Christmas Medleys for Students, Bk 3: 6 Graded Arrangements for Intermediate Pianists

Book Overview

Christmas Medleys for Students includes favorite Christmas carols that have been skillfully combined into medleys that are perfect for recitals or other performances. Book 3 is arranged at the intermediate level with the pieces placed in approximate order of difficulty. Rhythmic challenges include playing in 6/8 and 9/8 meters, as well as playing changing meters. Key signatures are limited to two sharps or one flat. Technical challenges include playing a variety of articulations, playing with more hand and finger independence than at earlier levels, and playing blocked and broken triads and their inversions. Titles: The Hallelujah Chorus/Hark The Herald Angels Sing * Here We Come A-Caroling/We Wish You a Merry Christmas * I Saw Three Ships/Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella * Jolly Old Saint Nicholas/Jingle Bells * O Holy Night/Silent Night * Pat-a-Pan/Sing We Now of Christmas.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739091670
• ISBN13: 9780739091678
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Alfred Music
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.