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‘TIS THE SEASON

A CHRISTMAS MUSIC READING SESSION PRESENTED FOR TEACHERS...

BY TEACHERS

DALLAS 2650 Midway Rd.

Suite 230 Carrollton, TX 75006

972-818-3188 866-589-0751

DENTON Headquarters

314 South Elm St. Denton, Texas 76201

940-382-7124 800-772-5918

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2011 CHRISTMAS MUSIC READING SESSION

MONA REJINO

Christmas at the Movies Keveren I HL 23519600 12.99 16 holiday tunes you'll remember from your favorite Christmas movies are featured in this collection of piano solo arrangements. Includes: Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep • God Bless Us Everyone • Happy Holiday • Somewhere in My Memory • Star of Bethlehem • We Need a Little Christmas • White Christmas • and more.

Christmas with Handel's MESSIAH Sanborn A Alfred 23504500 10.99 The MESSIAH, by George Frideric Handel, is one of the most familiar pieces in choral literature, beloved by audiences worldwide and considered standard fare during the Christmas season. Piano arrangements of several of the familiar choruses and arias are presented in this collection, for use as solos or sets. They are appropriate for concerts as well as worship services. Approximate performance times are included to assist in planning. Titles: And the Glory of the Lord • Comfort Ye My People • For Unto Us a Child Is Born • The Hallelujah Chorus • He Shall Feed His Flock • O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion • Pastoral Symphony.

Piano Stylings of Classic Christmas Shanaphy I/EA Alfred 15865200 16.95 Twenty of the most beloved Christmas carols of all time. As in all the volumes of this superb series, each setting has been crafted by top arrangers to sound gorgeous and professionally polished, yet all the music is quite playable. Also included are arranger profiles and complete lyrics of the carols. As with all books in this series, it includes a unique lay-flat binding to help keep the music open on the music stand. Titles include: Away in a Manger • Carol of the Bells • The First Noel • The Holly and the Ivy • It Came Upon a Midnight Clear • Joy to the World • O Come, All Ye Faithful • O Little Town of Bethlehem • Silent Night • We Wish You a Merry Christmas • and more.

Popular Performer: Holiday Hits Tornquist EA Alfred 22754100 12.99 Rich textures, sophisticated harmonies, and inventive rhythms make the arrangements in this solo piano collection ideal for advanced students or professional pianists. Titles: The Christmas Shoes • The Christmas Waltz • Frosty the Snowman • The Gift • Grown-Up Christmas List • I’ll Be Home for Christmas • It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year • Jingle Bell Rock • Santa Baby • Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town.

Popular Performer: It's Time for Christmas Renfrow A Alfred 21802300 12.95 Featuring traditional favorites as well as popular seasonal selections, this collection of impressive arrangements can be performed at various holiday venues. Titles: Away in a Manger • The Birthday of a King • Ding, Dong, Merrily on High • The Gift • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas • I’ll Be Home for Christmas • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! • What Child Is This? • Winter Wonderland.

Top 10 Popular Christmas Aaronson LI/EA Alfred 23504200 8.99 TOP 10 POPULAR CHRISTMAS contains 10 familiar Christmas hits that are enjoyed from generation to generation. Aaronson's arrangements are rich in jazz elements yet remain true to the originals. Titles: Believe (from THE POLAR EXPRESS) • The Christmas Waltz • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas • I'll Be Home for Christmas • It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! • The Little Drummer Boy • Santa Baby • Sleigh Ride • Winter Wonderland.

Nut Rocker Fowley LI Alfred 22671900 3.99 A rockin' solo transcription of the original holiday pop piano classic! Originally a 1962 hit single by B. Bumble and the Stingers, this rocked-up version of Tchaikovsky's NUTCRACKER became even more famous after ELP covered it in the 1970s. Its inclusion on Trans-Siberian Orchestra's 2009 album NIGHT CASTLE introduced it to an entire new generation of piano music fans.

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ELIZABETH MARCY

More Christmas Piano Solos Pre-Staff K/R/K EE HL 21916700 6.99 Following up on the success of the CHRISTMAS PIANO SOLOS books for Levels 1-5 in the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library, these books contain additional holiday selections for each grade level that will work great with any piano method. Each song includes an optional teacher accompaniment. 7 songs: Away in a Manger • Deck the Hall • The Huron Carol • I Saw Three Ships • Jolly Old St. Nicholas • O Come, Little Children • Up on the Housetop. BOOKS 1 and 2 and the PRE-STAFF edition feature lovely color illustrations.

More Christmas Piano Solos Bk 1 K/R/K EE HL 21916701 6.99 8 songs: Blue Christmas • Do You Hear What I Hear • Frosty the Snow Man • Here Comes Santa Claus (Right down Santa Claus Lane) • Joy to the World • Over the River and Through the Woods • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer • The Snow Lay on the Ground.

More Christmas Piano Solos Bk 2 K/R/K E HL 21916702 6.99 10 songs: Angels We Have Heard on High • Auld Lang Syne • Hallelujah Chorus • He Is Born, the Holy Child • A Holly Jolly Christmas • I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! • Silver Bells • The Twelve Days of Christmas • We Are Santa's Elves.

More Christmas Piano Solos Bk 3 K/R/K LE HL 21916703 6.99 12 songs: Angels from the Realms of Glory • Blue Christmas • Christmas Time Is Here • Coventry Carol • Here We Come A-Wassailing • I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus • Jingle Bells • Once in Royal David's City • Pat-A-Pan • Silver and Gold • Suzy Snowflake • White Christmas.

More Christmas Piano Solos Bk 4 K/R/K EI HL 21916704 7.99 12 songs: Believe • Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella • Do You Hear What I Hear • Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear • Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming • O Come, O Come, 12 songs: Believe • Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella • Do You Hear What I Hear • Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear • Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming • O Come, O Come, Emmanuel • O Holy Night • Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town • Snowfall • What Child Is This? • Wonderful Christmastime.

