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Alfred's Easy Piano Songs: Rock and Pop: Piano/Vocal/Guitar Book

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Alfred's Easy Piano Songs: Rock and Pop: Piano/Vocal/Guitar Book

50 Hits from Across the Decades

By various artists and composers

Item: 00-44726

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For beginning musicians, Alfred's Easy series is the fast track to developing a repertoire of well-known and fun-to-play songs, while more experienced players will find an excellent resource of favorite songs. The Easy Hits Piano format provides fun and satisfying piano arrangements that are easy to play and sound like the original recordings. This Rock and Pop edition features songs spanning seven decades from such artists as Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, Journey, Adele, Bruno Mars, and many more! Titles: 25 or 6 to 4 (Chicago) * All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor) * Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) (Christopher Cross) * Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion) * Both Sides Now (Judy Collins) * Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel) * Chain Gang (Sam Cooke) * Colour My World (Chicago) * Dancing Queen (ABBA) * Do You Want to Know a Secret (The Beatles) * Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (Chicago) * Don't Stop Believin' (Journey) * Easy to Be Hard (Three Dog Night) * Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) (Santana) * Falling Slowly (from Once) (Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova) * Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey) * Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) (Bill Conti) * The Greatest Love of All (Whitney Houston) * Grenade (Bruno Mars) * I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles) * I Swear (John Michael Montgomery) * If You Leave Me Now (Chicago) * James Bond Theme (The Monty Norman Orchestra) * Just the Way You Are (Amazing) (Bruno Mars) * Leaving on a Jet Plane (Peter, Paul and Mary) * Let It Go (from Walt Disney's Frozen) * Live and Let Die (from Live and Let Die) (Paul McCartney and Wings) * Make You Feel My Love (Adele) * Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffett) * Misty (Johnny Mathis) * Theme from New York, New York (Frank Sinatra) * Nobody Does It Better (from The Spy Who Loved Me) (Carly Simon) * Open Arms (Journey) * The Prayer (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli) * (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones) * Saturday in the Park (Chicago) * She Loves You (The Beatles) * Shower the People (James Taylor) * The Sound of Silence (Simon and Garfunkel) * Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin) * Superstar (Carpenters) * This Masquerade (George Benson) * Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree (Tony Orlando and Dawn) * Time of the Season (The Zombies) * What's New Pussycat? (Tom Jones) * A Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harum) * You Raise Me Up (Josh Groban) * You Send Me (Sam Cooke) * Your Smiling Face (James Taylor) * You've Got a Friend in Me (from Toy Story) (Randy Newman).

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Series: Alfred's Easy
Publisher: Alfred Music
Page Count: 192
ISBN10: 1-4706-2756-6
ISBN13: 978-1-4706-2756-0
UPC: 038081508436
SKU: 00-44726

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Why we love this

This collection spans genuine hits across decades, so students encounter music they actually recognize and want to play. The arrangements balance accessibility with authenticity, letting pianists enjoy the satisfaction of sounding close to the original without getting bogged down in technical complexity.

What to expect

A jukebox of genuine crowd favorites stretching from Sinatra and The Beatles through modern hits by Bruno Mars and Adele. Playing these songs feels like performing pieces people actually love, with arrangements that honor the originals while keeping the technical demands manageable.

Who it's for

Beginning pianists looking for repertoire that feels current and rewarding, and players with prior experience who want a reliable source of recognizable pop and rock standards. This book works equally well for solo pianists preparing songs for recital or for accompanists supporting singers and guitarists in ensemble settings.

How to get the most out of it

  • Pay attention to the guitar voicings and chord symbols even as a pianist. They tell you where the harmonic color should sit and help you voice chords in ways that match the original recording.
  • Use the vocal melody line as a guide for phrasing and dynamics in the piano part. Singing along (or imagining the singer) while you play keeps the arrangement grounded and connected to its source.
  • Build familiarity with the original recordings for any songs you're less familiar with. Hearing the arrangement first shapes your touch and tempo choices at the piano.

How to use it

Pull individual songs for student recitals throughout the year, or program a medley of 2-3 contrasting titles from the collection as an intermission act. The range of genres and eras also makes this an ideal resource for accompanying singers or guitarists in studio settings or ensemble rehearsals.

Skills your students will build

  • Reading and interpreting chord symbols and guitar voicings at the keyboard
  • Balancing melody, accompaniment, and vocal line in ensemble contexts
  • Phrase shaping and dynamic control rooted in pop/rock song structure
  • Sight-reading across a range of familiar and unfamiliar songs
  • Adapting touch and tempo to match recorded arrangements and studio production

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