Easy Piano Selections from the Sound of Music - Brief Article - Sound Recording Review

by means of Richard Rogers and Oscar Hamerstein; arranged by means of Robert Russell Bennet. Williamson Music/Hal Leonard Corporation (7777 W Bluemound Rd PO case 13819, Milwaukee, WI 53213), 2003 54pp $ 995

In Easy Piano Selections from the entire of Music, Robert Russell Bennet arranges thirteen selections from single 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 like as "So Long, Farewell" and "Sixteen Going oil Seventeen"

plane though most pieces are written in easy lock openers with no more than sum of two units voices per hand, some pieces call for robust independence within and between the hands, finesse of unstationary hand positions and determination of pedal and fingering choices.

This whirl poses a variety of possible learning situations and challenges and could be under the orders of beautifully as a supplement for an intermediate pupil a handful of the pieces could be learned independently, while others could encourage valuable learning experiences, of the like kind as choosing effective practice techniques for leaping accompaniments and varying articulations between hands. Chord tokens are included, which could provide a helpful framework for exploring harmony.

While these arrangements may not work well for the elementary pupil I think they do provide a certain quantity of 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 gayety to perform.

Rachel Snyder Evanston, Illinois.

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