Plastic Comb: 288 pages
Publisher: Hal Leonard; 3rd edition (February 1, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0634025783
ISBN-13: 978-0634025785
Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.6 x 12 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
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My Daughter and I use this book all the time. The chords are highly accurate and the rhythms are presented as-is(syncopation and all) instead of babied down like you'd see in a typical beginner book. I really had to persevere in the music store to find it. They kept handing me these small beginner piano arrangement books which I can't stand. Fake books rule because they fit so much more song into a small space, meaning you get a lot more songs! It's sad that piano teachers don't focus on fake book style more. It makes me die inside to hear people say that these books are "beginner" when really this is the style of book that professional musicians like myself prefer. The chord symbols give you the freedom to make up your own left hand parts and make them as simple or as complex as you desire. It's also easier to read than having to parse a ton of random notes that some arranger decided was best for the target level player of the book. Fake books are great for any level of player...well..actually if you don't know chord symbols a theory book or chord dictionary might be good to help figure out what the symbols mean. My hope is piano teachers will someday start focusing more on this style of playing that is so much more enabling than the strict tedious and boring classical style most teachers push on young students. Buy the book and enjoy. Songs from Jungle Book, Aladin, Lion King, Mary Poppins, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, the Little Mermaid, Pinocchio, and Robin Hood are some of our favs. There's a whole lot more too thanks to the efficient style of notation. Oh yeah, and this book is also great for guitar players given its a fake book...and guitarists naturally learn that style of playing. I use this book for both guitar and piano. For instance I used to play a random song every night on guitar at bedtime, but downstairs we'll sit down at the piano. My daughter who doesn't play will even use it just for lyrics. She memorized a few songs that way recently.
This is the best Disney fake book I've ever seen. I don't know why the reviewer below said that it doesn't have chords. It most definitely does, right above the melody line. The songs haven't been transposed to C, either, so even if you don't sight read well and are slow to put it all together with a fake approach (as I am) the end result is still so much better than even the best "easy piano" versions.If you love Disney music, this book has a great collection of wonderful, easily played, songs.
This is my first fake book - I also purchased "How to Play from a Fake Book" which is helpful. The songs are all treble clef - mostly single note melody which is great for my daughters who are beginners at piano. For me it is a fun challenge to add chords in the bass to add oomph to the songs. In all it has provided a nice way for the family to gather around the piano and sing/interact with familiar disney songs - and to learn the verses.
As far as fake books go, this is great because most, if not all, songs are in their original keys. Many fake books put things into "easy" keys, this seems to stay true to the keys and rhythms of the original songs.
This book contains 240 Disney from various forms of entertainment, including: 1) animated features/featurettes, 2) live action, 3) television, 4) Disney theme parks, & 5) theatrical production. It is likely that this edition was published before "Tangled" & "Frozen", since no songs from those movies are included in this book. There is one index by song title & another by show title. Most, if not all, of the songs seem to be written in the original key. Although there are a lot of songs, a lot of them are classics from older shows; therefore, the millenial generation may not appreciate some of these songs. My only disappointment is that there are only 2 songs from The Hunchback of Notre Dame & only 3 songs from Pocahontas. Over all, it's a good investment for the Disney music fans.
There are not a lot of chords that are used in this book, but it does sound like you're playing Disney songs. I wish that there was a chord list in the back that told you how to play the pieces that are in it. Lastly, there are a lot of songs in here that seem awkwardly placed. How long are people going to be playing High School Musical hits?
I am in LOVE with this book!I don't play the piano well. No matter how hard I have tried to learn, I just am not gifted in this area. I am a vocalist and give lessons, so this book is very helpful because I can play the melody line and improv a little. My students love the music, too. It was such a great purchase because now I don't have to buy a million books in order to satisfy my students' interests. This book has many of the songs that they know and want to work on. Many of the movies have almost all the songs represented in this book. I am very pleased!
I play both guitar and piano, and was looking for a Disney song book that my kids could enjoy along with me. I also wanted to try and get them interested in learning the piano. There are a lot of great arrangements in this book, and I believe they are quite accurate to the original songs. I was amazed how many songs were in the book- covers a wide range of songs from a wide range of movies, many of which I've never heard of. The chords seem accurate overall, but I've had to tweak a few so they are more to my liking. Some of the songs seem a little simplified, but what do you expect from a fake book?Well worth the money, if you are a Disney fan and enjoy improvising this is the book for you!
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