Tuesday, February 21, 2012

The Great Family Songbook: A Treasury of Favorite Show Tunes, Sing Alongs, Popular Songs, Jazz & Blues, Children's Melodies, International Ballads, ... Jingles, and More for Piano and Guitarbest


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The Great Family Songbook: A Treasury of Favorite Show Tunes, Sing Alongs, Popular Songs, Jazz & Blues, Children's Melodies, International Ballads, ... Jingles, and More for Piano and Guitar

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A one-of-a-kind collection of the songs you love to play and sing, including music and chords for piano and guitar. Now in a new paperback format with a lay-flat, wire-o binding

Hours of family fun and entertainment featuring 100 carefully selected songs from every era and for every occasion, from "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain" and "Clementine," to "Amazing Grace" and "Simple Gifts." Charmingly illustrated with four-color drawings throughout




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    7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
    3.0 out of 5 stars Table of Contents, January 21, 2012
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    Jeanne (Harrisonburg, VA USA) - See all my reviews
    This review is from: The Great Family Songbook: A Treasury of Favorite Show Tunes, Sing Alongs, Popular Songs, Jazz & Blues, Children's Melodies, International Ballads, ... Jingles, and More for Piano and Guitar (Spiral-bound)
    I haven't seen this book of sheet music, so I can't evaluate it--that's why I'm giving 3 stars--but here is its table of contents, thanks to the library at stonybrook.edu.

    Table of Contents:
    American patriotic songs. Battle hymn of the republic ;The caisson song (The caissons go rolling along) ;The star-spangled banner ;Dixie ;America, the beautiful ;Yankee Doodle ;When Johnny comes marching home ;Anchors aweigh ;You're a grand old flag ;Over there ;Marines' hymn ;This land is your land ;America (My country 'tis of thee)

    Western, cowboy, & hoedown songs. Red River Valley ;Buffalo gals ;The farmer is the man ;Git along little dogies ;The old Chisholm trail ;Home on the range ;Oh! Susanna ;Sweet Betsy from Pike ;She'll be comin' round the mountain ;Clementine ;Turkey in the straw ;Jesse James

    Children's songs. Hush little baby ;Twinkle, twinkle, little star ;The wheels on the bus ;This old man ;Old MacDonald ;Eency weency spider ;B-I-N-G-O ;All... Read more
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    4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect!, September 21, 2011
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    This review is from: The Great Family Songbook: A Treasury of Favorite Show Tunes, Sing Alongs, Popular Songs, Jazz & Blues, Children's Melodies, International Ballads, ... Jingles, and More for Piano and Guitar (Spiral-bound)
    This treasury is exactly what I was looking for when I began searching for an accompaniment sing a long book to use with my kids. It has almost every song I wanted, and plenty more I wouldn't have even thought of.

    The book itself is high quality - heavy card stock pages, spiral bound, beautiful pictures and clear typeset. The arrangements are easy to read and the lyrics are a decent size for most eyes. Each song has a paragraph of history/explanation at the top and these are filled with gems in and of themselves.

    The quality of the musical arrangements is also top notch - they are simple enough for most pianists to play without much rehearsal (early intermediate in difficulty) but written in such a way that the greater mood of the song is really captured. The harmonies are well selected to deliver maximum musical impact with minimal difficulty. Almost all of these songs are set in very easy keys as well, which is a bonus for sight reading without much... Read more
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    2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite songbook, October 12, 2011
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    This review is from: The Great Family Songbook: A Treasury of Favorite Show Tunes, Sing Alongs, Popular Songs, Jazz & Blues, Children's Melodies, International Ballads, ... Jingles, and More for Piano and Guitar (Spiral-bound)
    This is the best collection of familiar songs that I've found. The arrangements are easy enough to learn quickly, but don't sound simplistic. I play the piano at nursing homes, and encourage the residents to sing along. These selections are perfect.
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