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Schoolhouse Rock Songbook
Manufacturer: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
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ISBN/ASIN: 1575600188
Publication Date: 1996-06
Sales Rank: 157513
Average Rating: 
Media: Paperback
Product Group: Book
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| Product Description |
Ten unforgettable songs from the classic television educational series, now experiencing a booming resurgence in popularity with everyone from Gen X'ers to today's kids! Includes: I'm Just a Bill • Conjunction Junction • Lolly, Lolly, Lolly (Get
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| Customer Reviews: Average Rating: 3.5/5 | | Good Selection of Songs: Rating: 3/5 |
It has all the songs you would expect, but the style of the songs written doesn't translate well into piano music.
They did do a good job however in making this song book.
-dave |
| | Schoolhouse Rock Songbook: Rating: 5/5 |
Summary:
Absolutely recommended. These songs make great party tricks for intermediate pianists and guitarists.
Details:
As other reviewers have noted, this book contains only ten songs:
Conjunction Junction
Dollars And Sense
Electricity, Electricity
The Great American Melting Pot
I'm Just A Bill
Interplanet Janet
Lolly, Lolly, Lolly (Get Your Adverbs Here)
My Hero, Zero
No More Kings
Three Is A Magic Number
I understand why the first review was so poor - why songbook publishers don't include the song listing I'll never know - and if you're buying the book sight unseen, it's a huge letdown. But for those who are okay with the book's contents (or lack thereof), let's talk about the book itself.
This book is for:
- Voice - includes all words and separate vocal line
- Piano - includes piano accompaniment with incorporated vocal line.
- Guitar - includes chord notation as well as tablature. Note - I'm not a guitarist, so I don't know how tab is oriented, but I was under the impression that the strings are usually oriented horizontally - in this songbook, the strings are vertical.
Piano-wise, I'd rate this at an intermediate skill level. The arrangements aren't very complicated - the right hand does all the work and the left hand tends to follow a simple bass line - but an early-to-mid intermediate player is going to have some work to do. The arrangements occasionally travel way off the staff lines. I'd say that the timing could be pretty difficult - it's very bluesy/swingy, lots of triplets - but if you're familiar with the songs to start with, you already know the timing. Smaller hands may have some trouble in a couple of places - I found a few places where chords and/or fingering were a stretch for my octave+2 reach - but that can be worked around.
It's a shame that they don't seem to have released sheet music for any of the other songs - I'd love to have "Unpack Your Adjectives", "Rufus Xavier Sarsparilla", and "Interjections", not to mention the Preamble to the Constitution - but what this book does, it does pretty well. Recommended. |
| | Songbook: Rating: 5/5 |
| It is good. The product was undamaged and it has some great songs in it. |
| | Not all the songs included: Rating: 4/5 |
| I'm rather disappointed as only the top 10 songs have been included. Is there anywhere we can gain access to the other songs? |
| | fun to play: Rating: 4/5 |
| I viewed this book at a bookstore before buying it so I knew exactly what I was, and wasn't purchasing. I have no problem with it being incomplete and I do have a lot of fun playing the pieces. I especially enjoy the fun bits -- the intro. to "Conjunction Junction" is a kick. If you are a good pianist and have some rhythm (swing baby), you should be able to play the music. One thing I don't like about most piano books (including this one) is the binding. Most of the time it's a real fight to keep the book open unless you break the binding. |
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