Download or read book Piano Girl Playbook written by Robin Meloy Goldsby and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-06-18 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pianist in lounges and lobbies around the world, Robin Meloy Goldsby tells her warm-hearted stories by linking people she has met with places she has played. Along the way, she connects the humanity of her audiences—princes and paupers, dreamers and doers, moguls, mobsters, wanna-bes, and has-beens—with the quiet soundtrack of her peripatetic, melodic life. Goldsby's autobiographical stories and essays deliver insights into the art and craft of piano playing, the merits of live music, and how the right song at the right moment can add color and depth to a drab, one dimensional world. Music, it turns out, connects us in unpredictable ways.
Download or read book Piano Girl written by Robin Meloy Goldsby and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2006-05 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This entertaining memoir provides a glimpse into the comedies, tragedies, and mundane miracles witnessed from the business perspective of a world-traveling lounge musician.
Download or read book Piano Playbook Smooth Jazz written by Wise Publications and published by Wise Publications. This book was released on 2013-12-04 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Piano Playbook: Smooth Jazz contains 47 jazz standards for Piano; from the cool sounds of Charlie Parker to the rhythms of the samba. This songbook boasts suburb arrangements of pieces from all realms of jazz, including Latin and contemporary, with each song has been chosen to reflect a variety of moods. Song List: - Adios - Agua De Beber (Drinking Water) - Amor - Ain't Misbehavin' - Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much) - Black Coffee - Blue Bossa - Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) - Chelsea Bridge - Desafinado (Slightly Out Of Tune) - Dindi - Footprints - Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) - Frenesi - God Bless' The Child - Georgia On My Mind - The Girl From Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema) - Li'l Darlin' - Here's That Rainy Day - How Insensitive - In Your Own Sweet Way - Lullaby Of Birdland - Mas Que Nada (Say No More) - Monk's Mood - Misty - A Night In Tunisia - One Note Samba (Samba De Uma Nota So) - Ornithology - Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps (Quizas, Quizas, Quizas) - Perdido - Poinciana - Quiet Now - Solitude - So Nice (Summer Samba) - Stardust - Song For My Father - Straight No Chaser - Surfing Snails - Sway (Quien Sera) - When Sunny Gets Blue - Take Five - Take The 'A' Train - The Tokyo Blues - Two Lonely People - Wave - Without You (Tres Palabras) - Waltz For Debby
Download or read book Piano Playbook Jazz Standards written by Wise Publications and published by Wise Publications. This book was released on 2015-02-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Jazz Standards edition of the Piano Playbook series is a delectable collection of 45 timeless jazz tunes that have become some of the most well-known and well-loved songs of all time, arranged for Piano and Vocals. Each of the Jazz Standards in this Piano Playbook shows the kind of incredibly accomplished songwriting that lifts a song out of its creators' mind and into the realms of the timeless masterpiece. This excellent jazz sheet music song book has been collated to reflect a variety of moods, but also to show a beautifully natural progression through time, so you can see how the jazz standard developed and changed, while retaining the thread of magic that has kept them being played for decades. Featuring some amazing tunes like the bop classic Anthropology, Coltrane's improvisational masterpiece My Favourite Things and Miles Davis' post-bop, impressionistic So What. Some other well-known tunes include Mood Indigo, Honeysuckle Rose, All The Things You Are, La Vie En Rose, and jazz arrangements of songs like Singin' In The Rain and Strawberry Fields Forever. These are just a minute selection of the wealth of brilliant songs in this Piano Playbook and, whether you play your favourites or discover new ones, there will undoubtedly be a huge number that you fall in love with playing. With some songs arranged for solo Piano, and some for Piano and Vocals, this Playbook really is a wonderful collection. Reading the list of songs is like looking at a rundown of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. Bill Evans, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and so on. You are guaranteed to love playing these songs, and your audience is sure to love hearing them as much. Like the rest of the Piano Playbook series, this book of Jazz Standards sheet music boasts a great many incredible tunes in a durable and convenient format. The idea of a Jazz Standard is nothing definitive, as it means broadly that they are songs widely known and widely recorded. Some were meant to be jazz tunes, but some Great American Songbook tunes were appropriated by ingenious musicians. This Piano Playbook, however, is one of the best guides out there. A comprehensive collection of fantastic jazz standards, you are sure to love playing each and every one.
