Seesaw: Vocal Selections: Piano/Vocal/Chords Book

These selections span the full emotional and stylistic range of Seesaw, giving singers and pianists a genuine working collection rather than a thin "highlights" book. Coleman's harmonies sit beautifully under the voice here, and the variety across thirteen numbers means you can pull material for different voice types and rehearsal needs without feeling like you're scraping the bottom of the barrel.

Seesaw's music carries the optimism and humor of 1970s Broadway without feeling dated. The songs range from tender and introspective to bright and comedic, with enough rhythmic and harmonic interest to keep both singer and accompanist engaged across multiple rehearsals.

Singer-pianists preparing auditions, music theater programs building their teaching libraries, and pianists who accompany voice students. This book works equally well for someone learning one song or for a program director assembling material for a full showcase.

• Pay attention to Coleman's chord voicings in the accompaniment; they're written with care, and playing them exactly as printed will support the vocal line in ways that simplified versions cannot.
• "Nobody Does It Like Me" benefits from a conversational, almost spoken quality in the phrasing; don't over-sing it or you'll lose the song's wit.
• Balance matters in uptempo numbers like "We've Got It." The accompaniment is full, but the voice still needs room to breathe; adjust your dynamics in rehearsal rather than just turning up the volume.

These selections work beautifully in a vocal recital focused on American musical theater, or as a source for song selections in a music theater survey course. You might also pull individual songs for cabaret-style performance or as part of a composer study unit on post-Golden Age Broadway writing.

• Navigating chord symbols and lead-sheet notation
• Coordinating rhythmic independence between voice and accompaniment
• Interpreting comedic timing and vocal character through text
• Reading and executing syncopated rhythms in contemporary musical theater style
• Managing varied harmonic language across a single collection