Melody Bober

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...

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...

The romance and passion of a rhapsody are found in this expressive solo. Two keys, D minor and D major, are used in contrasting sections. D minor represents the passionate side while the D major secti...

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...

George Gershwin and his older brother Ira wrote the music for more than 12 Broadway shows and four films. This volume revisits the best of these songs, which have become favorites of singers, instrume...

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...

This solo, written in 4/4 meter and the key of A minor, creates the perfect air of a mystery. The melody is divided between the right and left hands and also features blocked intervals of seconds and...

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...

The Maryland Shores highlights the Chesapeake Bay and its beautiful shoreline. The city of Baltimore and its Inner Harbor shine in the bold first movement, 'Beautiful Baltimore,' creating a majestic s...

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...

It is a given with any Halloween night - where there are treats, there are certainly going to be tricks. This Elementary piano solo in C minor moves forward in 4/4 meter. From bouncing staccatos to gr...

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...

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...

After a long summer day, early-elementary students can settle back and enjoy the relaxing 'night sounds' that emerge from this lovely solo. In the key of C major, this beautiful piece can be played as...