Download or read book Piano Playbook Pop Classics written by Wise Publications and published by Wise Publications. This book was released on 2013-05-03 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Piano Playbook: Pop Classics includes superb new Piano arrangements of 37 timeless adult contemporary songs, complete with Vocal line and Guitar chords. Song List: - Africa [Toto] - All By Myself [Celine Dion] - Always On My Mind [Elvis Presley] - Annie's Song [John Denver] - Another Day In Paradise [Phil Collins] - Borderline [Madonna] - Bridge Over Troubled Water [Simon & Garfunkel] - Brown Eyed Girl [Van Morrison] - Candle In The Wind [Elton John] - Change The World [Eric Clapton] - Could It Be Magic [Barry Manilow] - Don't Go Breaking My Heart [Elton John] [Kiki Dee] - Everything I Own [Bread] [Boy George] - Fernando [Abba] - Holding Back The Years [Simply Red] - If You Leave Me Now [Chicago] - In The Air Tonight [Phil Collins] - It's Not Unusual [Tom Jones] - Let It Be [The Beatles] - Love Is All Around [Wet Wet Wet] [The Troggs] - Mrs Robinson [Simon & Garfunkel] - Nobody Does It Better [Carly Simon] - Only The Lonely [Roy Orbison] - Take On Me [A-ha] - The Way We Were [Barbra Streisand] - Think Twice [Celine Dion] - Three Times A Lady [Lionel Richie] - Time After Time [Cyndi Lauper] - Truly [Lionel Richie] - What's Love Got To Do With It [Tina Turner] - Wonderful Tonight [Eric Clapton] - Wuthering Heights [Kate Bush] - You Don't Bring Me Flowers [Neil Diamond] - You Light Up My Life [Debby Boone] - You Make Loving Fun [Fleetwood Mac] - Your Song [Elton John] - You've Got A Friend [James Taylor] [Carole King]
Download or read book Piano Playbook Musical Showstoppers written by Wise Publications and published by Wise Publications. This book was released on 2015-02-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Musical Showstoppers edition of the brilliant Piano Playbook series offers excellent new arrangements of 35 of the greatest, most enduring showstoppers from the biggest musicals of all time. All tunes are arranged for solo Piano, including vocal melody and chord symbols so you can stop your very own shows with these powerfully perennial numbers. Certain songs from certain musicals have that winning combination of emotion, melody and a cracking singer that elevates the tune into the upper echelons of the show itself. These songs are the ones that everyone remembers, the ones that effectively stop the show, and this Piano Playbook collects the best of these Musical Showstoppers so that you, too, can relive those moments that send shivers up your spine. Songs like I Dreamed A Dream from 'Les Misérables,' Can You Feel The Love Tonight from 'The Lion King' and Defying Gravity from 'Wicked.' Each of the tunes in this Musical Showstoppers songbook perfectly encapsulates what the show itself is about, this is why they are so well-loved. You'll be able to play Dancing Queen, Cabaret, A Whole New World and Singin' In The Rain on the Piano, among many others. You can take as your inspiration for learning from this show tunes sheet music the many incredible singers who originally performed such songs and the composers who wrote them. Each song has been beautifully arranged, allowing you to recapture the quintessence of the musicals that you love and the songs to which you keep coming back. This selection has been chosen to reflect a number of moods and has been produced to the highest standards. So if you love musicals, adore accomplished songwriting, or just want some classics to add to your repertoire, the Piano Playbook: Musical Showstoppers will satisfy your desire for musical sheet music mastery.
Download or read book Piano Playbook Familiar Favorites written by Wise Publications and published by Wise Publications. This book was released on 2013-05-03 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Piano Playbook: Familiar Favorites features superb new Piano arrangements of 34 popular songs, complete with Vocal line and Guitar chords. Song List: - Against All Odds [Phil Collins] - All Night Long [All Night] [Lionel Richie] - Cocaine [Eric Clapton] - Clocks [Coldplay] - Don't Stop Believin' [Journey] - Footloose [Kenny Loggins] - Every Breath You Take [The Police] - Everything I Do (I Do It For You) [Bryan Adams] - Father And Son [Cat Stevens] [Ronan Keating] - Hand In My Pocket [Alanis Morissette] - Hard To Say I'm Sorry [Chicago] - Hero [Enrique Iglesias] - Hey Jude [The Beatles] - How Deep Is Your Love [The Bee Gees] - How Soon Is Now? [The Smiths] - How To Save A Life [The Fray] - I Just Called To Say I Love You [Stevie Wonder] - I Will Always Love You [Whitney Houston] - Kiss From A Rose [Seal] - Like A Virgin [Madonna] - My Heart Will Go On [Celine Dion] - Oh, Pretty Woman [Roy Orbison] - Rocket Man [Elton John] - Song Sung Blue [Neil Diamond] - Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word [Elton John] - Tears In Heaven [Eric Clapton] - The Sound Of Silence [Simon & Garfunkel] - Torn [Natalie Imbruglia] - True Colors [Cyndi Lauper] - Un-break My Heart [Toni Braxton] - Uptown Girl [Joel, Billy] [Westlife] - Walking In Memphis [Marc Cohn] - When I Need You [Leo Sayer] - Yesterday [The Beatles]
Download or read book Piano Girl Playbook written by Robin Meloy Goldsby and published by Backbeat Books. This book was released on 2021-05-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes hilarious, often poignant, Piano Girl Playbook--a sequel to Robin Meloy Goldsby's popular memoir Piano Girl--reveals the comedies, tragedies, and mundane miracles witnessed from the player's side of the Steinway.
