The Green Piano

Poems from an ever-wandering poet, Janine Pommy Vega. American Book Review wrote, "She is changed by her journey through the world, and she changes the world through her words." Janine Pommy Vega writes with quiet command of her life and times and of our shared American present. Here are protests against the depravities of the prison system, political poems grounded in closely observed human particulars. Here too are tender lyrics about family, lovers, and friends; celebrations of the natural and domestic worlds of upstate New York; and remarkably vivid letters home from spiritual sojourns through Italy, Germany, and the former Yugoslavia. "Vega's poems reflect a deeply felt and aching knowledge. They 'go' (as Kerouac said) their own patient, unadorned, and dignified way," wrote Publishers Weekly of her previous collection, Mad Dogs of Trieste.

Most often a pupil's difficulty is not because of technic deficiency but is due to weak note recognition. Consistent use of these drills will help your student to become a good note reader.

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.

This collection was created especially for church pianists and organists. It provides 18 medium-difficult duets that work for preludes, offertories, postludes and "special music." Includes: Adeste Fidelis * America, the Beautiful * His Eye Is on the Sparrow * I Sing the Mighty Power of God * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Joy to the World! * Morning Has Broken * O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing * Sing We Now at Christmas * Were You There?/Amazing Grace * What a Friend We Have in Jesus * When I Survey the Wondrous Cross * and more.

This autobiographical picture book by the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Roberta Flack recounts her childhood in a home surrounded by music and love: it all started with a beat-up piano that her father found in a junkyard, repaired, and painted green. Growing up in a Blue Ridge mountain town, little Roberta didn't have fancy clothes or expensive toys...but she did have music. And she dreamed of having her own piano. When her daddy spies an old, beat-up upright piano in a junkyard, he knows he can make his daughter's dream come true. He brings it home, cleans and tunes it, and paints it a grassy green. And soon the little girl has an instrument to practice on, and a new dream to reach for--one that will make her become a legend in the music industry. Here is a lyrical picture book--perfect for aspiring piano players and singers--that shares an intimate look at Roberta Flack's family and her special connection to music.

Behind the Green Piano by Dr. Walter Creighton __________________________________

Medium-difficult solos for 33 classic Christmas melodies, by 6 top arrangers - Bruce Greer, Jim Hammerly, Bob Krogstad, Carol Tornquist, Bill Wolaver and Don Wyrtzen. Songs include: Angels We Have Heard on High * Away in a Manger * Gesu Bambino * How Great Our Joy! * Joy to the World * O Holy Night * and more. Including preludes, offertories, postludes and "special music," this book is an excellent resource for contemporary worship services, as well as Christmas recitals and holiday concerts.