Grand Melody 5

Continuing a lovely series, Melody Bober combines a variety of keys, styles, meters, in a fun collection of Intermediate Pieces.


I love this series for my students who like "special pieces" that are not from the method, and are willing to try different genres.

Songs include:
Carefree
Carnival Rag
Lakeside Morning
Music Box Memory
Night Shadows
Rush Hour Boogie
Too Cool
A Visit to Vienna
Winter in Whitman County - sorry for the background noise, but it gives the right idea.

There are not many videos of this book, so I will attempt to put into words the feel of each piece.
Carefree is an "easy-going" swing piece.  Carnival Rag is obviously a rag-time piece at a lively tempo.  Lakeside Morning is flowing piece that uses LH crossovers to facilitate using a wide melodic range.  Music Box Memory is a beautiful, delicate piece that is slow.  The alberti bass simulates a music box, and the D.S. al Coda gives the piece a nice AABA form.  Nigh Shadows is videoed above.  Rush Hour Boogie is a driving piece with the boogie in the bass and a fun glissando at the end.  Too Cool is a swinging piece that uses pedal, triplets, and accidentals.  A Visit To Vienna is a graceful little piece in 3/4.

These songs are 2-3 pages in length, and longer than the previous books in the series.

You can find this book on Sheet Music Plus for $6.99.  You can also look inside.