The popular Christmas Festival series is designed for your students' first four years of study as they enjoy their favorite Christmas carols each season. Along with optional teacher/parent duets in Books 1 and 2, the student progresses from playing in five-finger position (both hands, Book 1; left hand, Book 2) to arrangements with simple accompaniments and close-position chords (Book 3) to varied accompaniment styles with alternate harmonies (Book 4).

The popular Christmas Festival series is designed for your students' first four years of study as they enjoy their favorite Christmas carols each season. Along with optional teacher/parent duets in Books 1 and 2, the student progresses from playing in five-finger position (both hands, Book 1; left hand, Book 2) to arrangements with simple accompaniments and close-position chords (Book 3) to varied accompaniment styles with alternate harmonies (Book 4).

These eight holiday favorites have been skillfully arranged for early intermediate level pianists. Arrangements feature ostinato bass lines and rhythmic patterns and provide an opportunity to reinforce a variety of technical and dynamic challenges. Selections include "Jingle Bells," "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," "Angels We Have Heard on High" and much more.

From Renaissance to swing-style, the 15 intermediate-level Christmas carols in this collection have been skillfully arranged in forms used by the great composers---past and present. Pianists who enjoy classical music will find this book interesting and appealing.

This unique volume offers something for everyone-introducing 7 different musical styles, from Baroque to New Age. Your students will enjoy discovering these new twists on familiar Christmas melodies, while gaining a clearer understanding of the elements that comprise each musical style.

Carefully graded carols are placed in order of difficulty within each book. Every carol has a duet part for the teacher or parent. May be used with any method. Titles: Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly * Foom, Foom, Foom! * God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen * Joy to the World * March of the Three Kings * Mary's Cradle Song * Silent Night * Sing Noel, Noel!

The beautiful sounds of Christmas music delight us each year anew, as we celebrate the Season with time-honored Christmas carols and songs. The eight early-elementary to elementary arrangements in this compilation will both please and motivate younger piano students, who always love to play melodies they are familiar with. Each solo features a single note melody, and is complete in itself. For a fuller, richer sound, the duet part for the teacher may be added.