:
Not sure
October 11, 2006
Sweet! Not Girly
I like High School Musical. If I play it for some of my friends that are girls, they'll screammm!I also saw the movie several times.
8 of 15 people found this review helpful.
BLAITHIN LEONARD
Location: from CO.MAYO IRELAND
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
October 10, 2006
IT WAS SO COOL''''''''''''''''''''''''''
HI I LOVED IT MY FAVOROTE WAS 'BREAKING FREE' I WOULD RECOMEND THIS TO ALL OF MY FRIENDS. IT WAS JUST SO COOL'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
8 of 15 people found this review helpful.
Cassandra
Location: from Nevada, TX
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
October 6, 2006
Coolness
This is awesome! Never really experienced anything like it as a singer! This was very helpful to me!
8 of 16 people found this review helpful.
Sam
Location: from Ohio
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
August 27, 2006
ABSOLUTELY GREAT!
This is not too hard, but does not sound basic! It is an excellent collage of compositions and great for anyone who enjoyed the movie or just likes the songs!
7 of 15 people found this review helpful.
Sahrin Theta
Location: from Emmaus, PA
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
July 4, 2006
I loved it all!!!!
i loved it all! i really loved when there was me and u, breaking free, and start of something new! and it was easy to play to!! i just loved this book!
8 of 15 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
June 11, 2006
Easier
This piano book seems easier than the Piano-Vocal-Guitar version, yet still has merit. It's a great book for someone who's just starting to master the basics of piano, or for a more experienced musician looking for a fun, easy piece.
8 of 15 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from schoharie , ny
Difficulty Level:
Advanced
June 3, 2006
i loved the songs
i loved the songs. my favorite songs were breaking free, when there was me and u, and what ive been looking for reprise.
7 of 15 people found this review helpful.
Emily
Location: from
Difficulty Level:
Not sure
May 29, 2006
AWSOME!
This is real easy if you practice it i love high school musical, i think anyone who loves music and is seriouse about it can play this song,(i play clarinet and i play this)
8 of 15 people found this review helpful.
Corinne
Location: from Butler, PA
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
May 4, 2006
Flippin Sweet!
This is flippin sweet! It requires practice, but once you have it down, it's easy!
7 of 15 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
April 30, 2006
HSM Rocks
I Love High School Musical and the Music, It is some of the best songs and they are easy to learn if you practice.
7 of 17 people found this review helpful.