Simply Sacred Duets, Bk 2 [Paperback] Review

This is another excellent duet book.As a piano teacher and church musician, this book would be most appropriate for students in the late level 2 - level 3 environment.This book contains arrangments with eighth notes, some "larger" intervals, and some accidentals.Titles range from Amazing Grace, How Great Thou Art, In the Garden, Morning Has Broken, Simple Gifts/Holy, Holy, Holy + a couple of other fun children's hymns.I was very pleased with the variety of hymns in this volume; I personally would not classify this as an early intermediate book.A 3rd and 4th grader recently played out of it during church service, and it was very well received by the congregation.This book is an excellent addition to your music library - if you have elementary aged kids who have opportunities to play at church.

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The duets are appropriate for most denominations and church occasions and correlate well with Alfred's Basic Piano Library Levels 2 and 3. Titles: Amazing Grace
* Do Lord
* Hallelujah! Praise Ye the Lord
* In the Garden
* Jacob's Ladder
* Morning Has Broken
* O Stor Gud
* Simple Gifts with Holy, Holy, Holy

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Alfred's Basic Piano Course: Duet Book (Alfred's Basic Piano Library) [Paperback] Review

As a piano teacher, this level 1B duet book was my Christmas gift to several of my beginning students.My kids I gave it to really enjoyed it. (More so than I expected!) It does contain eighth notes, so there's the catch.If the child is still in the Primer volumes, most of the arrangements are beyond his/her grasp, but for my mid to late level 1 kids, they were perfectly capable of getting up to speed on many of the songs.Then, as a teacher, you have a volume that is still okay when they reach level 2!The first few pieces are in C position, then there is a section of G position pieces, and then there a couple of others towards the end in "different hand positions", but should not be issues for most capable students.There are a few arrangements the kids will know (Oh Susanna!), but most are just fun simple arrangements that they can enjoy playing with their teacher, or sibling, or parent at home who plays.As a teacher (and a couple of my parents have commented), we really appreciate duet books because playing with another individual really makes the child count - and not "guess" at it!

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Each duet is arranged for student-teacher (parent or older student) performance. These charming Duet Books increase motivation and add fun to practice time and lessons.

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