More Christmas Piano Solos Bk 5 K/R/K I HL 21916705 7.99 10 songs: Auld Lang Syne • Carol of the Bells • Christmas Time Is Here • Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring • O Little Town of Bethlehem • Skating • Somewhere in My Memory • We Need a Little Christmas • Where Are You Christmas? • White Christmas.

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ALLEN LONG

Christmas Jazz Rags & Blues Bk 1 Mier LE/EI Alfred 17477000 6.95 Students will be inspired and motivated by the syncopated rhythms and the colorful, rich harmonies of jazz. Detailed articulation, dynamics and pedal markings create a thoughtful and thorough performance. Titles: Away in a Manger • Deck the Halls • Fum, Fum, Fum • God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen • Good King Wenceslas • Jingle Bells • Jolly Old Saint Nicholas • Joy to the World • Toyland • Up on the Housetop • We Three Kings of Orient Are.

Christmas Jazz Rags & Blues Bk 2 Mier I Alfred 16653600 6.95 Titles: Christmas Medley • The First Noel • Go Tell it on the Mountain • Jingle Bells • Jolly Old St. Nicholas • We Three Kings of Orient Are • We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

Christmas Jazz Rags & Blues Bk 3 Mier I/LI Alfred 18437900 6.99 Titles: Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella • Good Christian Men, Rejoice • He Is Born, the Divine Christ Child • The Holly and the Ivy • I Wonder as I Wander • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear • O Come, All Ye Faithful • O Come, O Come, Emmanuel • O Little Town of Bethlehem.

Christmas Jazz Rags & Blues Bk 4 Mier LI Alfred 18438000 6.95 Titles: Angels We Have Heard on High • I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day • I Saw Three Ships • Joy to the World • O Christmas Tree • Rise Up, Shepherds, and Follow • Sing We Now of Christmas • What Child Is This?

Christmas Jazz Rags & Blues Bk 5 Mier EA Alfred 22755700 6.99 Titles: Away in a Manger • Deck the Halls • God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen • Go Tell It on the Mountain • Hark! the Herald Angels Sing • O Come, All Ye Faithful • Toyland • We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

Especially Popular Christmas Bk 1 Alexander EI Alfred 22755800 7.99 The ESPECIALLY POPULAR CHRISTMAS series contains arrangements of some of the most popular secular Christmas pieces of all times. Pianists of all ages will enjoy these musically satisfying arrangements that are sophisticated yet accessible. Titles: Christmas Waltz • Frosty the Snowman • The Holly and the Ivy • (There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays • Jingle Bells • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! • Nuttin’ for Christmas • There Is No Christmas Like a Home Christmas.

Especially Popular Christmas Bk 2 Alexander I Alfred 22755802 7.99 The Especially Popular Titles: Blue Christmas • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas • I’ll Be Home for Christmas • Mele Kalikimaka • Santa Baby • Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town • Sleigh Ride • Up On the Housetop.

Especially Popular Christmas Bk 3 Alexander LI Alfred 22755803 7.99 The Especially Popular Titles: Believe • Blue Christmas • The Gift • Home for the Holidays • Mistletoe and Holly • O Holy Night • Winter Wonderland.

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LEAH PENA

5-finger Christmas Fun Gerou EE Alfred 20945700 8.95 11 favorites, arranged in traditional five-finger style: the melody is split between the hands, with no key signatures. Starting hand positions are illustrated above each piece. Fingerings outside the noted positions and those indicating a shift in hand position are circled for easy identification. There are optional duet accompaniments for all of the melodic arrangements for a fuller, richer musical experience. Titles: All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth • Deck the Halls • Frosty the Snowman • Jingle Bell Rock • Jingle Bells • Jolly Old Saint Nicholas • A Marshmallow World • O Christmas Tree • Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town • Toyland • Up on the Housetop. 32 pages.

Jingle Bell Boogie Linn E HL 16655400 2.99 Elementary-level students will love this new take on an old favorite, and teachers will appreciate its sound pedagogical qualities. Beginning at an “easygoing” pace but soon becoming “jolly fast,” this arrangement explores staccato/legato contrast, pianissimo to fortissimo dynamic range, and 8va/15ma octave displacements. The teacher accompaniment provides the “boogie” beat. (Dur: 1 minute, 15 seconds).

My 1st Piano Adventures Christmas: A Faber EE HL 22789500 4.95 An adventurous first Christmas book! They will be delighted with familiar carols like O Christmas Tree as well as new favorites such as Rudolph's Little Brother and I Love My Candy Cane! The MY FIRST PIANO ADVENTURES® “friends” make snowmen, ride a big sleigh, and enjoy candy canes together. Pre-reading notation is cleanly presented, and first players will benefit from the festive teacher duets. A Christmas Music Calendar encourages students to counts down the days until Christmas!

My 1st Piano Adventures Christmas: B Faber EE HL 22789502 5.50 Join the MY FIRST PIANO ADVENTURES® “friends” as they play Christmas songs on the grand staff. Students celebrate with merry melodies such as A Ten-Foot Icicle, Jingle Bells, the hit song Must Be Santa, and carols from around the world. Also included: Deck the Halls • Go Tell It on the Mountain • He Is Born, the Heav'nly Child • Infant Holy, Infant Lowly • The 24th of December • What Did the Angel Say? • We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

My 1st Piano Adventures Christmas: C Faber EE HL 22789503 5.50 Christmas is an exciting time for the “musical friends” in CHRISTMAS BOOK C! Students play joyful melodies such as Dance Around the Christmas Tree and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing as they continue to build pianistic skill and a love of music. Teacher duets expose students to more sophisticated rhythms and harmonies. Also includes: Angels We Have Heard on High • Jingle Bells • Jolly Old St. Nicholas • Once in Royal David's City • Silent Night.