Download or read book Waltz of the Asparagus People written by Robin Meloy Goldsby and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Piano Girl journey continues. Waltz of the Asparagus People follows Robin Meloy Goldsby and her family to Europe, recounting their adventures and frustrations as they learn a new language, adapt to a new culture, and find new friends. Sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, and always insightful, Goldsby's lyrical stories reveal the trials and triumphs of an expatriate musician's life, as Goldsby connects her music to family, friends, and home, past and present. "Goldsby has a wicked sense of humor and a keen eye for the absurd. This is big-hearted, funny, truly eye-opening memoir." Publishers Weekly Starred Review of Piano Girl "Goldsby's witty sequel to her memoir Piano Girl matches its predecessor's humor and breeziness. The first book recounted her experiences playing piano in New York City hotel lounges before moving to Germany. This collection of more than 20 essays includes episodes from before and after her move, starting slowly with "Mr. President," a tale about how she crossed paths with former president Bill Clinton while recording a segment for National Public Radio. Goldsby hits her stride with the title essay, in which she recounts a bizarre display at the Grand Hyatt of over 200 asparagus stalks arranged to form a village and "hand-painted, shellacked, and dressed in little outfits." Her trials and tribulations while trying to obtain a driver's license in Germany--complete with a road test on the Autobahn at a speed of 100 miles per hour and a written test with extremely esoteric questions--is another high point. But pride of place must go to "The House on Sorority Row," which describes Goldsby's portrayal of a doomed sorority sister in a 1980s cult slasher film--a role that gained her a degree of celebrity." Publishers Weekly "Robin Meloy Goldsby's collection of short-story memoires is as palatably more-ish as a fresh fruit sorbet. Goldsby is a pianist, mother and writer, an American living in Germany. Her stories are varied and whimsical, ranging through a terrific amount of incident and emotion, all of them evoked with a keenly observant eye and well-wrought language that never takes itself too seriously. If this is all part of life's rich tapestry, then Goldsby's stitching sparkles with detail, while its background is infused with a sense of beauty that manages to wear its lyricism lightly." JESSICA DUCHEN, International Piano "Goldsby's tales are often laugh-out-loud funny, sometimes poignant, and always abundantly human." Kathy Parsons, Mainly Piano "Robin Meloy Goldsby is a great storyteller. You'll feel as if you're sitting beside her on the piano bench, observing all the people she recalls with such intimacy and personal warmth." Barbara Cloud, Pittsburgh Post Gazette "Be it a ballad or an up tune, this plucky lucky pianist arranges her memoir medley for us and plays it in the key of life." Cheryl Hardwick, Saturday Night Live musical director, 1987-2000 "Goldsby's wide-ranging stories possess a low-key, party-girl sense of humor. Exuberant, keen, and at times very funny." Adam Bregman, Seattle Weekly
Download or read book Fempowerment A Guide To Unleashing Your Inner Bond Girl The Companion Playbook written by Sandy Shepard and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-07-13 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Companion Playbook to Ms. Shepard's acclaimed book Fempowerment: A Guide To Unleashing Your Inner Bond Girl.
Download or read book The Itsy Bitsy Spider written by Iza Trapani and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. This book was released on 1993-03-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The spirited itsy bitsy spider has captured the hearts of generations of children in the much-loved nursery rhyme. Now she's back—on a new magical journey! Over 2.5 million copies in print! This all-new adventure for the itsy bitsy spider has exciting encounters with a fan, a mouse, a rocking chair, a cat, and a big maple tree. Finally, the itsy bitsy spider finds a lovely spot to spin a new silky web. Iza Trapani’s vibrant watercolor illustrations paired with a playful rhythm makes this new take on an old favorite feel like an instant classic. A perfect read-aloud; children will enjoy time and again the delightful antics of the energetic itsy bitsy spider.
