The Complete Idiot's Guide to Easy Piano Movie Hits
25 Great Easy Piano Movie Hits
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SKU: AP.39585
25 Great Easy Piano Movie Hits. Composed by Dan Coates. Method/Instruction; Piano Collection; Piano Supplemental. Complete Idiot's Guide. Movie. Book and CD. 208 pages. Alfred Music #00-39585. Published by Alfred Music (AP.39585).ISBN 9780739092064. UPC: 038081447605. English.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Easy Piano Movie Hits helps you teach yourself piano by having you learn by playing outstanding, accessible arrangements of music you love. It's like having a friend show you how to play all your favorite songs. You'll learn to play 25 hugely popular movie songs and themes that will have you sounding like a pro in no time. For each arrangement you get lessons, warm-ups, tips, and techniques to make the most out of practice sessions, so you can spend more time making music. We also included a short refresher course in basic keyboard theory, an introduction to professional-sounding harmonies and common left hand patterns, a guide to key signatures, a glossary of musical terms used throughout the book, and an audio CD with recordings of each song.
Titles: As Time Goes By (Casablanca) * Believe (The Polar Express) * Cantina Band (Star Wars: Episode IV -- A New Hope) * Corpse Bride (Main Title) (The Corpse Bride) * Don't Stop Believin' (Rock of Ages) * Firework (Katy Perry: Part of Me) * Gonna Fly Now (Rocky) * Harry's Wondrous World (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) * Hedwig's Theme (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) * (Everything I Do) I Do It for You (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) * If I Only Had a Brain (The Wizard of Oz) * The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) (Star Wars: Episode V -- The Empire Strikes Back) * In Dreams (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) * James Bond Theme (Dr. No) * The Notebook (Main Title) (The Notebook) * Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) * People (Funny Girl) * The Pink Panther (The Pink Panther) * Raiders March (Raiders of the Lost Ark) * The Rose (The Rose) * Singin' in the Rain (Singin' in the Rain) * Star Wars (Main Title) (Star Wars: Episode IV -- A New Hope) * Theme from New York, New York (New York, N.
Song List (42)
- PART I: REVIEWING THE BASICS
- How to Sit with a Pianist's Posture and Hand Position
- Notating and Reading Rhythm
- Notating and Reading Pitch
- PART II: PLAYING LIKE A PRO
- Expressive Markings and Other Common Performance Directions
- Pedaling
- Reading Chord Symbols and Professional-Sounding Harmonies
- Common Left Hand Patterns
- Intros, Codas, and Buttons
- 5 Things to Check Out when You Begin a New Piece
- Timesaving Practice Strategies
- Evaluating Your Progress
- PART III: 25 ESSENTIAL MOVIE SONGS
- As Time Goes By
- Believe
- Cantina Band
- Corpse Bride (Main title)
- Don't Stop Believin'
- Firework
- Gonna Fly Now
- Harry's Wondrous World
- Hedwig's Theme
- (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
- If I Only Had A Brain
- The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)
- In Dreams
- James Bond Theme
- The Notebook (Main Title)
- Over The Rainbow
- People
- The Pink Panther
- Raiders March
- The Rose
- Singin' in the Rain
- Star Wars (Main Title)
- Theme from New York, New York
- Theme from Superman
- The Wind Beneath My Wings
- Appendixes
- A: GLOSSARY
- B: KEY SIGNATURES