12/31/2011

Keith Green - The Greatest Hits - Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook Review

Keith Green - The Greatest Hits - Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook
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I bought this for my daughter who plays piano. She said the songs are awesome, although fairly difficult to play. It made her realize just how awesome a musician Keith was. Highly recommended.

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Singer/songwriter and Gospel Music Hall of Famer Keith Green died in a plane crash at the age of 29. Our 18-song collection matches the CD commemorating the 25th anniversary of this tragic event. Includes:Asleep In The Light * Create In Me A Clean Heart * Easter Song * Grace By Which I Stand * He'll Take Care Of The Rest * Jesus Commands Us To Go * The Lord Is My Shepherd * Make My Life A Prayer To You * My Eyes Are Dry * Oh Lord, You're Beautiful * Rushing Wind * So You Wanna Go Back To Egypt * Soften Your Heart * There Is A Redeemer * To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice * You Put This Love In My Heart * Your Love Broke Through * Your Love Came Over Me

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Elton John Hits - Piano/Vocal/Guitar Play-Along Series Volume 30 Review

Elton John Hits - Piano/Vocal/Guitar Play-Along Series Volume 30
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i play piano semi professionally utilizing backing tracks to have a band type of sound. i was ecstatic when i saw these, i bought 2 Billy Joel ones and 2 Elton ones. they are decent backing tracks. HOWEVER, they actually have a goofy piano track going in addition to what the sheet music says to play. The most blatant example of this is in Baby Grand. The great standard sounding tune that Billy did with Ray Charles. It is a great chance for the piano player to shine and play some fairly intresting chords with a band in the background. Unfortunately, there is a goofy rhodes sounding piano aping along with you. it is kind of silly I have to admit. Another example it Daniel, from the Elton series. Yes you play the piano along with it, but the main rhodes piano is still there playing along. maybe i am being picky but when i am playing Daniel, or baby grand for that matter, I'd like for the only piano playing to be ME. still fun to mess with but anyway.....

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Your favorite sheet music will come to life with the innovative Piano Play-Along series! With these book/CD collections, piano and keyboard players will be able to practice and perform with professional-sounding accompaniments. Containing eight cream-of-the-crop songs each, the books feature new engravings, with a separate vocal staff, plus guitar frames, so players and their friends can sing or strum along. The CDs feature two tracks for each tune: a full performance for listening, and a separate backing track that lets players take the lead on keyboard. The high-quality, sound-alike accompaniments exactly match the printed music. 8 songs, including: Candle in the Wind - Crocodile Rock - Daniel - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues - Levon - Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word - Your Song.

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12/30/2011

The Hymn Collection - 17 Great Songs of Faith Piano Solo Review

The Hymn Collection - 17 Great Songs of Faith Piano Solo
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Contents:
1. All Hail the Power of Jesus Name
2. Breathe on Me, Breath of God
3. Come, Thou Almighty King
4. Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
5. Crown Him With Many Crowns
6. God the Omnipotent!
7. God Will Take Care of You
8. I Love to Tell the Story
9. I Surrender All
10. I've Got Peace Like a River
11. Immortal, Invisible
12. O Worship the King
13. Praise tot he Lord, the Almighty
14. Softly and Tenderly
15. This is My Father's World
16. 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus
17. Were you There?
This is a good collection of hymns, with fairly pleasant arrangements, each between 2-4 pages in length.

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17 beloved hymns expertly and beautifully arranged for solo piano by Phillip Keveren. Includes: All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name - Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing - Crown Him with Many Crowns - God the Omnipotent! - I Love to Tell the Story - I Surrender All - I've Got Peace like a River - Softly and Tenderly - This Is My Father's World - 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus - Were You There? - and more.

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John Thompson's Modern Course for the Piano - Fifth Grade Review

John Thompson's Modern Course for the Piano - Fifth Grade
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this book is wonderful! My piano instructor uesd it to teach me & I find it very useful and easy to understand and follow.

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The Modern Course series provides a clear and complete foundation in the study of the piano that enables the student to think and feel musically. It may be preceded by the Teaching Little Fingers to Play series. Pianism and musicianship march on in this book and the student becomes increasingly familiar with works from the masters.

