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. This collection includes time-honored classics by Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, and more! Arranged for intermediate to late intermediate pianists, these pieces include phrasing, fingering, dynamics, and pedal markings that make them excellent for lessons, performances, or just for fun! Titles: *At Last *Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered *Blue Moon *Fascinating Rhythm *How High the Moon *I'll Be Seeing You *Mountain Greenery *My Foolish Heart *Night and Day *Till *Weekend in New England *Where Do You Start?

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.

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

50 of the most beautiful ballads from the past five decades. Each easy piano arrangement includes lyrics and chord symbols. Titles: As Time Goes By * At Last * Beautiful (As You) * Because of You * Blue Moon * Breakaway * Bye Bye Blackbird * Celebrate Me Home * Come Rain or Come Shine * Desperado * Earth Angel * Everything * Falling Slowly * The Greatest Love of All * Heal the World * Hey There, Delilah * How Deep Is Your Love * How Do I Live * I Don't Want to Miss a Thing * I Knew I Loved You * Jar of Hearts * Killing Me Softly * La vie en rose * Laura * Lost * Love Will Lead You Back * Misty * Need You Now * Night and Day * Not Like the Movies * The Notebook (Main Title) * The Only Exception * Open Arms * Out Here on My Own * People * Skylark * So In Love * Someone to Watch Over Me * Star Dust * Take My Breath Away * Thank You * To Where You Are * Unbreak My Heart * Way Back Into Love * Weekend in New England * Who's Sorry Now * Wind Beneath My Wings * You Haven't Seen the Last of Me * You Light Up My Life * You Raise Me Up.

Songs include: Aquarius * Don't Rain on My Parade * How Do You Keep the Music Playing? * New York, New York * The Shadow of Your Smile * and more. Two selections are included on the Royal Conservatory of Music Popular Selection List (2007 Ed.): Singin' in the Rain * James Bond Theme.

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). Brighten the world with music For pianists and vocalists of all ages, this deluxe collection contains more than 300 pages of sheet music for 70 of the most beautiful songs ever written. Popular ballads, timeless standards, classic show tunes and graceful movie themes assure a lifetime of musical pleasure. Songs include: Angel Eyes (Jim Brickman) * As Time Goes By (from Casablanca ) * Ashokan Farewell (from The Civil War ) * At Last (Etta James) * Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion) * Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (Cole Porter) * The Blessing (Celtic Woman) * Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell) * Circle (Harry Chapin) * Danny Boy (Traditional) * Danny's Song (Kenny Loggins) * Dream a Little Dream of Me (Mamas and the Papas) * End of the Road (Boyz II Men) * Endless Love (Diana Ross and Lionel Richie) * Evergreen (Barbra Streisand) * Everything (Michael Buble) * Everything I Do (I Do It for You) (Bryan Adams) * Falling Slowly (from Once ) * Feels Like Home (Bonnie Raitt) * Greatest Love of All (Whitney Houston) * Hero (Mariah Carey) * Hey There Delilah (Plain White T's) * Home (Michael Buble) * How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees) * How Do I Live (LeAnn Rimes) * How Do You Keep the Music Playing? (Patti Austin and James Ingram) * I Swear (All-4-One) * If Ever I Would Leave You (from Camelot ) * Just to Hear You Say that You Love Me (Faith Hill and Tim McGraw) * Kei's Song (David Benoit) * Killing Me Softly with His Song (Roberta Flack) * La Vie en Rose (Edith Piaf) * Laura (Johnny Mercer) * Leaving on a Jet Plane (Peter, Paul, and Mary) * Love Will Lead You Back (Taylor Dayne) * Misty (Johnny Mathis) * Nocturne (Secret Garden) * The Notebook (from The Notebook ) * On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) (Lerner/Lane) * On the Street Where You Live (Lerner/Loewe) * Open Arms (Journey) * Out Here on My Own (from Fame ) * Over the Rainbow (Judy Garland) * People (Barbra Streisand) * The Prayer (Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion) * Rhapsody in Blue (George Gershwin) * Right Here Waiting (Richard Marx) * The Promise (Jim Brickman) * The Rose (Bette Midler) * S Wonderful (Diana Krall (Gershwin)) * The Shadow of Your Smile (Mandel/Webster) * So in Love (Cole Porter) * Someone to Watch Over Me (Gershwins) * A Theme from Summer Place (A Summer Place) * Summer Wind (Mercer/Mayer) * Summertime (Gershwins) * Take Me Home Country Roads (John Denver) * Thank You for the Music (ABBA) * Truly Madly Deeply (Savage Garden) * Try to Remember (Jones/Schmidt) * Un-Break My Heart (Toni Braxton) * Valentine (Martina McBride and Jim Brickman) * What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong) * When I Fall in Love (Heyman/Young) * Where or When (Rodgers/Hart) * The Wind Beneath My Wings (Bette Midler) * You Light Up My Life (Debby Boone) * You Needed Me (Anne Murray) * You Raise Me Up (Josh Groban).

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