Premier Pa Course Christmas Level 1A Alex/Kowal EE Alfred 20945200 6.95 Familiar motivational pieces for the holiday season using the same concepts introduced in the corresponding LESSON BOOK. Can be used with any method as soon as students begin reading on the grand staff. Contains teacher duet accompaniments for an enhanced musical experience. Titles: Away in a Manger • Dance of the Reed Flutes (from THE NUTCRACKER SUITE) • Go, Tell It on the Mountain • Good King Wenceslas • Jingle Bells • Jolly Old Saint Nicholas • O Come, All Ye Faithful • O Come, Little Children • O Come, O Come Emmanuel • Up on the Housetop • We Three Kings of Orient Are. 24 pages.

Premier Pa Course Christmas Level 1B Alex/Kowal E Alfred 20945201 6.99 Teacher duet accompaniments enhance the musical experience. Titles: Angels We Have Heard on High • Coventry Carol • Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy • Deck the Halls • God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen • It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year • Jingle Bells • Russian Dance (Trépak) (from THE NUTCRACKER) • Silent Night • Toyland.

Premier Pa Course Christmas Lev 2A Alex/Kowal E/LE Alfred 20945202 6.95 Some pieces contain teacher duet accompaniments for an enhanced musical experience. Titles: Arabian Dance (from THE NUTCRACKER) • Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella • Carol of the Bells • Ding, Dong Merrily on High • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear • Jingle Bells • The Little Drummer Boy • O Come, All Ye Faithful • Over the River and Through the Woods • Up on the Housetop • We Wish You a Merry Christmas. 24 pages.

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ROSEMARY HUGHEY

Premier Pa Course Christmas Level 2B Alex/Kowal EI Alfred 20945212 6.95 Familiar motivational pieces for the holiday season using the same concepts introduced in the corresponding LESSON BOOK. Titles: Away in a Manger • Deck the Halls / Sing We Now of Christmas Medley • The First Noel • Frosty the Snowman • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing • The Holly and the Ivy • Jingle Bells • Joy to the World • Pat-a-Pan • Silent Night. 24 pages.

Premier Pa Course Christmas Level 3 Alex/Kowal EI/I Alfred 20945203 6.95 Familiar motivational pieces for the holiday season using the same concepts introduced in the corresponding LESSON BOOK. Titles: Fum, Fum, Fum • God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen • Good King Wenceslas • I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day • Jingle Bell Rock • Jingle Bells • Jolly Old Saint Nicholas • O Come, All Ye Faithful • O Little Town of Bethlehem • We Three Kings of Orient Are • We Wish You a Merry Christmas. 24 pages.

Premier Pa Course Christmas Lev 4 Alex/Kowal I Alfred 20945204 6.95 Familiar motivational pieces for the holiday season using the same concepts introduced in the corresponding LESSON BOOK. Titles: Away in a Manger • Deck the Halls • The First Noel • Hark! the Herald Angels Sing • Joy to the World • O Come, O Come, Emmanuel • Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow • Russian Dance (Trépak) (from THE NUTCRACKER) • Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town • Silent Night • Ukrainian Bell Carol. 24 pages.

Premier Pa Course Christmas Lev 5 Alex/Kowal I/LI Alfred 20945205 6.99 Familiar motivational pieces for the holiday season using the same concepts introduced in the corresponding LESSON BOOK. Titles: Angels We Have Heard on High • Auld Lang Syne • Gesu Bambino (The Infant Jesus) • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear • Jingle Bells • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! • March (from THE NUTCRACKER) • O Christmas Tree • What Child Is This? 24 pages.

Premier Pa Course Christmas Lev 6 Alex/Kowal LI Alfred 20945206 6.99 Familiar motivational pieces for the holiday season using the same concepts introduced in the corresponding LESSON BOOK. Titles: Deck the Halls • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas • Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming • Silent Night • Sleigh Ride • Still, Still, Still • Waltz of the Flowers (from THE NUTCRACKER) • We Wish You a Merry Christmas. 24 pages.

Merry Christmas Miller LE Willis/HL 23519400 6.99 Easy, classy arrangements of eight Christmas favorites for the progressing piano student: Away in a Manger • Deck the Hall • The First Noel • It Came upon the Midnight Clear • Jingle Bells • Jolly Old St. Nicholas • Joy to the World • Silent Night.

More Christmas Creations Hartsell EI HL 21862101 8.99 Picking up where CHRISTMAS CREATIONS (21862100) leaves off, this book features nine unique holiday solos for piano at an intermediate level. Includes: Christmas Time Is Here • Do You Hear What I Hear • Here Comes Santa Claus (Right down Santa Claus Lane) • A Holly Jolly Christmas • I'll Be Home for Christmas • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer • Silver Bells • Wonderful Christmastime.

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KRISTIN YOST

Jingle Jazz Keveren I HL 13773700 12.95 This excellent collection features 17 Christmas standards arranged with a touch of cool by Phillip Keveren. Includes: Caroling, Caroling • The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) • (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays • I'll Be Home for Christmas • Jingle Bells • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! • Merry Christmas, Darling • The Most Wonderful Time of the Year • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer • Silver Bells • We Wish You a Merry Christmas • and more.

Santa Swings Keveren I HL 22758600 12.99 This Christmas collection features 16 jazz-flavored arrangements by Keveren for easy piano. Includes: Angels We Have Heard on High • The Christmas Waltz • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer • Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town • Up on the Housetop • We Wish You a Merry Christmas • and more.

Popular Christmas Memories Bk 1 Bober EI Alfred 21802200 6.95 While carols provide the reason for the season, secular Christmas songs celebrate other holiday delights. Bober shares some of her favorite popular Christmas songs in her signature style with lyrical melodies and lush harmonies. The pieces reflect memories of a fresh snowfall, glittering decorations, a visit from Santa, and other nostalgic moments. Titles: All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth • Feliz Navidad • Frosty the Snowman • Jolly Old Saint Nicholas • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! • The Little Drummer Boy • O Christmas Tree • Winter Wonderland • You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.

