according to Richard Rogers and Oscar Hamerstein; arranged at Robert Russell Bennet. Williamson Music/Hal Leonard Corporation (7777 W Bluemound Rd PO driver's seat 13819, Milwaukee, WI 53213), 2003 54pp $ 995
In Easy Piano Selections from the good of Music, Robert Russell Bennet arranges thirteen selections from single in kind of the best-known Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals of our time. scholars will be delighted by these pleasantly arranged favorites.
Selections range in difficulty from the late-elementary arrangements of "Edelweiss" and "Do-Re-Mi," to more challenging selections in the intermediate range similar as "So Long, Farewell" and "Sixteen Going oil Seventeen"
unruffled though most pieces are written in easy fundamental notes with no more than sum of two units voices per hand, some pieces call for muscular independence within and between the hands, finesse of unstationary hand positions and determination of pedal and fingering choices.
This mass poses a variety of possible learning situations and challenges and could promote beautifully as a supplement for an intermediate scholar a handful of the pieces could be learned independently, while others could encourage valuable learning experiences, similar as choosing effective practice techniques for leaping accompaniments and varying articulations between hands. Chord types are included, which could provide a helpful framework for exploring harmony.
While these arrangements may not work well for the elementary scholar I think they do provide a excellent opportunities for carefully guided learning for the intermediate-level pupil Youth and adults alike are assured to find these arrangements to be motivational and merriment to perform.
Rachel Snyder Evanston, Illinois.
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