Wicked - Piano/Vocal Arrangement

Nice intermediate arrangements. Many of the songs keep changing keys which is good for my brain and makes it extra fun (but sometimes tricky). Some are hard (one has 5 sharps!) but the arrangements are so well done it's worth the work!

I was slightly disappointed with this purchase because I think that the piano part is in a different key than the musical is in. I am a beginner piano player, and I don't know how to change the key when playing piano yet. I wanted to learn how to play these songs in the same key as the musical does it. So if you are an expert at piano and/or you want to just have a nice little song and lyric book, you should purchase this. But personally, I was not a fan. So I just use it for singing and not piano anymore.

If you're familiar with the Wicked soundtrack, you know that there are a number of songs with lots of dialogue -- things that are hard to translate to a sing-able performance for those of us non-broadway types. This book does an excellent job of providing fun piano pieces (intermediate level) for pianists who love the show, and it provides sing-able versions of the Wicked songs for vocalists. If you're range-challenged, do note that several of the favorite songs (like "Defying Gravity") do require a lot of vocal flexibility.

This show is brilliantly written. The music is challenging to play, but well worth the effort. The songs are so satisfying to sing! I use some of the songs to audition with, and they are show stoppers. I reccommend this book if you are a singer looking to add some fantastic songs to your repertoire. Voice Lessons To Go Volume 1: Vocalize and Breath

Wicked is fabulous on every level. Just know that this score is not easy to play from if you are not a good piano player. Also as voice teacher, prepare yourself for a lot of students who will not be able to even touch the high belt required for some of these songs!

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I love Wicked and really think the whole show story and music is genius. I use this book to teach out of. Just know that you really need to play well to play these songs. There are lots of key changes, sharps and flats. I warm my students up first with:Voice Lessons To Go's -Vocalize!

Wonderful piano book...although some parts are changed from the musical to make it easier for a song to be a solo... there are a lot of sharps and flats in the songs, so it takes some patience to get the songs right- still worth it- sounds great...I love mine- great for when friends come over too

The music is not overly difficult to play. What surprised me was that I received FIVE copies of it. I know music books are costly so I was expecting the $12.00+ to be for one book. I did not realize was the $12.00 I paid was for 5 copies OF THE SAME BOOK.

There have been a lot of different feelings on this book. One of the first pages is a note from the composer Stephen Schwartz, giving a discription of why some of the songs are altered a bit. He goes on to give his e-mail address if you need further assistance (very cool).

Now Of course any songs taken away from a full orchestra, to perform on your own or with a small group, are going to need some changes. My skills at reading and playing music are limited and this is deffinately not an EZ play book but it's great just the same, and knowing Stephen Schwartz himself worked on it and not some schmo from who-knows-where makes it worth it.

The piano arrangements in this book are very faithful to the orchestrations. If you're like me, you ordered this book because you are familiar with the recording; you will not be disappointed with the accompaniments. A couple of the songs have been edited down, presumably to avoid the selections becoming too long. Very good buy.

I bought this book after seeing Wicked in person. It is a fantastic show and the music is addicting. I have been playing the piano for several years so I ordered the real music rather than the easy piano book. It is a great book! I have only worked on a few songs so far but they sound exactly like the soundtrack and you can easily sing along with them. This is a great choice for anyone who loves Wicked!

I think that his book is amazing. Some disappointmennts are that they changed some of the songs to make them solos and not groups, which is nice but if you want the real original then i would recommend the Wicked Grimmerie. I also own that and that is really cool. So other than that I would say that this book is really nice if yuo have any auditions or any concerts or just for fun. Stephen Schwarts also made the notes easier for younger kids but he still put the real chords and everything. I highly recommend this book.

Pieces seem to be very true to the original score. Four and Five sharps or flats is common. Multiple changes in time signature within the pieces. Great if you're comfortable playing difficult music.

I really liked the Easy Piano Arrangment book of "Wicked." The keys and rhythms are very user friendly and good for the young piano player. I have also purchased the harder piano arrangement version, but found some of the keys to be trickier and therefore somewhat more frustrating to play. I also like having the words included, so someone could easily sing the part as a vocal solo or just a piano solo. Overall it is nice arrangment of some trickier modern music.

I am very pleased with this product. As a beginner, I am playing the vocal piece and will move into the piano piece once my skills improve. Although I'm not a singer, I enjoy having the lyrics to all the songs. The wonderful photos (most in color) are also a plus. Many of them are the same as those included in the Wicked CD booklet, but here they are full-sized and look fantastic. This is a great product for anyone who's a fan of the show or who simply enjoys playing or singing show tunes.

I am musical theater singer who loves to buy sheet music and sing through all the songs I love. This past year I have purchased Avenue Q, Wicked, and Assasins on sheet music. Unfortunately I am an intermediate pianist, so I often find myself player the right hand melody line and adding in as much of the left as I can. All these new musicals have such difficult keys, and they change constantly throughout the songs.
I can also recommend "Voice Lessons To Go" by Vaccarino. They are voice lessons on CD. They have saved me a ton of money in voice lessons. I may need the money for some more piano lessons to play these scores!

The accompaniment is quite good. It is beyond the intermediate player's skill. Some of the song texts have been altered a bit from the original cast recording to make sense as a stand alone piece. For instance "What is this feeling" utilizes the dueting parts but doesn't include with background chorus. However it still "rocks" and stands alone extremely well.

Highly recommended if you have a super accompanist. What a musical!!!

I bought this for my girls, because they are currently obsessed with Wicked. My oldest is taking piano lessons and is going to sing one of the songs for a talent show. She says this is the best book in our collection.

I consider myself a decent pianist, and these arrangements are fairly difficult. ie: several flats, sharps and key changes. But I am recommending it because they're very well done. The music is fantastic, addicting, and so fun to play. The musical is one of the most exciting in years to come to broadway. I saw it in April 05' and the new cast member, Shoshawna Bean, who plays the wicked witch was a show stopper. She was fabulous.

This was a complete compilation of WICKED songs. The arrangements are for intermediate pianists. The melody line is simple and easy to follow.

Good quality paper used and photos make it extra fun.

I wish it was spiral-bound.

stephen schwartz has found a way to incorporate "godspell", "pippin" and "the hunchback of notredame" and top them all! i've played many scores and never have i read liner notes as laid out here explaining his reworking of the pieces for individual vocal performance. a great insight. buy it!

This Piano/Vocal Arrangement is wonderful. The songs from the show are set here for solo voice and piano. It is wonderful for voice students high school age and up, for professionals looking for audition or recital pieces, and for people who just want to play and or sing the music at home.

Its a good arrangement and extremely challenging. I'm enjoying learning the music immensely BECAUSE it is so very difficult. I highly reccommend this piano book to those that know what they're about musicall, but don't mess with this if you're just a beginner.

I love the Broadway show and adore listening to the CD. But the music in this book is very difficult to play and enjoy. I'm an advanced intermediate who just plays the piano for fun, and so far, this hasn't been fun! I'll keep practicing - maybe it will become more enjoyable.

Great book! Easy to read with good arrangements from the incredible musical, WICKED. Probably best-appreciated if you have seen the show.

The "storybook" is great, too! The music and the story work so well together! And, if you read WICKED, the book, you will want to read SON OF A WITCH, as well (by Gregory Maguire).