Dan Coates Popular Piano Library: Medleys from Broadway & Medleys from the Movies (Value Pack): Piano Packet

Coates understands that medleys live or die on pacing and clarity, and these collections manage the tricky balance of stitching together recognizable moments without losing narrative flow. Your students get to inhabit the world of Broadway and film without needing a full evening's rehearsal time, and they'll feel the prestige of performing genuinely beloved material.

Stepping into a Broadway theater or a golden-age film, but on your own terms and at your own pace. These arrangements capture the grandeur and emotional sweep of their sources while remaining accessible, giving pianists the chance to feel like professionals interpreting beloved classics.

Intermediate and late intermediate pianists who want to perform recognizable, satisfying arrangements of material they actually want to play. These medleys work equally well for students in a studio lesson context or preparing for recitals and ensemble performances.

• Treat each song within the medley as its own scene; slight tempo adjustments between sections prevent the arrangement from feeling rushed.
• Pay close attention to the pedal markings Coates provides. They're placed strategically to maintain clarity between transitions where the harmony might otherwise blur.
• Listen to film and Broadway recordings of these songs before rehearsing. The stylistic details that make a tune recognizable often live in rubato or phrasing nuances that sheet music can only hint at.

Feature one medley as a solo piano interlude between larger ensemble pieces, or use both collections across a season to give your pianists substantial solo performance opportunities. They work particularly well as audience favorites in spring recitals where non-classical listeners also attend.

• Recognizing and executing stylistic conventions of Broadway and film music
• Managing transitions and tempo changes within extended arrangements
• Interpreting pedal markings for harmonic clarity and resonance
• Reading and responding to fingering and phrasing guidance for idiomatic performance