If You Asked Me To: Piano/Vocal/Chords

This collection gives pianists and singers immediate access to over 200 chart-tested arrangements without the need to hunt down individual sheet music. The breadth of the catalog means students encounter consistent songwriting quality across multiple decades and styles, making it ideal for recitals, auditions, and informal performance settings where familiarity matters.

A musical jukebox spanning the emotional spectrum of pop and rock; you'll find upbeat rock anthems sitting beside intimate ballads, disco grooves next to singer-songwriter intimacy. The sheer variety means flipping through the book feels like discovering new material within a familiar landscape.

Pianists and vocalists preparing popular repertoire for recitals, auditions, and casual performance. Voice students building a contemporary song library, and keyboard players looking for lead sheet arrangements they can personalize with improvisation and re-harmonization.

• Study the chord symbols alongside the vocal melody to understand harmonic movement; they often suggest interpretation choices for phrasing and dynamics that aren't always notated.
• Balance the vocal line prominently while keeping the piano accompaniment supportive rather than competing; these arrangements assume a lead-vocal approach rather than full orchestration.
• Reference recorded versions of unfamiliar songs before rehearsing; knowing the original arrangement and groove helps you find the right tempo and style quickly.
• Adjust the piano voicings to match your keyboard's capabilities; some arrangements assume full 88 keys while others work on smaller instruments.

Build a recital set that spans decades and moods by drawing from this single resource, or use it to offer students choice in what they perform during studio time. For voice studios, it serves as a supplementary performance library beyond art song and musical theater standards.

• Reading lead sheets with chord symbols and vocal melody
• Balancing melody and accompaniment in popular styles
• Interpreting style and groove from chord progressions
• Transposing and adapting arrangements to individual vocal ranges
• Sight-reading across multiple pages of familiar and unfamiliar material