Melody Bober

The thrill of making music with a friend or teacher during the holidays is captured in this series of Christmas duets. Both primo and secondo parts are equal in difficulty. The selections of familiar...

The story of Peter Pan has delighted the child in all of us. I Won't Grow Up is Peter's famous and catchy song about refusing to lose his youth. This sheet solo, arranged for late elementary piano by...

When we think of Dorothy and her friends traveling down the yellow brick road, we think of the music that accompanied them. Bright and catchy, this intermediate arrangement of We're Off to See the Wiz...

The grand sweep of this D major solo is created by using a wide range of the keyboard, harmonies that include open fifths as well as full chords, and a brisk 6/8 march tempo. The melody is fanfare-lik...

The Great Lakes showcases the world's largest group of freshwater lakes in three musically diverse movements. The suite opens with 'Brisk Winds,' a piece that changes keys from minor to major and back...

Bette Midler recorded the Grammy Award-winning The Wind Beneath My Wings for the 1988 film Beaches. Since then, the song has become one of the most popular ballads ever written. This arrangement by Me...

A Call to Prayer contains 10 favorite hymns skillfully arranged for early advanced piano by Melody Bober. These arrangements are inspired by a quote from Philippians 4:6: 'Do not be anxious about anyt...

Beginning students of all ages will enjoy the boogie style and driving rhythms of this solo. In middle C position and 4/4 meter, it features the melody divided between the hands and contains accidenta...

A Jazz Sonatina explores the state of Alabama through the three movements of a sonatina. The Southern Longleaf Pine, the official state tree, is represented in the first movement, Longleaf Pine Boogie...

Melody Bober's Postcards from Iowa represents the state of Iowa in three musical pictures. The carnival-like first movement, On the Midway, takes the listener to the world-famous Iowa State Fair with...

A favorite childhood memory is depicted in this solo written in Middle C position. Fun lyrics describe a birthday sleep-over that turns into a pillow fight complete with flying feathers. A change of m...

Turn your piano into a well-oiled machine with the sounds of octaves, accents, chromatics and mild dissonance. Written in D minor and 4/4 meter, this toccata will appeal to students with its big sound...

Students will enjoy creating their own 'story line' to match the mood of the music. Written in 4/4 meter, the piece begins mysteriously in the key of G minor. A change of key to G major creates the op...

Melody Bober's The Dakotas visits both North and South Dakota in three movements. In the opening movement, 'The Great Plains,' majestic chords, sixteenth-note runs and a soaring melody recreate the sw...

Twelve inspiring hymns, which vary from expressive meditation to joyous exultation, include approximate performance times making them easy to incorporate into services.

Sunrise over the Kansas prairie is depicted in this programmatic solo. In 4/4 meter, it begins with just the first hint of morning rays in the introduction, and then builds in intensity through change...

Impressions of Indiana paints a scenic picture of the state of Indiana. Beginning with 'The Mighty Wabash,' the first movement creates a majestic and dignified overview of the Wabash River as it trave...

Beginning students can experience the fun of ragtime with this delightful solo written in G major and 4/4 meter. The left hand contains an accessible accompaniment that keeps all of the intervals with...

Students with an injured arm or hand can continue their piano studies in spite of their injury with this series by Melody Bober. Each volume features pieces written especially for the right or left ha...

Students with an injured arm or hand can continue their piano studies in spite of their injury with this series by Melody Bober. Each volume features pieces written especially for the right or left ha...

The Music Teachers National Association commissioned this collaborative composition for their 2012 convention. In four movements, each movement represents a season of the year. Each movement also feat...

Students with an injured arm or hand can continue their piano studies in spite of their injury with this series by Melody Bober. Each volume features pieces written especially for the right or left ha...

Students will have no problem depicting a whirlwind in this fast and exciting solo. The swirling melodic pattern in C minor and 6/8 meter gives the feeling of whirling winds. Hand-over-hand arpeggios...

Students with an injured arm or hand can continue their piano studies in spite of their injury with this series by Melody Bober. Each volume features pieces written especially for the right or left ha...

Students with an injured arm or hand can continue their piano studies in spite of their injury with this series by Melody Bober. Each volume features pieces written especially for the right or left ha...