Out There beneath the pale moonlight. The exercise described here, while demonstrating the necessity for music notation, also exposes how woefully inadequate it is in conveying complete musical sense. In the case of Somewhere Out There, many will already know exactly how to proceed having heard the popular Linda Rondstadt-James Ingram recording. Adults in particular enjoy learning music that is familiar and with which they feel a deep personal connection. She Loves You, recreates the excitement of being alive in the early 1960s.
Many adult students dream about playing the piano at a party.
These are the pieces that will fulfill that dream. Thinking more generally, it is well-established that early exposure to a wide range of music is not only desirable but healthy. Students, for example, benefit greatly in their discovery that musical quality may exist in any form, be it classical, folk, ethnic or popular. Today, it seems that the music of Puccini has become almost as popular as that of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Each piece in the Top Hits and Greatest Hits series is correlated with a specific page in the corresponding lesson book.