The pieces in Connections cover a wide range of styles from swing to Latin and from hard rock to pop ballad. These pieces present many of the same challenges found in more traditional repertoire. Lyrical pieces demand tonal beauty, excellent balance between melody and accompaniment, natural breathing and phrasing, and pedaling finesse. More rhythmically oriented pieces require coordination, a deep-seated sense of pulse, and awareness of stylistic touches and accentuation. All pieces benefit from a strong connection to mood, movement, or image. Songs in Book 8 Hot Day Last September New England Dawn In Spain Texas Line Dance Cuban Romance Celtic Lament Top of the Class Veiled in Mystery Grand March Out on the Prairie Too Sad for Words Jane s Song At Peace Mambo Queen Perpetuo Hot Breakfast Waltz for Elaine Cause for Rejoicing Latin Lament Infinitely Regretful Country Sentimental Christopher Norton is now well established as a composer, producer, arranger and educationalist and has written stage musicals, ballet scores, piano music, popular songs and orchestral music as well as jingles and signature tunes for TV and radio. He lectures all over the world on aspects of his work and likes to integrate traditional teaching methods with aspects of modern technology. He has also found time to produce huge numbers of albums for the gospel market, with releases worldwide selling in excess of 1,000,000 units.