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TV Themes.(Book Review)

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| February 01, 2005 | Harding, Robert Al | COPYRIGHT 2005 Music Teachers National Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

TV Themes, arranged by Phillip Keveren. Hal Leonard Corporation (7777 W. Bluemound Rd., P.O. Box 13819, Milwaukee, W1 53213), 2004. 62 pp. $10.95. Early intermediate-intermediate.

TV Themes is a terrific collection of seventeen classic themes from some of America's all-time favorite television programs. From The Addams Family to Star Trek, you will find plenty of memories for all of us "older" kids, as well as memory makers for the younger generation that now gets to enjoy these classic shows as reruns. These arrangements have immediate appeal and will be enjoyed by all. Keveren states in his preface:

 
      What I find particularly interesting 
   about this music [TV 
   Themes] is its cross-generational 
   appeal. Try playing "name that 
   tune" at your next family gathering. 
   It's hard to say whether grandparent 
   or grandchild can identify I 
   Love Lucy first. Thanks to rerun 
   heaven, many of these tunes live on 
   and on.

I especially liked the fact that this collection, although written for the early-intermediate--intermediate-level pianists, contains quite solid arrangements that are fairly easy to play, ...

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