Print Book
$14.99 USD | $19.99 CAD
9×12 paperback, 28 pages including cover and notes (23 pages of music)
eBook
$44.99 USD | $59.99 CAD
Studio License – 8 1/2 x 11, 28 pages including covers and notes (23 pages of music)
Item number: ISMN:979-09001414-7-7 / NK-P906
“The pieces are so well thought out and student’s will love the literary connections.” ~ Penny Lazarus
Details:
- Early Intermediate to Early Advanced piano solos (Levels 3 to 8)
- One Intermediate duet (1P4H)
- A Piano Tribute to the Hunger Games
- A piano book you can imagine that the series characters would have on their piano
- An imagined setting of music mentioned in the books: folk music of District 12, music by Madge for Katniss, plus classics from a time before Panem
“One of the things that Rebekah mentioned that really impressed me was that she “tried to imagine what piano music of our era would have survived into the future world of District 12” ~ Penny Lazarus
Contents, Score and Sound samples:
Deep in the Meadow (A Mountain Air)
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- Early Intermediate (Level 3)
- Expressive / Lullaby / Folk
Valley Song
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- Early Intermediate (Level 3)
- Expressive / Celtic / Folk
The Hanging Tree
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- Late Intermediate (Level 6)
- Expressive / Folk / Variations
The Toasting
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- Intermediate (Level 5)
- Expressive / Celtic / Folk
Wedding Dance
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- Late Intermediate (Level 6)
- Character Piece / Celtic / Folk
Imagine a Prelude ~ Bach arr. Maxner
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- Late Intermediate (Level 6)
- Expressive / Baroque / Soft Rock
Stairway for Elisa ~ Maxner (with Beethoven)
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- Intermediate (Level 5)
- Swing / Classical / Soft Rock
Over the Moon ~ Inspired by Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata – Maxner
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- Late Intermediate (Level 6)
- Expressive / Classical / Pastiche
Friends of a Feather (Madge and Katniss Duet)
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- Late Intermediate (Level 6)
- Expressive / Soundtrack Style / Duet
For Rue
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- Early Advanced (Level 8)
- Expressive / Romantic / Pastiche
Folk music from District 12 that is mentioned in The Hunger Games books, including the lullaby Deep in the Meadow, the patriotic Valley Song, the haunting The Hanging Tree, the simply beautiful Toasting, as well as the Wedding Dance. There are also new twists on classics and classic rock that I imagine would still be known in the future, including a Bach/Lennon mash-up Imagine a Prelude, a Beethoven/Led Zeppelin mash-up, Stairway for Elisa, and a new take on the Moonlight Sonata, Over the Moon. The final two pieces are from Madge to Katniss, Friends of a Feather, a duet, and For Rue, a Chopin-inspired waltz based on Rue’s “all’s well” signal.
Reviews:
“Many of the pieces are original compositions, but there are also some interesting pieces inspired by famous piano pieces…. The pieces seem to evoke the original classical work, rather than exist merely as a simplified version. Very creative!” ~ Joy Morin, Color in My Piano blog
Joy Morin of Color in my Piano blog reviews Madge’s Notebook.
“…a very creative and unique music book containing songs that capture the series’ setting and story really well, while tastefully interweaving snippets of famous pieces…” ~ Natalie Weber, Music Matters blog
Natalie Weber of Music Matters Blog reviews Madge’s Notebook.
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Madge’s Notebook:
Print Book – $14.99 USD | $19.99 CAD
9×12 paperback, 28 pages including cover and notes (24 pages of music)
eBook – $44.99 USD | $59.99 CAD
Studio License – print for students you directly teach, licensed to your name
eSheets for each piece available via my shop
Rebekah Maxner 