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12/29/2011

The Clash - The Singles - Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook Review

The Clash - The Singles - Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook
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I don't get it...I can't recall a Clash song where the piano was the lead instrument. Why not publish a guitar oriented book and be done with it? One of the best recordings of all time"London Calling" and can't find the guitar tab anywhere.
A singles collection should include guitar tab...
I mean would anyone one sit down at the piano to learn to play songs by the Clash? I seriously doubt it. In the meantime my search continues for the real thing..The Best of the Clash book sold here at Amazon is decent..

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Rolling Stone ranked the Clash #30 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, and declared London Calling the best album of the 1980s. Here are 20 hits from The Only Band That Matters: Bankrobber * The Call Up * Clash City Rockers * Complete Control * English Civil War * Groovy Times * Hitsville U.K. * I Fought The Law * Know Your Rights * London Calling * The Magnificent Seven * Remote Control * Rock The Casbah * Should I Stay Or Should I Go * This Is England * This Is Radio Clash * Tommy Gun * Train In Vain * (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais * White Riot

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Movie Classics for Piano - Piano Solo Songbook Review

Movie Classics for Piano - Piano Solo Songbook
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These are easy-to-intermediate arrangements of songs from the following movies: Platoon, The Deer Hunter, Chariots of Fire, The English Patient (main theme), Evita (Don't Cry for Me), The English Patient (Convento di Sant' Anna), Exodus, Forrest Gump, The Godfather (love theme), Dances with Wolves, Jurassic Park, Legends of the Fall, Jurassic Park-The Lost World, Love Story, The Man from Snowy River, Mission: Impossible, Sense & Sensibility (My Father's Favorite), Titanic (My Heart Will Go On), On Golden Pond, Out of Africa, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Romeo & Juliet, Sabrina, Schindler's List, Somewhere in Time, Terms of Endearment, and Aladdin (A Whole New World).
There! Now you know if what you're interest in is in this book.

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This great book includes 27 terrific songs from 26 movies, including: Aladdin - Chariots of Fire - Dances with Wolves - The English Patient - Evita - Forrest Gump - The Godfather - Jurassic Park - Love Story - Mission: Impossible - Raiders of the Lost Ark - Schindler's List - Somewhere in Time - Titanic - and more.

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12/28/2011

Jumbo Easy Piano Songbook - 200 Songs for All Occasions Review

Jumbo Easy Piano Songbook - 200 Songs for All Occasions
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This was a great book for a first year piano student. Just hard enough for them to work at it but not so hard they get discouraged. Wonderful choice of songs for any age group.

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The ultimate Easy Piano collection! This amazing book features 200 classical favorites, folk songs and jazz standards. Highlights: Amazing Grace - Beale Street Blues - Bridal Chorus - Buffalo Gals - Can Can Polka - Canon in D - Cielito Lindo - Danny Boy - The Entertainer - Für Elise - Greensleeves - Jamaica Farewell - Marianne - Molly Malone - Ode to Joy - Oh Marie - Peg O' My Heart - Rockin' Robin - Yankee Doodle - dozens more! Over 500 pages of music!

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Louis Armstrong - Original Keys for Singers - Vocal/ Piano Songbook Review

Louis Armstrong - Original Keys for Singers - Vocal/ Piano Songbook
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This is a great selection of arrangements performed by the master! Highly reccomended for any serious musician.

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Features authentic vocal/piano transcriptions of 17 Satchmo classics in their original keys! Includes: Ain't Misbehavin' * Basin Street Blues * Cabaret * Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans * Dream A Little Dream Of Me * Georgia On My Mind * Hello, Dolly! * A Kiss To Build A Dream On * Mack The Knife * Makin' Whoopee! * Mame * On The Sunny Side Of The Street * St. Louis Blues * What A Wonderful World * When It's Sleepy Time Down South * When The Saints Go Marching In * Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah.

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12/27/2011

Classic Piano Course Omnibus Edition Review

Classic Piano Course Omnibus Edition
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This is my favorite book to use with beginning adults. It avoids the cliched and silly tunes found in books such as the Alfred series. Ms. Barratt's selections are excellent, as are all of the technical instructions and the amusing anecdotes of interest.

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You can take up the piano at any age with this complete, user-friendly course by Carol Barratt. Whether you're starting from scratch, or starting again, this course has been designed to guide you gently into playing simple tunes from day one. Containing f

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BARCUS BERRY 4000-XL Piano Pickup Review

BARCUS BERRY 4000-XL Piano Pickup
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This thing is perfect for church (or other live venue) pianos: sounds good and is almost invisible. The pickup - if placed right (you NEED to experiment with it) - sounds great live and reduces bleed.
But what is really cool is that the preamp alone is an AMAZING buffer amp for instruments with piezo pickups: upright bass, guitar, violin - anything sounds great through this because of it's wide frequency response. Great for the studio!