Popular Christmas Memories Bk 2 Bober I Alfred 21802202 6.95 BOOK 2 in Bober’s signature style, with lyrical melodies and lush harmonies. Titles: Believe (from THE POLAR EXPRESS) • I’ll Be Home for Christmas • Jingle Bell Rock • Jingle Bells • Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town • Suzy Snowflake • The Twelve Days of Christmas • Up on the Housetop • We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

Popular Christmas Memories Bk 3 Bober LI Alfred 21802203 6.95 BOOK 3 in Bober’s signature style, with lyrical melodies and lush harmonies. Titles: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas • (There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays • It Must Have Been the Mistletoe • It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! • Sleigh Ride • Winter Wonderland.

That's Jazz Christmas Book 1 Sowash EI Kjos 22753700 7.95 THAT’S JAZZ is the perfect avenue for motivating elementary and intermediate-level students, while opening them up to the vital musical traditions and artistic expressions of jazz. Whether a teacher has limited jazz training or none at all, they can feel confident leading students through their first experiences with jazz! Contents: Fum, Fum, Fum • God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen • Jingle Bells • Joy to the World • O Christmas Tree • Over the River • Sing We Now of Christmas • Up on the Housetop • We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

That's Jazz Christmas Book 2 Sowash I Kjos 22753702 7.95 BOOK 2 in the THAT’S JAZZ CHRISTMAS series. Contents: Away in a Manger • Carol of the Bells • Deck the Hall • The First Noel • Go Tell It on the Mountain • Good King Wenceslas • I Saw Three Ships • O Little Town of Bethlehem.

That's Jazz Christmas Book 3 Sowash LI Kjos 22753703 7.95 BOOK 3 in the THAT’S JAZZ CHRISTMAS series. Contents: Angels We Have Heard on High • The Coventry Carol • Hark the Herald Angels Sing • Jolly Old St. Nicholas • Wassail / Good Christian Men • We Three Kings of Orient Are • What Child Is This?

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BEVERLY RYAN

Art of the Piano Vol. 2 Hayes EA Lorenz 23169800 15.00 Amazingly versatile composer Mark Hayes writes artistically for intermediate pianists, but at heart he is a performer who loves to let the entire piano sing, and his 2010 book, THE ART OF THE PIANO (21758600), exemplifies this. Musicians across the country have flocked to the challenging, pianistic arrangements. In this new volume, Hayes was asked to take that same approach to familiar Christmas repertoire, in creating a book that skilled pianists everywhere will want to perform at church, school, or by the fireside at home. Contents: Sussex Carol • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear • What Child Is This? • O Come, Little Children with Rocking Carol • O Come All Ye Faithful • Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring • I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day • Gesu Bambino • Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light • Ding Dong Merrily on High • Hallelujah Joy.

Christmas Solos for the Sanctuary Austin I Willis/HL 16912000 7.99 Exciting piano solos for church pianists everywhere! These excellent arrangements by Austin include some of her favorite hymns that may be used for church and recital performances, or simply for personal enjoyment. Features: Angels We Have Heard on High • Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella • The First Noel • Go, Tell It on the Mountain • God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen • He Is Born • Sing We Now of Christmas • What Child Is This?

Christmas Suite Collection various I/LI Alfred 21819200 12.95 Celebrate the special moments of the season with these unique collections of holiday carols by Alfred's favorite piano arrangers. Titles: The Christmas Angels: Angels from the Realm of Glory • Angels We Have Heard on High • Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (Dennis Alexander) | Christmas Bells: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day • The Bells on the Sleigh to Grandma’s House [Over the River and Through the Wood / Jingle Bells] • Bells Are Ringing [Ding Dong Merrily on High / Ring, Little Bells] (Mary K. Sallee) | The Christmas Manger: What Child Is This? • Coventry Carol • Away in a Manger (Tom Gerou) | The Christmas Shepherds: How Great Our Joy • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear • The First Noel (Victor Labenske) | He Is Born!: Good Christian Men, Rejoice • What Child Is This? • Polish Lullaby • Il est né (Joyce Grill) | A Jazzy, Jolly Christmas: Up on the Housetop • Jolly Old St. Nicholas • Jingle Bells (Victor Labenske) | The Nativity: Still, Still, Still • Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming • Joy to the World (Cindy Berry) | The Three Kings: March of the Three Kings • We Three Kings of Orient Are • O Come, All Ye Faithful (Robert D. Vandall) | Three Moods for Christmas: Carol of the Bells • What Child Is This? • We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Sharon Aaronson).

Christmas Tapestry Martin EA Shawnee 10271600 22.95 Here is a masterful collection by composer/arranger Joseph Martin. CHRISTMAS TAPESTRY is well-named, consisting of fifteen finely-crafted tapestries for the mature pianist. Songs include: In the Bleak Midwinter • Away in a Manger • Joy to the World • Fantasy on O Come Little Children • Coventry Carol • Still, Still, Still (A Christmas Berceuse) • Children, Go Where I Send Thee / Go Tell It on the Mountain • and more!

Holly and the Ivory various EA Shawnee 23240300 16.95 A Christmas gift for every church pianist, this new compilation is filled with wonderful carol arrangements for sanctuary or concert use. The variety found in this book is sure to please the discerning musician and be useful for seasonal service playing or as a helpful resource for your next holiday party or gathering. Includes: The Holly and the Ivy • Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella • Once in Royal David's City • The Huron Carol • and many others.

O Little Town of Bethlehem Berry EA Lillenas/HL 23266500 15.99 This is a versatile collection of yuletide favorites suitable for worship, concert or social Christmas gatherings. It includes classics like For Unto Us a Child Is Born from THE MESSIAH and Gesu Bambino; several standard carol settings like How Great Our Joy, O Little Town of Bethlehem and What Child Is This? and the traditional West Indies spiritual, The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy, among several other familiar Christmas melodies.

Popular Performer: Christmas Sanborn A Alfred 19904000 12.95 Rich textures, sophisticated harmonies and inventive rhythms make these arrangements ideal for hobbyists, advancing students, professional musicians or any POPULAR PERFORMER. Titles: The Christmas Waltz • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas • I’ll Be Home for Christmas • It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! • Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town • Sleigh Ride • Winter Wonderland.

