Piano teachers, piano students, and parents of piano students continually search for fun and exciting piano music their piano students can't wait to play.
The search is over with Music Motivation(R) and the music composed by Jerald Simon!
Jerald Simon is a popular pianist, composer, author, and performer/motivational speaker, who composes fun piano music that piano students love playing and performing for family and friends. Simon is well-known for his COOL SONGS Series (musicmotivation.com/coolsongs) which features over 200 of his fun, original piano music - most of which include accompaniment MP3 minus tracks to help piano students learn to play the piano the fun way. He is also well known for his Essential Piano Exercises Series (essentialpianoexercises.com/pdf/series) as well as his popular Music Motivation(R) website and company (musicmotivation.com/).
In "Adventure Awaits," Simon has composed 13 new original intermediate level piano solos that range in style from contemporary, classical, and new age, to a cinematic, score-like sound, intermixed with pop and rock elements, rhythms, themes, and characteristics. With titles such as: "Adventure Awaits," "The Journey," "Forward March," "Dreams of the Heart," "Onward," "The Forgotten Battle," "Let the Games Begin," and more, piano students are captivated by the melodious and harmonious adventure filled themes.
This piano music is ideal for intermediate level piano students. Throughout the book, students play intermediate level piano music that sounds and appears more advanced than it really is. Simon creates compelling melodies around familiar chord progressions. Students will enjoy playing ascending and descending triplets, blocked and broken octave intervals, and octave chords. Within the music, students will see how Simon incorporates familiar chords and scales in a new and exciting way. Through the music, Jerald hopes to portray the fancies of fairy tales and conquests, the struggles of battles and quests, and the dream to continue on the journey while marching forward with fortitude, strength, and a fearless call of heroism. The music beckons the piano player to embrace the champion's creed, to experience the forgotten battles, and to embark upon the adventure that awaits.
