SHOWCASE SOLOS POPS is a graded series of popular song arrangements for solo piano featuring movie themes, Broadway classics, favorite children's songs, and today's top recorded hits. Each solo is expertly arranged with a winning combination of creativity and solid pedagogy. Ranging from Early Elementary through Late Intermediate levels, these exciting solos provide excellent supplemental material for any method, and are a perfect complement to the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library. This lovely arrangement of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic from The Sound of Music is a perennial favorite among students of all ages. This skillful arrangement by Fred Kern is suitable for young and adult beginners, and the cover illustration fits both age ranges, too. Stationary hand position in middle C range for the most part, with two small shifts in either hand at the end. Reading range: G below middle C to C above middle C; Melody alternates between the hands, with some single-note harmonization hands together; 34 measures.