Top 3 Holiday Downloads

1. Carol of the Bells

Intermediate Arrangement:

* Easy syncopated rhythms give it a contemporary feel
* Sophisticated sound
* Passionate harmonic section in the middle feels wonderful to play
* Easy to learn, lots of patterns, easy 5 finger sets of 16th notes

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Elementary Arrangement:

* No eighth notes make it look easy (watch the video for samples)
* 3 pages of music
* Big sound, little effort

As with other pieces on ComposeCreate.com, you can purchase a single user license or a studio license in which the you as the teacher can provide a copy to each student in their studio without additional costs.

The YouTube performance of the intermediate arrangement:

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2. We Three Kings – Camels and Cups

Imagine bringing the cup tapping fun to your recital! This elementary, cup-tapping, holiday piece can be performed in any of these outrageously fun ways:

As a solo
As a solo plus MP3 cup tapping accompaniment
As a solo with some or all of your students cup tapping
As a solo with students cup tapping AND passing (see video below)
As a solo with the audience cup tapping
As a monster concert!

Details:

Level: Elementary
Pages: 9 pages, 3 pages of music, 3 pages of ideas and tips, cover included!
Extras: 4 MP3 tracks: 1 as a performance model, 3 cup tapping accompaniments at 3 different speeds for practice
Style: Mysterious
Format: PDF instant download plus MP3 cup tapping accompaniment!

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3. Deck the Hall – elementary (but sounds way bigger)

Teachers are writing to say that ALL their elementary students are playing this and having so much fun. This arrangement of “Deck the Hall” is full of dynamic energy! Complete with not one, not two, but three glissandos (which students can easily play with index cards AND which you can leave out if you want), this piece will leave the audience smiling and your student feeling quite pleased with the huge sounds they coax from the piano!

Details:

Level: Early to mid-elementary – quarter, halves, wholes, sharps, 8va, glissando
Pages: 5 pages, 3 pages of music, cover included!
Style: Playful, Joking
Format: PDF, instant download!