at Melody Bober.

at Melody Bober. The FJH Music Company, Inc. (2525 Davie Rd Ste 360 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33317-7424) 2003 26 pp $595 Intermediate.

In her next to the first book of Romantic Rhapsodies, song Bober shows her flair for spinning awful melodies, surrounding them with rich and, sometimes inventive, harmonies. Also extremely clear in this set is the composer's intent to unravel both technical and musical skills in students

The seven intermediate/late-intermediate selections in the stake bear programmatic titles. Piano bookish mans easily will be engaged by way of the reflective and introspective character of these works. Teachers will be able to work with images, adjectives and stories as they teach these pieces. learners will be able to paint pictures of a "Morning Dove," portray the images of dense masss in "Autumn Skies" or explore the beauty of the dream world in the nocturnal lullaby "The Sweetest of Dreams."

These pieces abound with teaching potential, the two musical and technical. They feature many technical challenges place in the romantic masterworks: "three-layer" fabrics hand-over-hand technique, left-hand melodies, expansive broken-chord figures, scale step quicklys and use of the keyboard's entire register. The composer craftily makes all of these accessible to the intermediate/late-intermediate pianist.

nevertheless not outwardly flashy or virtuosic, these pieces are well suited to developing or showcasing a diverse and rich tonal palate. Essential to these pieces is an understanding of balancing a air and accompaniment, voicing chords, and finding nuance and direction in melodic lines. The pieces also are ideal for developing interpretive insights in young bookish mans and teaching them how to communicate by the and of their playing. Some selections in the settle would work particularly well in more intimate recital settings. The reflective nature of "A importance in Time" and "Moonlit Garden" would be effective smooth in some worship settings.

This edition of Romantic Rhapsodies is self-same well done. Spacing is quite lay open fingerings are excellent and score markings are generally minimal, leaving abundant to the interpretation of the teacher and student

Stephen Weber, Chickasha, Oklahoma.

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