ABRSM Pop Performer! Piano - Grade 4-5
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- Pages: 44
Description
Pop Performer! offers budding pianists chart-topping and classic pop songs that have been expertly selected and arranged by some of the UK's leading figures in piano and pop pedagogy. Complete with audio recordings of every arrangement, the Grades 4 & 5 book features diverse songs and acts from across the decades, including Adele, Dua Lipa, Elton John and Alicia Keys. The songs have been selected and arranged to align with ABRSM grade levels, making them ideal choices for Performance Grade exams, or simply to play for pleasure.
‘I'm thrilled to see the publication of Pop Performer!. This beautifully curated collection gives pianists the rare opportunity to present expertly graded pop song arrangements in their piano Performance Grade.' Alexis Ffrench – Artistic Director, ABRSM
This publication includes demonstration audio for each track, which you can access online using the unique code inside the book. The audio files can be streamed or downloaded, and also includes PLAYBACK+ , a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
Songs:
- Easy On Me
- Titanium [David Guetta ft. Sia]
- Don't Know Why [Norah Jones]
- Scared to Be Lonely [Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa]
- Song for Guy [Elton John]
- All of Me [John Legend]
- (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman [Carole King]
- Dancing Queen [ABBA]
- God Only Knows [The Beach Boys]
- I Wanna Dance with Somebody [Whitney Houston]
- Attention [Charlie Puth]
- She [Laura Mvula]
- King of Anything [Sara Bareilles]
- If I Ain't Got You [Alicia Keys]
- A Thousand Miles [Vanessa Carlton]
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ABRSM Pop Performer! Piano - Grade 4-5
