Piano Course Christmas
Oh How I Long For A Traditional Christmas
With the festive season fast approaching and gifts to be purchased, I decided it was high time I looked into buying my presents early.
When the kids were younger, Christmas seemed so much easier. Back in the good old days when Woolworths were still on the high street, it was fantastic as all I had to do was pop in there and grab all their goodies in one hit. Now that the kids are both teenagers, Christmas is a bit of a nightmare and seems to cost far too much money.
Whatever happened to the days of £5 toys being all you had to get for Christmas. Unfortunately this year, on top of one of their lists is Series 1 to 7 of the tv show 24. Imagine my face, when I saw the other one’s list and saw that she has a laptop heading the list. Of course, it’s not any old laptop it’s got to be pink and do this and do that, blah blah blah.
I really wish that sometimes I could turn the clock back a bit and have them all sweet and little again.
Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love Christmas, but it all seems to have got out of hand.
If I had my way my perfect Christmas would involve all of the family sitting round the roaring open log fire with us all having a good old knees up round the piano.
However, the reality of Christmas will soon sink in and some of the family will arrive already drunk, I won’t be able to light the fire as all the Christmas decorations will be draped over the fireplace and the closest we might get the the piano is singing a few songs on Singstar. Oh my how things have progressed – or not!
My sister’s daughters have already let me have their Christmas lists. I have always been honest with them and said I really don’t care what I spend on their presents, but let me know exactly what you want. Having cast a quick glance at their lists, it looks like one of them wants some silver jewellery, the other said could I get her some silver earrings or maybe if I could stretch to it some gemstone jewellery.
I know a lot of people might see their lists as being a bit cheeky, but me I’m more than happy with them. I know exactly what they would like, I know where I can buy it from and if I play my cards right, I won’t even have to step out of my house to get it. The wonders of the Internet are immense and hopefully this year perhaps most of my Christmas shopping can be completed without having to even step out of the house.
There seem to be plenty of bargains around, so for now I need to get back to my shopping.
Silver Bells – Christmas Song – Piano Holiday Music
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December $4.15 December holds the distinction of single-handedly putting Windham Hill on the map and being the new age album most likely to find its way into music collections of all ilk. In spite of being relentlessly overplayed during the holidays, the solo piano recording has aged quite well. Winston shapes holiday war-horses and original compositions into a captivating contemporary statement. His spare, unde… |
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Peter Cincotti $4.27 Though his looks are smart enough for frontman in a mass-marketed boy band, teenaged Peter Cincotti’s musical soul seems wise decades beyond his years. The 19-year-old Columbia University sophomore’s debut does more than bristle with promise: it delivers both sprightly performances and some unexpectedly sharp songwriting. The album’s lean quartet format (bassist David Finck, drummer Kenny Washingt… |
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Christmas Extraordinaire $0.25 Chip Davis’s Mannheim Steamroller hasn’t lost any ground in the six years since their last Yuletide offering. Christmas Extraordinare is another innovative and heartfelt collection of seasonal treasures played on a combination of 18th-century instruments and modern-day synthesizers, drums, and electric guitars. While not the first to marry different ages of musical instruments, Davis and his cohor… |
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Teaching Little Fingers to Play: A Book for the Earliest Beginner (John Thompsons Modern Course for The Piano) $1.82 Features:A series for the early beginner combining rote and note approach. The melodies are written with careful thought and are kept as simple as possible, yet they are refreshingly delightful. All the music lies within the grasp of the child’s small hands. Table of Contents: Publisher: Willis Composer: John Thompson Catalog Number: 00412076 Pages: 40 … |
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John Thompson’s Easiest Piano Course Part 1 $1.82 A comprehensive step-by-step course specifically designed to suit the needs of all children beginning the piano. Includes: characters and illustrations writing exercises sight reading drills review work accompaniments and more. Contains workshee… |
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Alfred’s Basic Adult Piano Course: Lesson Book, Level One $5.77 A beginning course for adults who prefer a chord approach. It teaches chords for both hands so that the student can play more than single note melodies. This course is most effective when used under the direction of a piano teacher or experienced musician. Titles: Alouette * Alpine Melody * Amazing Grace * At Last * Au Claire de la Lune * Aura Lee * The Ballad of Gilligan’s Island * Beautifu… |