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JIM CARMICHAEL Christmas Carols for Gospel Piano various LI CL/HL 23519500 9.99 Play 18 holiday carols arranged for piano solo in a gospel style with this top-notch collection. Includes: Away in a Manger • Deck the Hall • The First Noel • Hark! the Herald Angels Sing • It Came upon a Midnight Clear • Joy to the World • O Holy Night • Silent Night • Twelve Days of Christmas • We Wish You a Merry Christmas • and more.

Merry Christmas Medleys Rejino I HL 21811800 7.99 Celebrate the Christmas season with five distinctive and charming medleys by masterful arranger Mona Rejino. Written for intermediate piano solo, the medleys include familiar Christmas carols combined in heart-warming combinations. Medleys include: Bell Medley: Ding Dong! Merrily on High • Carol of the Bells | Celebration Medley: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing • Joy to the World | Festive Medley: Deck the Hall • Jingle Bells | Good News Medley: Mary Had a Baby • Go, Tell It on the Mountain | Lullaby Medley: Coventry Carol • Away in a Manger.

Repeat the Sounding Joy Bober I/LI Lillenas/H 21922000 14.99 Ideal for holiday gatherings, concerts or worship services, these medleys can be mastered by the lesser experienced or the more experienced pianist who needs to prepare something quickly. They are tasteful and creative settings of some of the favorite carols of all time. Contents: Angel Medley: Angels We Have Heard on High • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing • Angels, from the Realms of Glory | Coventry Carol (with Carol of the Bells) | Ding Dong! Merrily on High (with He Is Born, the Divine Christ Child) | God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (with Sing We Now of Christmas) | I Saw Three Ships (with Good Christian Men, Rejoice) | Joy to the World (with O Come, All Ye Faithful) | Manger Medley: There's a Song in the Air • Away in a Manger | O Come, Little Children (with O Little Town of Bethlehem) | Rise Up, Shepherd and Follow (with Go, Tell It on the Mountain) | Still, Still, Still (with Silent Night) | The First Noel (with It Came Upon the Midnight Clear) | We Three Kings (with What Child Is This?).

Yuletide Jazz w/CD Keveren I HL 21858900 17.99 Jazz up your Christmas festivities with more that 20 songs masterfully arranged by Keveren for solo piano. For the first time in his series, a CD is included with stunning recordings of him performing each selection! Includes: Angels We Have Heard on High • Carol of the Bells • Deck the Hall • The First Noel • Here We Come A-Wassailing • The Holly and the Ivy • In the Bleak Midwinter • O Christmas Tree • Up on the Housetop • and more.

Not Just Another Christmas Book 1 Springer EI Alfred 23451600 8.99 From driving swing to jazz waltz, the NOT JUST ANOTHER CHRISTMAS series has it all. The carefully graded arrangements are perfect for Christmas parties and recitals, or they can be used simply for fun. The books are truly unique because they contain accompanying CDs that feature bass and drum parts to create the sense of playing in a jazz trio. Pianists can play along with the CDs at both practice and performance tempos. BOOK1 features selections at the early intermediate level. Titles: Away in a Manger • Deck the Hall • Frosty the Snowman • Jingle Bell Rock • Jolly Old St. Nicholas • Joy to the World • Ukrainian Bell Carol • Up on the Housetop • What Child Is This?

Not Just Another Christmas Book 2 Springer I Alfred 23451602 8.99 BOOK 2 features selections at the intermediate level. Titles: The First Noel • (There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear • Jingle Bells • O Christmas Tree • O Little Town of Bethlehem • Santa Claus Is Coming to Town • Silent Night • We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

Not Just Another Christmas Book 3 Springer LI Alfred 23451603 8.99 BOOK 3 features selections at the late intermediate level. Titles: Go Tell It on the Mountain • God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen • I'll Be Home for Christmas • Joy to the World • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! • O Holy Night • Ukrainian Bell Carol • We Three Kings of Orient Are.

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Expressions of Christmas Chung A Alfred 23451900 12.99 EXPRESSIONS OF CHRISTMAS is a musically imaginative collection of classic carols masterfully arranged by Chung. The inventive arrangements, which vary from a harmonically rich setting of Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming to a jolly ragtime version of Jingle Bells, explore concert-worthy sonorities, textures, and rhythms. To assist in planning, approximate performance times are included. Also Includes: Away in a Manger • Gesù Bambino • How Great Our Joy • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear • Silent Night • What Child Is This?

Medleys / Blended Worship: Christmas Tornquist EA Alfred 23452000 12.99 Traditional carols are often performed alongside contemporary Christmas songs in many of today’s church services, giving rise to the term blended worship. This distinctive collection provides a valuable resource for pianists who want to play familiar holiday tunes in a tasteful and new style in addition to current Christmas songs of praise recognizable to most congregations. To assist in planning, performance times and optional segues are included. Titles: Angels, from the Realms of Glory with Immanuel (From the Squalor of a Borrowed Stable) • Angels We Have Heard on High with Glory in the Highest • Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light with Light of the World (O Jesus Son of God) • In the Bleak Midwinter with Winter Snow • Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head with Breath of Heaven (Mary’s Song) • Joy to the World with Joy to the World (Unspeakable Joy) • O Come, O Come, Emmanuel with Born That We May Have Life • O Holy Night! with Jesus, Messiah • O Little Town of Bethlehem with Joy Has Dawned • Still, Still, Still with Mary, Did You Know?

Popular Performer: Christmas Classics Hayes A Alfred 23451800 12.99 The Christmas season has inspired decades of memorable popular music. Hayes revisits some of these timeless songs, expertly casting them in the rich voice of the piano. Titles: The Gift • Grown-Up Christmas List • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas • I’ll Be Home for Christmas • It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! • Let There Be Peace on Earth • The Little Drummer Boy • Sleigh Ride • Toyland.

