An essential collection of 14 standards arranged for piano and voice including lyrics and guitar chord boxes.

Pop Idol captured the imagination of the nation. The songs in this book can all be described for one reason or another as Pop Idol classics. They represent an essential collection for singers of all standards and aspirations - from the bath-tub Robbies and Whitneys to seriously aspiring professional singers. The majority of people will buy this book for their own singing pleasure - and maybe in the comfort of their own homes allow themselves to dream a little! For those who take their singing more seriously - in particular for those who are considering auditioning for singing projects themselves - or those who are just interested anyway therefollows some practical professional advice on auditioning technique and performance. In addition each song comes with its own style and performance notes. Whoever you are we're sure you'll get a great deal of pleasure from singing this fantastic collection of songs.

Forty-five choice songs including the standards Blackberry Winter I'll Be Around It's So Peaceful In The Country While We're Young. Published here for the first time four new songs with lyrics by William Engvick two are adapted from Wilder's famous octets and two from the film score to The Sand Castle.

Take an exciting musical journey of folk song and dance traditions to all corners of the globe. Learn how to do an Israeli circle dance the German Schottische the Brazilian Samba folk dances from Austria Russia and Mexico an African welcome dance and even country line dancing from the U.S.A!Read about these rich cultures in engaging student articles written at an age-appropriate level and experience their music through folk songs and easy-to-learn dance steps that are child-friendly. The value-packed Book/CD format features reproducible articles and songsheets with lyric translations exceptional standards-based lesson plans complete with lyric pronunciations assessment and extension activities piano/vocal arrangements with choreography and a performance/accompaniment CD recording.There are even recorded pronunciation guides on the CD. And there's more! A DVD is also available (separately or in the classroom kit) with visual instruction for each dance as demonstrated by John Jacobson and a group of young students. We've got a lot of miles to cover so let's get started!

5 of the Lyricist's Finest-From his 1961 hit “Bluesette” with Toots Thieleman to composing the English lyrics to “The Girl from Ipanema ” to winning the Best Song Oscar for “It Goes like It Goes” from the movie NormaRae to composing the memorable theme songs for TV shows such as Laverne and Shirley and The Love Boat composer Norman Gimbel has created a rich and diverse catalog of American standards. This superb P/V/Gcollection – containing 50 career-spanning songs selected by Gimbel himself! – also features a foreword written by his four children a biography great photos and a chronological index of titles. Songs include:Bluesette • The Girl from Ipanema • Happy Days • How Insensitive • I Will Follow Him • I Will Wait for You • It Goes like It Goes • Killing Me Softly with His Song • Live for Life •Making Our Dreams Come True • Meditation • Ready to Take a Chance Again • So Nice (Summer Samba) • Sway • Sweet Happy Life • Traces • Watch What Happens • and more.

Matching folio to the latest album of the sensational songstress who has been compared to Streisand and Garland! Includes arrange-ments of such standards as 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' and 'Man of La Mancha' plus photos and bio.