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RCM Piano 2015 Prep B No.18 Melody Bober Sneaky Sam

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Melody Bober (born 1955) is an American composer, arranger, piano teacher, and clinician well-known for creating motivational and pedagogical piano pieces for students. Based in Minnesota, her compositions range from elementary to advanced levels and are widely used in exam syllabi and piano studios across North America.

Background & Education

Education: She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and later received a Master of Arts in Piano Performance from Minnesota State University, Moorhead.
Teaching Experience: She has over 40 years of private piano teaching experience, alongside 20 years in public schools, two years at the university level, and work as a church music director and accompanist.
Influences: Her foundational musical teachers include Joel Shapiro, Andrew Froelich, Mary Hoffman, and Tony Caramia.

Notable Works and Collections

Bober is a highly prolific creator, published across prominent music houses including. Her music focuses on reinforcing pedagogical concepts while maintaining a melodic and contemporary flair.

Grand Solos for Piano & Grand Duets (Books 1–6): Comprehensive graded collections spanning from early elementary to late intermediate levels. The music in this six-book series is written in a variety of keys, styles, meters and tempos to appeal to both children and adults. The pieces have the distinctive Melody Bober sound and are fun to play, in addition to helping pianists progress technically and musically.
Melody Bober A Perfect 10 (Books 1–5): a collection of piano solos designed to promote musical excellence for the elementary-level pianist. Melody Bober has chosen a favorite teaching piece from the four stylistic periods---Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary---and written six original pieces in Jazz, Blues, Ragtime, Latin, Ballad, and Showstopper styles. These 10 solos provide students with technical challenges as well as expressive opportunities for musical growth in mood, rhythm, melody, harmony, form, articulation, and dynamics.
Grand One-Hand Solos (Books 1–5): Highly regarded pieces composed specifically for either right- or left-hand execution alone.
Exam Pieces: Many of her standalone pieces—such as Joyous Etude, Midnight Ride, I Spy, and Sneaky Sam—frequently appear on major international exam syllabi including ABRSM, RCM, and AMEB.