Duet Book .

Level 2
Alfred’s Basic Piano Library

P i a n o
Selected and Edited by E. L. Lancaster & Morton Manus
The pleasure young students get from adding popular music to their piano lessons has been well documented. The
positive reaction we received from teachers following the introduction of Alfred’s Top Hits Solo Books (Levels 1B–6)
and Top Hits Christmas Books (Levels 1B–4) has been overwhelming. We are now pleased to add Duet Books
(Levels 1B–4) to the Top Hits series.
Playing duets is important to the musical growth of the young pianist. Duets aid with the development of steady
rhythm, listening for proper balance, and playing with appropriate dynamics. Finally, working together in a collaborative
performance teaches more than just music. Not only does this duet series contain some of the most popular
music ever written, but the arrangements are unique in a number of ways:

•The primo and secondo are equal in difficulty, with the melody distributed between both parts.
•Students are aided in achieving the correct balance between melody and accompaniment
by dynamic signs and the inclusion of the lyrics with the melody only.
•For ease in reading, both the primo and secondo parts are written with the right hand in the treble clef
and the left hand in the bass clef.
•Careful consideration has been given to spacing the music so that page turns are easy;
measure numbers have been included for reference during practice sessions.
This book is correlated page-by-page with Lesson Book 2 of Alfred’s Basic Piano Library; pieces should be
assigned based on the instructions in the upper-right corner of each title page (the correlation for the Lesson Book
of Complete Levels 2 & 3 is included in parentheses). You can even use Top Hits Duet Book, Level 2, with Alfred’s
Prep Course, Lesson Book E, beginning on page 7 and ending in Lesson Book F, page 33.
Since the melodies and rhythms of popular music do not always lend themselves to precise grading, you may find
that these pieces are sometimes a little more difficult than the corresponding pages in the Lesson Book. The teacher’s
judgment is the most important factor in deciding when to begin each title.
When the books in the Top Hits series (Solo, Christmas, Duet) are assigned in conjunction with the Lesson Books,
these appealing pieces reinforce new concepts as they are introduced. In addition, the motivation from the music
increases student interest in piano study to successively higher levels.

Colors of the Wind (Arr. by Sharon Aaronson) People in Your Neighborhood

from Walt Disney’s POCAHONTAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 (Arr. by Martha Mier)
Do-Re-Mi (Arr. by George Peter Tingley) from the Television Series SESAME STREET . . . . . . . . . . 28
from THE SOUND OF MUSIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Yellow Submarine (Arr. by Tom Gerou) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
It’s a Small World (Arr. by Margaret Goldston)
You’ll Be in My Heart (Pop Version)
from Disneyland and Walt Disney World’s
(Arr. by Sharon Aaronson)
IT’S A SMALL WORLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
from Walt Disney Pictures’ TARZAN™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from ‘Titanic’)
(Arr. by Dennis Alexander)
from the Paramount and Twentieth Century Fox
Motion Picture TITANIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Cover photos: Camera, popcorn box © 1999 PhotoDisc, Inc.
Backgrounds, movie clapboard © Eyewire, Inc.
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Use with Alfred’s Basic Piano Library,

Do-Re-Mi LESSON BOOK 2, after page 5

(or with LESSON BOOK
Complete Levels 2 & 3, after page 4).
from THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Secondo Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Allegro Arr. by George Peter Tingley

#2
Play both hands one octave lower than written throughout.

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Far, a long, long way to run.

Œ Œ
Copyright © 1959 by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
Copyright Renewed
WILLIAMSON MUSIC owner of publication and allied rights throughout the world
International Copyright Secured     All Rights Reserved
 3
Use with Alfred’s Basic Piano Library,

Do-Re-Mi LESSON BOOK 2, after page 5

(or with LESSON BOOK
Complete Levels 2 & 3, after page 4).
from THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Primo Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Allegro Arr. by George Peter Tingley

#2
Play both hands one octave higher than written throughout.

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1

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F
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deer.

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5

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5

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Ray,
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drop of gol - den
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sun.
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4

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9

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5

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13

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Copyright © 1959 by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II

Copyright Renewed
WILLIAMSON MUSIC owner of publication and allied rights throughout the world
International Copyright Secured     All Rights Reserved