Premier Piano Course, Pop and Movie Hits 6: Piano Book

Students stay engaged when they recognize the music they're playing, and this collection taps into that motivation brilliantly. Each arrangement coordinates seamlessly with Lesson Book 6, so you're reinforcing technical concepts through material your students actually want to practice rather than setting up a choice between "method" and "fun." The mix spans Disney, jazz standards, and contemporary hits, which means there's something to excite every learner in your studio.

Playing Beauty and the Beast or "You Raise Me Up" at the piano creates immediate satisfaction; these are songs people know and love, arranged so students can succeed without feeling patronized. The collection balances nostalgic favorites like "Take Five" and "What a Wonderful World" with current movie themes, giving the practice routine a cinematic and jazz-inflected personality that keeps sessions fresh.

Students working through Lesson Book 6 who need motivation to practice and want to play music that matters to them. This book serves teachers who believe that repertoire should reinforce concepts rather than exist separately from them.

• Identify the rhythmic patterns that align with concepts from Lesson Book 6 before assigning a piece; this reinforces why the technical work matters and helps students see the connection between study material and real music.
• Record your own performances of a few titles and share them in your studio. Hearing the pieces at full tempo with interpretation gives students a sonic target and demystifies how "simple" arrangements become polished performances.
• Assign pieces based on repertoire preference rather than strict order through the book. A student who adores a particular title will practice it far more thoroughly, even if it sits next to a piece that doesn't resonate with them.
• Use these arrangements as recital repertoire earlier than you might otherwise consider. The familiar melodies and moderate technical demands create confidence, and audiences always respond warmly to recognizable material.

Feature selections from this book in studio recitals throughout the year, choosing pieces that match the technical achievements your students have reached at any given moment. These titles work especially well as "duet night" repertoire, since most of your Level 6 students will be working from the same book, or as supplemental material when a student wants additional playing time beyond the lesson book without stepping up to a different method series.

• Coordination of melodic and accompaniment textures at the intermediate level
• Sight-reading of familiar melodies with varied harmonic settings
• Musical phrasing and interpretation within the technical scope of Level 6
• Rhythm reading across multiple genres (jazz swing, pop ballads, syncopated figures)
• Reinforcement of Level 6 technique in a motivating, repertoire-based context