Snow Falling on Ivory various EA Shawnee 21483700 24.95 This volume of beloved Christmas carols is a two-in-one sensation. Pianists may play the arrangements as piano solos or perform them in tandem with the optional instrumental descants for something truly special. This unique format doubles your performance options and makes this compilation an excellent value. From tender carols of reflection to sparkling songs of joy, this collection has something for everybody. Includes: Away in a Manger • Dance at the Manger • Ding Dong Merrily on High • Gesu Bambino • Go, Tell It on the Mountain • He Shall Feed his Flock with My Shepherd Will Supply My Need • In the Bleak Mid-Winter • Infant Holy with He Is Born • It Came Upon a Midnight Clear • Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence • Three Carols of Comfort and Joy • Wexford Carol.

Christmas Encores Book 1 Bober I FJH 11405300 5.95 Performance-quality arrangements of seasonal favorites, featuring bold rhythms and lush harmonies. Arranged in a variety of styles, these beautiful melodies are perfect for the intermediate piano student or adult performer. Includes: Silent Night • O Come, All Ye Faithful • We Three Kings of Orient Are • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing • O Little Town of Bethlehem • Angels We Have Heard on High • Go Tell It on the Mountain • Sing Noel, Noel.

Christmas Encores Book 2 Bober LI FJH 12197400 5.95 BOOK 2 offers more wonderful arrangements of traditional carols to last through the season. Includes: What Child Is This? • Deck the Hall • Away in a Manger • He Is Born, the Holy Child • Good Christian Men, Rejoice • Silent Night • God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen.

Christmas Rhapsody: Concert Medley Schaum A Alfred 11389300 2.95 A very impressive show-stopper based on O, Come All Ye Faithful, Silent Night and Joy to the World. Each section focuses on a unique technical challenge. Late intermediate students will want to learn this piece and will be able to master it because of the careful patterning, yet very imaginative, writing. SCHAUM LEVEL 5.

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In Recital w/Christmas Favorites Bk 1 Marlais EE FJH 17605100 6.95 A wonderful collection of favorites, designed to motivate. IN RECITALl® WITH CHRISTMAS FAVORITES, BOOK 1 covers quarter, half, dotted half, and whole notes; uses only 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures; and reinforces basic musical terminology and symbols. Students experience movement up and down the keyboard with 8va signs. Most pieces call for limited use of hands-together playing. Titles: Good King Wenceslas • I Saw Three Ships; Jingles Bells • O Come, All Ye Faithful • and more.

In Recital w/Christmas Favorites Bk 2 Marlais E FJH 17605102 6.95 BOOK 2 covers C major, G major, F major, D minor, and G minor keys-using accidentals instead of key signatures. Students will concentrate on playing tied notes, legato and staccato articulations, accents, upbeats, a few chords, blocked intervals, and five-finger hand positions. Enjoy some of your favorite carols including: Jolly Old Saint Nicholas • Over the River and Through the Woods • Sing We Now of Christmas • Go, Tell It On the Mountain • and more.

In Recital w/Christmas Favorites Bk 3 Marlais LE FJH 17605103 6.95 BOOK 3, like the others in the series, complements other FJH publications, while helping you plan student repertoire for holiday season recitals. It reinforces concepts such as legato and staccato; five-finger and chromatic scales; as well as scale patterns that extend from the usual five-finger patterns; the use of the pedal is continued and expanded to create a big sound as well as to play artistically. Included: Pat-a-Pan • Ukrainian Carol • The First Nowell • O Christmas Tree • and more.

In Recital w/Christmas Favorites Bk 4 Marlais EI FJH 17605104 7.95 In BOOK 4, students will learn to play pieces with numerous changes of tempo, articulations, and moods, while reinforcing octave passages; modulations from one key to another key; arpeggios hand-over-hand; and more. Features: What Child Is This • Deck the Halls • The Coventry Carol • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing • plus more.

In Recital w/Christmas Favorites Bk 5 Marlais I FJH 17605105 7.95 BOOK 5 is designed to help teachers motivate students while also providing a perfect holiday treat. Triplet and sixteenth-note patterns as well as dotted rhythmic patterns and syncopated rhythms are used. Reinforces concepts like rubato; chords and their inversions; octave scale passages; arpeggios; blocked octaves; simple ornamentation; and playing two voices within the same hand. Titles: The Holly and the Ivy • Jingle Bells • Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella • O Christmas Tree • and more.

In Recital w/Christmas Favorites Bk 6 Marlais LI FJH 17605106 7.95 BOOK 6 reinforces concepts like rhythmic patterns of dotted eighth notes, triplets, and sixteenth notes; simple, compound, and mixed meters; ornamentation using grace notes and trills. Technical challenges encompass one- and two-octave scales, octaves, rolled chords, and hand-over-hand configurations. Three well-known, delightful Spanish carols are also included. Contains: Away in a Manger • Joy to the World • Auld Lang Syne • O Come, Little Children • and more.

A Pachelbel Christmas Kern LE Alfred 4479800 2.95 A wonderfully accessible arrangement of the favorite Canon in D with strains of carols woven through. A great solo to appeal to all ages of students and listeners.

Christmas Time is Here Keveren EI HL 23512900 3.99 From the TV classic special A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS, this lush song by Vince Guaraldi will warm your yuletide heart; beautifully arranged for the holidays!

Silver Bells Keveren LE HL 23512800 3.99 The Christmas classic is artfully arranged for the elementary level student by Keveren, and it includes an optional teacher duet.

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Famous & Fun Pop Christmas Vol. 1 Matz EE Alfred 23451500 7.99 BOOK 1 contains 11 carefully graded early elementary Christmas-season favorites, many originally from movies, radio, and television. The optional duet parts for teacher or parent add to the fun. Titles: Blue Christmas • Deck the Halls • Frosty the Snowman • Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer • (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear • It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year • Jingle Bell Rock • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! • Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town • Winter Wonderland.

