Dirty Laundry: Piano/Vocal/Chords

This collection anchors itself to the actual songs students already know and want to learn. Rather than working through abstract exercises, students engage with the melodic, harmonic, and structural logic of songs that matter to them. The breadth of artists and decades represented means you can build curriculum around genuine musical curiosity while developing sight-reading and transposition skills through material that holds real engagement.

A musical time capsule spanning decades of pop and rock energy. You move from the polished grooves of ABBA to the raw edge of Aerosmith, from the intimate songcraft of Joni Mitchell to the anthemic drive of the Eagles. Every page invites you into a different era and emotional landscape, all playable from a single source.

This folio serves pianists and vocalists preparing repertoire for recitals, studio recordings, or casual performance, as well as keyboardists building a reference library of arrangements they can adapt to ensemble settings. Music teachers and private instructors will find it invaluable for pairing with motivated students who learn best through songs that already resonate with them.

• Start by learning the melody and chord progression before layering in the full piano arrangement; this builds ownership of the song's core structure.
• Use the chord symbols to experiment with inversions and voicings that fit your hand position and touch, rather than playing exactly as printed.
• Practice the rhythm section (bass and left-hand figures) separately to lock in the groove before combining hands.
• Record yourself playing just the accompaniment, then sing the melody over it to internalize phrasing and develop your rhythmic confidence.

Assign specific songs to students preparing for end-of-year recitals, drawing from multiple decades and styles to create a cohesive set list. Use individual selections as sight-reading material during ensemble rehearsals or as warm-up content in group piano classes. This collection also works well for jazz or popular music ensembles looking to expand their standards repertoire with rock and pop foundations.

• Reading melody, chord symbols, and piano notation simultaneously
• Transposing songs to comfortable singing ranges
• Interpreting chord symbols and voicing them idiomatically
• Balancing melody and accompaniment in a mixed format
• Sight-reading across multiple stylistic and harmonic contexts