Baby, Come To Me: E-Z Play Today

This duet arrangement gives students a genuine pop standard with real harmonic substance. The vocal melody sits naturally in a playable range while the chord changes demand attention to voice leading and left-hand independence.

Smooth and intimate, with the warmth of two voices in close harmony. The groove sits comfortably in the pocket, unhurried and conversational, with just enough rhythmic swagger to keep it grounded in its early 80s soul-pop DNA.

Piano students ready to tackle jazz and pop repertoire with actual harmonic sophistication. This works well for intermediate to advanced students seeking bridge material between classical fundamentals and contemporary styles.

• Pay attention to the lyrical phrasing in the melody; let the natural speech rhythms guide your tempo rather than driving strictly metronomically.
• Shape the dynamic arc across the full form so that repeated sections don't feel static.
• Balance the accompaniment so it supports rather than obscures the vocal line, even when playing without singers.

Pair this with other crossover standards from the same era to show students how jazz vocabulary migrated into mainstream pop. It also works nicely as a solo piano feature in a recital context or as an accompaniment piece for a vocalist.

• Reading jazz voicings and inversions
• Comping with rhythmic flexibility in pop and jazz contexts
• Balancing melody and accompaniment across two hands
• Interpreting swing rhythms and syncopation
• Understanding song form through repetition and variation