Download or read book The Negro Motorist Green Book written by Victor H. Green and published by Colchis Books. This book was released on with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Negro Motorist Green Book was a groundbreaking guide that provided African American travelers with crucial information on safe places to stay, eat, and visit during the era of segregation in the United States. This essential resource, originally published from 1936 to 1966, offered a lifeline to black motorists navigating a deeply divided nation, helping them avoid the dangers and indignities of racism on the road. More than just a travel guide, The Negro Motorist Green Book stands as a powerful symbol of resilience and resistance in the face of oppression, offering a poignant glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of the African American experience in the 20th century.
Download or read book Snappsy the Alligator Did Not Ask to Be in This Book written by Julie Falatko and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Snappsy the alligator is having a normal day when a pesky narrator steps in to spice up the story. Is Snappsy reading a book ... or is he making CRAFTY plans? Is Snappsy on his way to the grocery store ... or is he PROWLING the forest for defenseless birds and fuzzy bunnies? Is Snappsy innocently shopping for a party ... or is he OBSESSED with snack foods that start with the letter P? What's the truth? Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book) is an irreverent look at storytelling, friendship, and creative differences, perfect for fans of Mo Willems.
Download or read book Really Easy Piano 90s Hits written by Wise Publications and published by Wise Publications. This book was released on 2007-01-17 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Really Easy Piano presents 24 of your favourite hits from the decade of indie, club dance, Brit-pop and Girl Power!. These simplified arrangements are accompanied by background notes on the songs as well as handy playing hints and tips. Suitable for beginners of all ages, including grades 1-3, this book will make learning the hits as stress-free as possible, ensuring that you master every song with ease. Song List: - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You [Bryan Adams] - All That She Wants [Ace Of Base] - Believe [Cher] - Common People [Pulp] - Don't Speak [No Doubt] - Fields Of Gold [Sting] - Girls And Boys [Blur] - Good Enough [Dodgy] - Hero [Mariah Carey] - I Will Always Love You [Whitney Houston] - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) [Meat Loaf] - Kiss From A Rose [Seal] - Love Is All Around [Wet Wet Wet] - My Heart Will Go On (Titanic) [Celine Dion] - Nothing Compares 2 U [Sinead O'connor] - Sacrifice [Elton John] - Saturday Night [Whigfield] - She's The One [Robbie Williams] - Stay [Shakespears Sister] - Stay Another Day [East 17] - The Most Beautiful Girl In The World [Prince] - The One And Only [Chesney Hawkes] - Who Do You Think You Are? [Spice Girls] - Wonderwall [Oasis]
Download or read book The Sea of Tranquility written by Katja Millay and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nastya is a former piano prodigy carrying a brutal secret, while Josh is completely alone, an emancipated minor who has lost everyone he loves. Stumbling upon each other the first day of school, the two discover the miracle of second chances and the beauty of unexpected friendships
Download or read book The Silver Linings Playbook written by Matthew Quick and published by Sarah Crichton Books. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller, The Silver Linings Playbook was adapted into the Oscar-winning movie starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. It tells the riotous and poignant story of how one man regains his memory and comes to terms with the magnitude of his wife's betrayal. During the years he spends in a neural health facility, Pat Peoples formulates a theory about silver linings: he believes his life is a movie produced by God, his mission is to become physically fit and emotionally supportive, and his happy ending will be the return of his estranged wife, Nikki. When Pat goes to live with his parents, everything seems changed: no one will talk to him about Nikki; his old friends are saddled with families; the Philadelphia Eagles keep losing, making his father moody; and his new therapist seems to be recommending adultery as a form of therapy. When Pat meets the tragically widowed and clinically depressed Tiffany, she offers to act as a liaison between him and his wife, if only he will give up watching football, agree to perform in this year's Dance Away Depression competition, and promise not to tell anyone about their "contract." All the while, Pat keeps searching for his silver lining. In this brilliantly written debut novel, Matthew Quick takes us inside Pat's mind, deftly showing us the world from his distorted yet endearing perspective. The result is a touching and funny story that helps us look at both depression and love in a wonderfully refreshing way.
Download or read book Piano in Color written by Julia Tulloch and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-04-12 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You don't have to wait until your child begins school to start learning the piano – preschoolers can learn too! Jingle bells, Itsy Bitsy Spider and Mary had a little lamb, are just some of the tunes your preschooler will learn to play using correct fingering for both hands, following a color/number system. The method is so simple, that piano teachers who have avoided teaching preschoolers in the past, no longer have to. With brightly colored notes, fun illustrations and lively accompaniment tracks, teachers love Piano In Color just as much as preschoolers do.Even parents with no musical knowledge will find that the Piano In Color books provide the information you need to introduce your preschooler to the piano. And some parents have even been known to start learning Piano In Color for themselves!