Famous & Fun Pop Christmas Vol. 2 Matz EE/E Alfred 23451502 7.99 BOOK 2 contains 10 carefully graded early elementary to elementary Christmas-season favorites, many originally from movies, radio, and television. The optional duet parts for teacher or parent add to the fun. Titles: All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth • The Christmas Waltz • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas • I’ll Be Home for Christmas • March of the Kings • There Is No Christmas Like a Home Christmas • Toyland • When Christmas Comes to Town (from THE POLAR EXPRESS) • Winter Wonderland • You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch (from HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS).

Famous & Fun Pop Christmas Vol. 3 Matz E/LE Alfred 23451503 7.99 BOOK 3 contains 10 carefully graded elementary to late elementary Christmas-season favorites, many originally from movies, radio, and television. The optional duet parts for teacher or parent add to the fun. Titles: Ding, Dong, Merrily on High • Feliz Navidad • Frosty the Snowman • Jingle Bell Rock • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! • The Little Drummer Boy • March (from THE NUTCRACKER) • Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town • Sleigh Ride • Ukranian Bell Carol.

Christmas Eve Solos Linn I HL 23512700 8.99 A perfect choice for students who want to play beautiful arrangements at their holiday recital. Composed for the intermediate level student, these pieces provide fresh and substantial repertoire for students not quite ready for advanced piano literature. Includes: Auld Lang Syne • Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella • Coventry Carol • O Little Town of Bethlehem • Silent Night • We Wish You a Merry Christmas • and more.

Advanced Jazzed-Up Christmas Olson A FJH 21845800 5.50 These fresh, upbeat arrangements explore a wide range of keyboard styles, including new age, jazz, pop, and blues. Includes: Rock the Halls (Deck the Hall) • In Heavenly Peace (Silent Night) • Jingle Blues (Jingle Bells) • and more.

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Fantasia on Polish Christmas Carols Tsitsaros LI HL 23519800 6.99 “Kolendy” (Christmas Carols) present the Polish people an opportunity to unite in peace, love, and forgiveness, and to express reverence for the Christ Child; they perfectly embody a spirit of generosity and good will, and accompany formal religious celebrations, as well as home gatherings and festivities often lasting several days. Fantasia on Christmas Carols was inspired by their wonderful folk flavor and typically Polish emotional character, ranging from sad to humorous and tender. Seven “Kolendy” are threaded together through key relationships and transitional elaborative sections.

Star of Wonder, Star of Night Kern LI HL 23240100 16.95 Though primarily known for his choral writing, Kern proves he's a versatile talent in keyboard writing too, with a great sense of color and character in this excellent new collection of holiday carols. The truly inspired piano arrangements offer a wide scope of styles and keyboard techniques, with innovative harmonies and an idiomatic keyboard sensibility. Includes: Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus • Go, Tell It On the Mountain • Angels We Have Heard on High • Silent Night • and many others.

Gloria in Excelsis Deo Miller A Lillenas/HL 23266300 16.99 From festive to sublime, these inspiring arrangements of classic Christmas melodies will be joyously received by the skilled pianist! Miller's settings provide sample options for use in worship or concert venues. This comprehensive collection includes 20 familiar carols and melodies packaged in an assortment of carol medleys and individual settings. A sampling of the carols: Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming • For Unto Us a Child Is Born (from THE MESSIAH) • We Three Kings • and more.

Jazz Performer: Holiday Inspirations Johnston LI Alfred 23452100 12.99 This collection contains favorite music of the Christmas season, with fresh, jazzy arrangements. Each piece contains a written-out solo section, so even musicians unfamiliar with playing jazz can sound as if they’re improvising a solo. Titles: Angels We Have Heard on High • Away in a Manger • Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella • Deck the Halls • God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear • Jingle Bells • Joy to the World • Lo! How a Rose E’er Blooming • Silent Night.

Christmas Duet Fantasies Vandall I Alfred 22755900 8.50 Vandall's four duet fantasies on classic carols have now been compiled into one spectacular collection. These extended fantasies incorporate exhilarating rhythms and unexpected harmonic changes, making them fantastic performance vehicles for early intermediate to late intermediate pianists. Careful balancing of the primo and secondo parts gives both performers a chance to shine. Titles: Carol of the Bells • Deck the Hall • Jingle Bells • Joy to the World.

Christmas Encores for Two Bober I/LI FJH 14958100 6.50 These musically appealing arrangements for piano duet exhibit a vast range of styles and colors. The primo and secondo parts are equally interesting, giving each player an opportunity to be “center-stage.” Includes: Angels We Have Heard on High • Still, Still, Still • Carol of the Bells • and more.

Christmas Memories for Two Vol. 1 Bober EI/I Alfred 23451300 7.99 ____________________________Vol. 2 Bober I Alfred 23451302 7.99 ____________________________Vol. 3 Bober LI Alfred 23451303 7.99 The Christmas season brings many wonderful traditions, but the music of the season remains the highlight, and sharing this music with someone else can become a tradition of its own. Bober has arranged some of her favorite carols for one piano, four hands. Ranging from lush and romantic to fun and upbeat, there is something for everyone in this series. VOL. 1: Angels We Have Heard on High • Away in a Manger • Go Tell It on the Mountain • Joy to the World • O Come, All Ye Faithful • Silent Night • and What Child Is This? VOL. 2: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing • He Is Born, the Divine Christ Child • Jingle Bells • O Little Town of Bethlehem • We Three Kings of Orient Are • and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. VOL. 3: Angels from the Realms of Glory • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear • Joy to the World • O Holy Night • Still, Still, Still • and Ukrainian Bell Carol.

