Since 1976, Dan Coates has arranged thousands of popular music titles. Composers and artists such as John Williams, Burt Bacharach, and Elton John have expressed total confidence in Dan's ability to create outstanding piano arrangements that retain the essence of the original music. The duets in this series capture a variety of styles and provide valuable experience in developing listening skills, technique, and musicianship. These pieces are excellent crowd-pleasers that are perfect for recitals, encores, piano ensemble classes---or just plain fun. Titles: * All of Me * As Time Goes By * From This Moment On * I Got Rhythm * I'm in the Mood for Love * My Funny Valentine * They Can't Take That Away from Me * What a Wonderful World

Beginning pianists of all ages will thrill to this compilation of 57 piano classics, ranging from standards such as Chopsticks and Can Can to classical works by Rachmaninoff, Mozart, other composers. Perfect for practicing, MP3 files are included for each song.

Victor Labenske has created 16 professional-sounding yet technically accessible duet arrangements of today's top contemporary Christian hits (for one piano, four hands). This collection is ideal for busy pianists who would like to perform worship selections that require minimal preparation time, as well as for students at the intermediate to late intermediate level. To assist in planning, approximate performance times are included. The comb binding creates a lay-flat book that is perfect for study and performance. Titles: 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) * Before the Throne of God Above * From the Inside Out * Give Us Clean Hands * Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me) * Happy Day * He Knows My Name * Hosanna * I Can Only Imagine * Love the Lord * Mighty to Save * Nothing But the Blood * Our God * Revelation Song * Today Is the Day * Your Love Never Fails.

Dan Coates has added his expert touch to 12 popular songs from the top of the charts as well as from recent movies. Titles are: Amazed * And All That Jazz * Believe * Bridge Over Troubled Water * Dance with My Father * Don't Cry Out Loud * The Notebook (Main Title) * There You'll Be * This I Promise You * To Where You Are * You Needed Me * You Raise Me Up.

Professional Piano Teaching offers a practical guide to the art of piano teaching. Volume 1, now available as an updated second edition, is an excellent introduction to the profession of teaching piano. This revised second edition has been expanded to include chapters on teaching adult students and teaching popular, sacred, and other familiar music. Designed to serve as a basic text for a first-semester or lower-division piano pedagogy course, it provides an overview of learning principles and a thorough approach to essential aspects of teaching elementary-level students. Special features include discussions on how to teach, not just what to teach; numerous musical examples; chapter summaries; and suggested projects for new and experienced teachers. Topics: * The Art of Professional Piano Teaching * Principles of Learning * Beginning Methods * Teaching Beginners and Elementary Students * Teaching Rhythm and Reading * Teaching Technique and Musical Sound Development * Elementary Performance and Study Repertoire * Developing Musicality in Elementary Students * Group Teaching * Teaching Preschoolers * Teaching Adults * Teaching Popular, Sacred, and Other Familiar Music * The Business of Piano Teaching * Evaluation of Teaching

The motivation this music provides is outstanding! Playing duets is important to the musical growth of young pianists. And with Alfred's Top Hits Duet Books, students get twice as many benefits. In addition to learning how to develop steady rhythm, listen for proper balance, and play with appropriate dynamics, students will also receive the enjoyment of playing specially arranged duets of pop music. These new duet collections are correlated page-by-page with lesson Books 1B, 2, 3 and 4 of Alfred's Basic Piano Library one of the best-selling piano methods in the world (it's translated into 13 languages). All four duet books feature the best-known popular songs from films, Broadway musicals and best-selling CDs. The arrangers selected for this series include Alfred's best-known composers including Dennis Alexander, Tom Gerou, Margaret Goldston, Martha Mier, Catherine Rollin and George Peter Tingley.