Territory code: A07

Teachers keep coming back to Dan Coates' Rolling Stone Easy Piano Sheet Music Classics volumes for straightforward student arrangements. Mark Hayes' Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree with Jingle Bell Rock hits hard every holiday season across SATB voicings. Leigh Harline's When You Wish Upon a Star appears in multiple voicings (SATB and SAB), making it easy to program for different choir configurations.

Phil Collins' Strangers Like Me arrived in multiple formats this year: SoundTrax CD, 2-Part, 3-Part Mixed, and SATB choral octavos. Paul Williams' Rainbow Connection also released as a SoundTrax CD and 2-Part choral octavo, giving choral directors fresh options for ensemble work.

Kirby Shaw brings choral expertise developed through teaching in 45 states and internationally. A graduate of San Jose State University and the University of Washington, Shaw combines serious training in choral composition and conducting with a teaching style marked by humor and clarity. His Orange Colored Sky arrangement is among the most popular in this collection.

Howard Shore's film scoring background brings orchestral sophistication to accessible piano work. His Easy Piano arrangement of The Dwarf Lords from The Hobbit shows how film repertoire translates effectively for developing pianists.

James Taylor contributes thoughtful choral writing grounded in the singer-songwriter tradition, particularly in That Lonesome Road, an a cappella SATB piece that stands apart from pop-based arrangements.