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A Season of Joy (Duet Medleys) Smith, L. I Lorenz 23170600 15.00 Are you one of the growing number of church musicians who have discovered the delight of playing four-hand piano duets? If so, here is a valuable resource: In his signature style, Smith has created easy-to-prepare, musically rewarding arrangements of five Christmas medleys, that each contain a blend of familiar and lesser-known carols. They are uniquely designed with a variety of stop and start points to give you maximum programming flexibility. Titles: Behold the King: Richmond • Veni, Emmanuel • Haf Trones Lampas Fardig | At the Manger: Polish Carol • Rocking • Cradle Song | Angel Voices: Gloria • The First Nowell • Carol • Regent Square | Shepherds and Kings: Kings of Orient • While By My Sheep • As Lately We Watched | The World Rejoices: Yorkshire • In Dulci Jubilo • Dix • Antioch • Adeste Fideles.

THE PRESENTERS JIM CARMICHAEL: Currently President of the Rockwall Music Teachers Association; has served on various committees of the TMTA, most recently the Music Theory Committee; studied piano and organ with Mrs. Elma Rankin Beeson for twelve years in Johnson City, Tennessee; received his BA in Music Education in 1970 from The University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN; received an MBA from Emory University in Atlanta, GA in May, 1982. Carmichael has an extensive background in sacred music having played in churches since the age of eight; he is the nephew of Ralph Carmichael, one of the leading sacred music composers of the 1960’s and 1970’s, and has written and arranged sacred music for years; currently the principal organist at First Baptist Church of Rockwall. Carmichael is the Owner of the Music Rockwall piano studio; he has also produced four CD’s featuring young aspiring vocalists and bands. His website is www.musicrockwall.com. POLLY FERRARO: Holds a Master of Music degree in Piano Pedagogy from Southern Methodist University and a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from Central Methodist College; she is a Nationally Certified Music teacher; currently studies with Sheila Paige. TENA HEHN: An honors graduate from North Texas State University, now the University of North Texas, with a Bachelor of Music Education degree, with emphases in piano, organ and accompanying. Hehn resides in DeSoto; a NCTM member of MTNA, TMEA, DMTA, DSMTA, TX Federation of Music Clubs and more; UIL region accompanist and interim organist at Oak Cliff Presbyterian Church. ROSEMARY HUGHEY: Pianist, teacher, composer; currently a member of the Carrollton Music Teachers Association. Her publications are available through Willis Music Company. ALLEN LONG: Studied with Rita Fuszek and Earle Voorhies and received a BA from California State University at Fullerton; also completed 5 years of study at Dallas Theological Seminary and earned a Master in Theology degree. As an ordained minister, Long served in church ministry as a pianist, music director, choir director, arranger and composer for 26 years; also taught piano to church members. More recently, Long studied piano with Dr. Carol Leone at Southern Methodist University; graduated in 2005 with a MM in Education. Currently serves as a full-time choral accompanist in Irving ISD, and maintains a private piano teaching studio. ELIZABETH MARCY: Marcy grew up in Wisconsin, is one of eight children, all musicians; attended the International School of Music in Indianapolis, IN as well as received certification in teaching the Suzuki method; has taught piano for 13 years, and is the pianist at her church. Marcy enjoys coffee dates with friends, shopping, time spent with her husband Tim, and is passionate about her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. BEVERLY PANASIK: NCTM; private studio in Garland; holds a BME from Campbell University and an MS, Music Education from the University of IL. Panasik is the immediate past president of the Garland Music Teachers Association, where she is still an active member; frequent adjudicator at festivals in the Dallas area. LEAH PENA: Received her Bachelor of Music in Piano Pedagogy, Summa Cum Laude from Baylor University. Pena later studied at Texas Christian University and received her MM in Piano Pedagogy under Dr. Ann Gipson; was active in her collegiate MTNA chapter at TCU and was a presenter at the 2010 MTNA Conference with three other colleagues. Diverse teaching experiences, from Early Childhood Music to RMM group piano classes. Pena is beginning her second year on staff at Coppell Conservatory, where she teaches theory classes and maintains a full studio of private students of all ages. MONA REJINO: Teacher, adjudicator, composer and arranger; is co-author of the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library. Rejino has taught privately for more than 25 years and is currently teaching at the Hockaday School in Dallas. She holds a BM from West Texas State University and a MM from the University of North Texas in Performance. As a Hal Leonard clinician, Rejino presents workshops throughout the country. Her newest works, Current Hits and Just for Kids are available through Hal Leonard. RICHARD REJINO: Began working in the print music industry a long time ago and has been in the retail print business for more than 28 years. Rejino has been a teacher, adjudicator, and speaker for many years; he is Co- Director of the National Piano Teachers Institute; also serves as a consultant for the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library. Most recently, Rejino authored his first book, What Music Means to Me, published by Hal Leonard. His wife, Mona, and two children, Maggie and Adam, keep him very humbled outside of work, leaving him precious little time for photography, running and writing. BEVERLY RYAN: A member of Garland Music Teachers Association since 1983; teaches students from age 4 to adult; currently has a studio of 38-40 students. Ryan is a church pianist and accompanies in the schools for choirs and band/choir solos for UIL. Married; a proud mother of two daughters and one son (all married); grandmother of 9 boys and 1 girl. Sight reading is her forte. SUZANNE TAITTE: Originally from New Orleans, LA; received her BM degree in Piano Performance from the University of Louisiana in Lafayette with a minor in voice and her MM degrees in Piano Pedagogy and Piano Performance from Southern Methodist University. Taitte has taught piano for forty years; recently retired from teaching general music at Mount St. Michael Catholic School in Oak Cliff after volunteering there for 24 years, but still teaches piano in her home studio in Richardson. She is an active member of the Richardson MTA and serves as a cantor at St. Rita Catholic Church. KRISTIN YOST: NCTM, co-founded the Centre for Musical Minds with Sam Holland in 2008; serves as executive director and teaching faculty. Yost holds a BA from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and a MM in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from Southern Methodist University. 12 years of teaching experience; is an active presenter, author, and mentor in areas of music business for independent teachers, jazz, and practical application of technology in student lessons; has given presentations throughout the United States and Europe and continues to look for ways to keep music learning at the piano engaging and joyful.

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