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12/26/2011

Mighty Bright Triple LED Music Stand Light (Black With Batteries) Review

Mighty Bright Triple LED Music Stand Light (Black With Batteries)
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The light is considerably brighter than a single-lamp gooseneck and comes with its own "gig bag," but the added brightness proved inadequate to the task of peering over the top of a Manhasset stand and illuminating a score. In fact, I couldn't keep the light from shining in my eyes, making it more--not less--difficult to read the music. Unfortunate, since the design (it telescopes into a trim-looking jacknife-size device and has an extremely generous-sized clip) is well thought out. But before the first number was concluded, I was borrowing an electrical lamp. These portable, battery-operated lights are occasionally useful for reading a book, but I have yet to find one that can make good on its claims to light a music stand.
[I'll give it a 4th star because looking at it the next day I can't understand why I had difficulty making it focus on the music. Perhaps I didn't have it fully extended.]

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The Mighty Bright Triple LED Music Stand Light is a portable clip-on light featuring ultra white, state-of-the-art LEDs that never need replacement. This music stand light has the added advantage of a lensing property that spreads the light out evenly. It clips on to the music stand, piano or anywhere. It is ideal for dark clubs, schools, concert halls, etc. The Triple LED is also great as a freestanding table lamp. A protective GIG BAG is included. The lamp is compact, fully adjustable with an arm that collapses.The Mighty Bright Triple LED Music Stand Light is powered by three AAA batteries or by an available A/C adapter, sold separately.

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Casio WK110 76 Key Portable MIDI Keyboard Review

Casio WK110 76 Key Portable MIDI Keyboard
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This contents of this review are based on that fact that this keyboard costs under $200. Just knowing that it costs under $200 should tell you right off the bat this is not for a professional musician, nor will it have professional quality and tone.
However, if you are like me and just beginning or even perhaps an intermediate musician looking for a practice keyboard, this is probably the keyboard you want to buy.
I tried out many many keyboard in the $200 price range and this is the ONLY one I would buy. If it were not for this keyboard, I would have spent over $500 on a Yamaha.
What I like about this is the keyboard has a semi-weighted feel to the keys and the piano tones are very lush and nice. The organ tones as well are awesome.
After using it for a few months the keys are starting to 'crackle' a little and realistically this keyboard could probably only stand about 3-4 years of use before it breaks down.
I have no regrets at all about purchasing this. If I continue to play and enjoy playing, I will probably go out and buy a $700 range professional digital piano or keyboard down the road and sell this one or give it away.
Also, you do need to purchase an a/c power supply (so add another $20) and probably a simple stand ($25). So make sure you factor in another $45 for accessories.
If you are the type of person who likes to buy once and have a product for life, this may not be what you are looking for. I would recommend a higher quality instrument.
If you just want to start playing right away and don't have a big budget, this is the ONE keyboard to get. Quite frankly, almost any keyboard under $200 is a piece of junk!

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The Casio WK-110 offers the most advanced technology on the market while ensuring an extraordinary value. The WK-110 includes 76 touch-sensitive keys, 32-note polyphony, General MIDI, a USB port, 515 Tones, 120 Rhythms, digital effects including Reverb and Chorus, Song expansion via Internet download, a backlit LCD, Registration 4 sets x 8 banks, HL sound source and internal memory. With 76 keys, the WK-110 strikes the right chord with professional musicians and advanced players. It is ideal for home/project studio use, open mic performances and music education classrooms ¿ making it the ideal keyboard for all music enthusiasts alike! Casio's Workstation Keyboard line is an innovative series of powerful keyboards that allow users to feel as though they are playing a live concert for millions of people. Casio has a history of creating innovative keyboards that appeal to young enthusiasts and aspiring musicians. The portability of the WK-110 makes it ideal for traveling to performances or playing an impromptu gig almost anyway. The new keyboard features piano style keys and touch response for full musical expression, which truly makes musicians feel like they are tickling the ivories on the finest grand piano.

