Alfred 103820 The Nutcracker Packet for Piano

THE NUTCRACKER PACKET contains Nutcracker Activity Book, Pre-Reading; Let's Celebrate The Nutcracker; A Simply Classic Nutcracker and The Nutcracker Suite. The Nutcracker Activity Book, Pre-Reading arr.by Tom Gerou provides a way for the beginning pianist to perform melodies from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite. Optional teacher-parent duets are included. The activity pages reinforce music theory and terms through games, puzzles and other fun-filled examples. Let's Celebrate The Nutcracker arranged by Bernadine Johnson includes the themes from the eight pieces of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite. The short excerpts allow students to perform music from the entire suite. The story of the ballet and an activity page are also included. A Simply Classic Nutcracker arranged by Margaret Goldston has elementary arrangements of the Nutcracker Suite along with maintaining the original form of each piece without making the difficulty level increase. Each solo includes an optional duet, which helps to create a full,rich,authentic sound. Nutcracker Suite arr. by Kowalchyk/Lancaster(Intermediate/Late Intermediate) includes some of the most favorite selections from the ballet and gives the story of "The Nutcracker" to help recreate scenes from this classic ballet