Books published by publisher Alfred Music

A beginning course for adults who prefer a chord approach. It teaches chords for both hands so that the student can play more than single note melodies. This course is most effective when used under the direction of a piano teacher or experienced musician. Titles: Alouette * Alpine Melody * Amazing Grace * At Last * Au Claire de la Lune * Aura Lee * The Ballad of Gilligan's Island * Beautiful Brown Eyes * Blow the Man Down! * Brother John * Café Vienna * The Can-Can * Chiapanecas * Cockles and Mussels * The Cuckoo * The Donkey * The Entertainer * A Friend Like You * The Gift to Be Simple * Go Down, Moses * Good King Wenceslas * Good Morning to You! * Got Those Blues * Greensleeves * Happy Birthday to You! * Harp Song * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * Here's a Happy Song! * He's Got the Whole World in His Hands * Jericho * Jingle Bells * Joy to the World! * Kum-ba-yah! * Largo (Dvorak) * Laura * Lavender's Blue * Little Brown Jug * London Bridge * Lone Star Waltz * Love Somebody * The Marine's Hymn * Mary Ann * Merrily We Roll Along * Mexican Hat Dance * Michael, Row the Boat Ashore * Money Can't Buy Everything * My Fifth * Ode to Joy * On Top of Old Smoky * O Sole Mio * Over the Rainbow * Raisins and Almonds * Rockets * Rockin' Intervals * Rock It Away! * Scarborough Fair * Singin' in the Rain * Standing in the Need of Prayer * Tisket, a Tasket * Waltz Time * What Can I Share * When the Saints Go Marching In * Why Am I Blue?

Thirty-nine of the best songs, all chosen from Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. Fingering, lyrics, and chord symbols are included in these easy piano arrangements by Dan Coates. Titles: Baby Love (The Supremes) * Beat It (Michael Jackson) * Blowin' in the Wind (Bob Dylan) * The Boys of Summer (Don Henley) * Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel) * Bye Bye Love (The Everly Brothers) * Dancing Queen (ABBA) * Everyday People (Sly and the Family Stone) * Gimme Some Lovin' (Spencer Davis Group) * Go Your Own Way (Fleetwood Mac) * (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (Jackie Wilson) * Hotel California (Eagles) * How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees) * I Believe I Can Fly (R. Kelly) * I Only Have Eyes for You (The Flamingos) * Iron Man (Black Sabbath) * Killing Me Softly with His Song (Roberta Flack) * La Bamba (Ritchie Valens) * Layla (Derek and the Dominos) * Like a Prayer (Madonna) * Lola (The Kinks) * Losing My Religion (R.E.M.) * Mack the Knife (Bobby Darin) * Moondance (Van Morrison) * Mr. Tambourine Man (The Byrds) * My Generation (The Who) * The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (The Band) * Ode to Billie Joe (Bobbie Gentry) * Runaway (Del Shannon) * Running on Empty (Jackson Browne) * (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones) * Summertime Blues (Eddie Cochran) * Sunshine of Your Love (Cream) * Sweet Child o' Mine (Guns n' Roses) * Thunder Road (Bruce Springsteen) * What'd I Say (Ray Charles) * When a Man Loves a Woman (Percy Sledge) * Why Do Fools Fall in Love? (Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers) * Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd).

Sixty-seven of the best songs of the rock era, all chosen from Rolling Stone(R) magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time." The book covers 67 classic songs spanning the classic rock era to the modern rock era all arranged to include all important guitar parts and yet remain easily playable. Songs Include: Alison * Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 * Back in Black * Bad Moon Rising * Beat It * Billie Jean * Bitter Sweet Symphony * Bizarre Love Triangle * Black Dog * Blitzkrieg Bop * Born in the U.S.A. * Born to Run * The Boys of Summer * Brown Sugar * Come Together * Comfortably Numb * Fake Plastic Trees * Family Affair * Fast Car * Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine * Gimme Shelter * Go Your Own Way * God Save the Queen * Good Times * Graceland * Heartbreaker * Highway to Hell * Hotel California * I Wanna Be Sedated * Into the Mystic * Iron Man * Kashmir * Knocking on Heaven's Door * Layla * Like a Prayer * Lola * London Calling * Losing My Religion * Lust for Life * Maggie May * Moondance * No Woman, No Cry * Paradise City * Paranoid * Paranoid Android * (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love and Understanding? * Personality Crisis * Radio Free Europe * (Don't Fear) the Reaper * Respect * Sheena Is a Punk Rocker * Should I Stay or Should I Go * Spirit in the Sky * Stairway to Heaven * Stayin' Alive * Sweet Child O' Mine * Tangled Up in Blue * Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) * Thunder Road * Walk on the Wild Side * Welcome to the Jungle * What's Going On * Whipping Post * Whole Lotta Love * Wild Horses * Wish You Were Here * You Can't Always Get What You Want.

Voted second on Modern Drummer's list of 25 Greatest Drum Books in 1993, Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer is one of the most versatile and practical works ever written for drums. Created exclusively to address syncopation, it has earned its place as a standard tool for teaching beginning drummers syncopation and strengthening reading skills. This book includes many accented eighths, dotted eighths and sixteenths, eighth-note triplets and sixteenth notes for extended solos. In addition, teachers can develop many of their own examples from it.

Learn all your favorite Christmas songs now on the easy and fun-to-play recorder! Musicians young and old alike will enjoy mastering these well-known Christmas tunes. The book features big, easy-to-read notes, a beginner's guide to playing the recorder, and a clear, simple introduction to reading music. Nine of your favorite Christmas carols and melodies are included. Titles: Good King Wenceslas * Hark! The Herald Angels Sing * Jingle Bells * Jolly Old St. Nicholas * Joy to the World * O Christmas Tree * O Little Town of Bethlehem * Silent Night * We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

My First Classical Music Book is a delightfully colorful introduction to classical music, designed to fire the imagination of children aged 5-7 years. Readers are asked to think about the different places in which we might hear music. Then, each of the major composers and musical instrument families are introduced and brought to life in a vivid and enchanting way. Throughout the book, children are referred to the accompanying audio CD so that they can hear examples as they read. This is the most exceptional book of its kind, providing an absorbing experience for both eyes and ears.

The "All-in-One Course for Children" takes all of the pages from "Alfred's Basic Piano Library," Lesson Books 1A and 1B, plus selected pages from Theory, Recital, and Fun Solo Books and combines them into part of a sequential five-book series. At the completion of Book 5, the student will be ready to continue into Level 3 of "Alfred's Basic Piano Library" or "Alfred's Premier Piano Course." This course is most effective when used under the direction of a piano teacher or experienced musician.