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12/25/2011

Love Songs of the Beatles - Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook Review

Love Songs of the Beatles - Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook
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This song Book was the greatest thing i ever purchased
i loved the songs and now i can play songs on the piano and the guitar my favorite was In My Life.
I love it

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21 songs, including: All My Loving * All You Need Is Love * And I Love Her * Because * Eight Days A Week * From Me To You * Girl * Here, There And Everywhere * Hey Jude * I Will * I'm Happy Just To Dance With You * If I Fell * In My Life * It's Only Love * Julia * The Long And Winding Road * Michelle * Something * Thank You Girl * When I'm Sixty-Four * Yesterday

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Post-Bop Jazz Piano - The Complete Guide - Bk+CD Review

Post-Bop Jazz Piano - The Complete Guide - Bk+CD
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If you want to play like Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Chic Corea, or McCoy Tyner, this is the book for you!

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This comprehensive book and CD package will teach you the basic skills you need to play post bop jazz piano. From comping to soloing, you'll learn the theory, the tools, and the tricks used by the pros. The accompanying CD features many of the examples in the book performed either solo or with a full band. THE HAL LEONARD KEYBOARD STYLE SERIES provides focused lessons that contain valuable how-to insight, essential playing tips, and beneficial information for all players. Comprehensive treatment is given to each subject, complete with a companion CD.

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12/24/2011

M-Audio Oxygen 49 49-Key USB MIDI Controller Review

M-Audio Oxygen 49 49-Key USB MIDI Controller
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A video review of the m-audio oxygen 49 (silver) midi control keyboard... Just another spectacular product from m-audio. looking forward to purchasing more items from them.

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The Oxygen 49 USB MIDI controller delivers next-generation functionality from M-Audio, the leading innovator in mobile music production technology.Oxygen 49 features eight assignable knobs and nine assignable sliders, plus dedicated transport and track select buttons.directLink mode aotomatically maps these controls to common DAW functions including ransport, mixer, track pan and plug-in parameters.Built-in factory preses offer support for popular virtual instruments right out of the box - no complicated setup required.Velocity-sensitive keys and a sleek , compact design round out a portable keyboard that's perfect for both production and performance.No other MIDI controller in this price range has so much functionality while remaining easy to use.

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Casio 61-Key Portable Keyboard with Stand - Black (CTK720STAD) Review

Casio 61-Key Portable Keyboard with Stand - Black (CTK720STAD)
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Now, it's been ages since I have had a keybaord or piano around the house. I wanted to get myself back into the swing of things again so I thought I would low-ball it on the price and just get something to get the creative juices flowing again. Well, you get what you paid for.
The CTK-720 arrived today perfectly fine (sans a few nasty dings in the box, the unit was unscathed). I set it up, hooked it up to my own speaker system to make sure it would have the chance to produce a nice clean sound. Boy, not even my speakers could help it.
Beyond the fact that this is definitely a "Beginners" keyboard in the way that just about any instrument other than "piano" sounds like a midi file circa 1980s there is an odd issue. As a 5-octave keyboard you would want to be able to move around, but there's something odd in the mid octaves on the CTK-720.
Bear in mind, before this I had owned Korgs and Rolands, 88 weighted piano key styles. So I may be a bit spoiled. But for the first time in my life I have heard an electronic keyboard that actually needs to be tuned. The mid-range octaves on the CTK-270 produce a warble when the key is first pressed. Much like a piano that has the cord ever so slightly out of tune.
Unfortunately, my tuning key does little to help me with am electronic keyboard. It's a shame, if it weren't for the dodgy "tones" and the mysterious out-of-tune mid-range keys it would have been a nice keyboard to start out on all over again.
I will give it two stars just because it's still functional. I may just be a bit too discerning at this point.

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Portable, MIDI Interface, Volume Control Slider. It has 61 keys and has 242 tones with a 100 demo songs

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12/23/2011

Hal Leonard Telemann Four Sonatas (Flute / Piano) Review

Hal Leonard Telemann Four Sonatas (Flute / Piano)
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This is a good book for any middle-level intermediate flute player. There are parts that aren't impossible, but are still challenging enough to keep the player improving. There are also various different levels of difficulty in this book, meaning if you finish the simpler sonata, you can just move onto one of the more difficult ones.
Constant improvement, great music, and a chance to get Telemann's music played? All roads lead to YES! this is a wonderful purchase! It's a good book not only because of the music, but also because of the experience. From here you can progress to other Baroque masters and it's all so beautiful. You'll learn a lot from this book.

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Four Sonatas for Flute and Piano by Georg Philipp Telemann. Arranged by Wittgenstein. Titles include: Sonata in Bb major; Sonata in C minor; Sonata in F major; Sonata in G major.

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