The iconic feature song from the 1985 musical Les Misérables, “I Dreamed a Dream” was sung in the 2012 film by Anne Hathaway but has also been famously sung by Aretha Franklin, Elaine Page, Susan Boyle, Collbaro, Neil Diamond, and the Glee cast! It’s a great practice piece for beginners as the melody is relatively simple […]
The catchiest, squeakiest, highest-pitch 80’s is finally here, “Take on Me” by A-ha – get ready for an extra challenging challenge (and in my case, a burst ear drum!) It turns out “Take on Me” has one of the biggest pitch ranges of any song I’ve done so far on this site, spanning nearly 3 […]
Reaching number 1 around the world, “Hello” by Lionel Richie has featured in film and TV including Glee, Herbie, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Family Guy, Shrek, Seinfeld, Community, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Happy Feet and Shrek Forever After. Hello – Lionel Richie was last modified: May 31st, 2018 by nat
“I Wanna Dance With Somebody” was released by Whitney Houston in 1987 and was also covered later by Glee cast. It makes a great practice piece for beginners on any instrument. Enjoy the music notes below, letters starting with a caret (^) are in the higher octave 🙂 I Wanna Dance with Somebody – Whitney Houston […]
This catchy Europop track became an instant global sucess and has appeared in films and TV, such as Mamma Mia, Murial’s Wedding and Glee. Most of this is easy, but it does get quite high at some points. High notes are marked with a caret (^), enjoy the music notes 🙂 Dancing Queen – ABBA […]
Originally sung by Gene Autry in 1947, this children’s Christmas classic has also been sung by Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, Doris Day, The Beach Boys, Mariah Carey, Billy Idol, Bob Dylan and Chicago. It has appeared in TV and film, being performed by the Glee cast featured in the Disney sing-a-long film ‘Very Merry Christmas […]
‘Rocking Around The Christmas Tree’ was recorded originally by Brenda Lee in 1958 however in the UK the more recently prominet version was the 1987 cover by Kim Wilde and Mel Smith. Did you know? It’s also been covered by Cyndi Lauper, Green Day, LeAnn Rimes, Mylie Cyrus (as Hannah Montana), Hanson, Bob Rivers, Bill […]
A popular Christmas song known over the ages, having been first recorded by the real life Trapp Family Singers (inspiring the hit film ‘The Sound of Music’). It’s also been covered in an episode of Glee 🙂 Did you know? This has been covered by Boney M., Harry Simeone, The Jackson 5, Bing Crosby, Johnny […]
A classic Queen hit, upbeat and way more high-pitched than I realised! A great piece if you’re looking to really span the octaves 🙂 Did you know? Apart from being featured in the hit film Shaun of the Dead, this “Don’t Stop Me Now” has also been covered by McFly, Katy Perry, Olly Murs and […]
R.E.M.’s popular hit in letter note form 🙂 Perhaps you’ll know it from Glee? A great piece for beginners on flute, piccolo, piano, keyboard, and more. Losing My Religion – R.E.M. was last modified: May 31st, 2018 by nat
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