Circle of Friends, by Rick Robertson, is a two-volume collection containing a total of 24 character pieces for piano in each of the major and minor keys (minus enharmonic equivalents), in a manner similar to the Prelude sets by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and the like. The sequence as published is arranged in a rough order of difficulty, allowing for convenience in page turns here and there.

The title alludes as well to the familiar “Circle of Keys’. As for “friends”, each piece is dedicated to a close friend, colleague, or student. A few pieces in Volume One are at the early intermediate level, while Volume Two is solidly at the intermediate level with a steady trajectory of more demanding musical concepts.

To feed students’ cravings for playing in minor keys, Minor Marvels features twelve showcase-style piano solos, four solos with optional teacher duet parts, and two duets. These selections are ideal for late beginners through early intermediates and will gloomily gleam at a Halloween recital or whenever a minor mood strikes!

Between Earth & Sky is a collection of easy natured-themed showcase solos composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas. This collection, which features a variety of genres, is ideal for late beginners and early intermediates.

Mission: X Get in the Game! is a sport-themed, short-form method-style songbook, for late beginners with a focus on triplets and swing-style eighth notes. Each block begins with “Mission Training” that contains a mix of written theory work and light music analysis to help prepare students to learn the pieces. These engaging pieces and materials by Chrissy Ricker will be a hit with students of all ages.

Creature Features, is a scintillating collection of fourteen solos for beginners inspired by classic sci-fi and fantasy themes. These easy solos by Chrissy Ricker will mesmerize students and audiences of all ages and make great selections during the Halloween season and beyond!

Better Together Volume Two, is a collection of eight easy evenly-leveled duets composed by Chrissy Ricker. This songbook features a variety of styles and genres and is ideal for late beginners of all ages.

First Rhapsodies & Reveries is a collection of fourteen easy solos in lyrical and showcase rhapsodic styles by Chrissy Ricker. This collection is ideal for beginners and late beginners of all ages.

Simple Sensations is a must-have collection of thirteen easy showcase solos composed by Robyn Fehrenbacher for beginners of all ages. While each piece stands alone, this book also includes contemporary, lush teacher duet parts to maximize the fun!

Full Circle: A Year in Twelve Pieces features engaging, attractively varied intermediate level solos by Sarah Reaser O’Brien, NCTM. This collection will challenge and delight students of all ages with pedagogically sound writing that will help them grow as musicians and performers alike. Perfect showcase pieces for recitals, festival performances, or just casual enjoyment.

It has been said that the Chopin Waltzes are ‘dances for the soul, not the body.’ Filled with a range of emotion, the Waltzes have been simplified and arranged by Lisa Shoemaker with younger players in mind, or those who simply want to enjoy Chopin’s masterpieces with less work!

Got tech-obsessed students in your studio? Smart Tones is a tantalizing set of ten showcase solos composed by Sarah Reaser O’Brien. These tech-themed pieces are ideal for late beginners and up!

Roadtrip Rockstar Rally Volume 2 is a primer level songbook featuring eighteen favorites from the Roadtrip! method book series including teacher duets. This book is great for Roadtrip! graduates transitioning into more traditional method materials, and primer level students who need additional lateral supplementation. Music is notated on the grand staff with minimal note name aides and fingerings. Super Soundtrack includes vocal versions, duet play-along tracks, and orchestrated play-along tracks for all eighteen songs.

A Rockin’ Christmas for Two, is a collection of seven holiday favorites arranged as evenly-leveled duets for late beginners by Chrissy Ricker.

Circle of Friends, by Rick Robertson, is a two-volume collection containing a total of 24 character pieces for piano in each of the major and minor keys (minus enharmonic equivalents), in a manner similar to the Prelude sets by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and the like. The sequence as published is arranged in a rough order of difficulty, allowing for convenience in page turns here and there.

The title alludes as well to the familiar “Circle of Keys’. As for “friends”, each piece is dedicated to a close friend, colleague, or student. A few pieces in Volume One are at the early intermediate level, while Volume Two is solidly at the intermediate level with a steady trajectory of more demanding musical concepts.

Roadtrip Rockstar Rally is a primer level songbook featuring eighteen favorites from the Roadtrip! method book series including teacher duets. This book is great for Roadtrip! graduates transitioning into more traditional method materials, and primer level students who need additional lateral supplementation. Music is notated on the grand staff with minimal note name aides and fingerings. Super Soundtrack includes vocal versions, duet play-along tracks, and orchestrated play-along tracks for all eighteen songs.

Lyric Moments is a collection of thirteen lyrical pieces, composed by Rick Robertson, in different styles to give the performer experience in melodic shaping, tone color, and touch. Styles represented include Romantic lyricism, lush Impressionistic harmony, and even light jazz.

Mission: X Play Ball! is a sport-themed, short-form method-style songbook, for beginners with a focus on eighth notes, eighth rests, and simple dotted rhythms. Each block begins with “Mission Training” that contains a mix of written theory work and light music analysis to help prepare students to learn the pieces. These engaging pieces and materials by Chrissy Ricker will be a hit with students of all ages.

Creature Features Volume Two, is a scintillating collection of thirteen solos for late beginners inspired by classic sci-fi and fantasy themes. These easy solos by Chrissy Ricker will mesmerize students and audiences of all ages and make great selections during the Halloween season and beyond!

It has been said that the Chopin Waltzes are ‘dances for the soul, not the body.’ Filled with a range of emotion, the Waltzes have been simplified and arranged by Lisa Shoemaker with younger players in mind, or those who simply want to enjoy Chopin’s masterpieces with less work!

Christmas Peace features ten ambient arrangements of holiday favorites by Lisa Shoemaker perfect for the season. These contemporary lyrical solos are ideal for early intermediates and up.

A Rockin’ Christmas for Two, is a collection of seven holiday favorites arranged as evenly-leveled duets for late beginners by Chrissy Ricker.

Better Together Volume Two, is a collection of eight easy evenly-leveled duets composed by Chrissy Ricker. This songbook features a variety of styles and genres and is ideal for late beginners of all ages.

Creature Features Volume Two, is a scintillating collection of thirteen solos for late beginners inspired by classic sci-fi and fantasy themes. These easy solos by Chrissy Ricker will mesmerize students and audiences of all ages and make great selections during the Halloween season and beyond!

Knock, Knock! (Who’s There?), composed by Gary Johnston, is a bright, playful, early intermediate showcase solo with a question/answer melody between the hands.

First Day of Summer, composed by Gary Johnston, is a happy, bright jazzy pop tune for early intermediate solo piano to welcome back the sunny days of summer.

After the Rain, is a lyrical solo for late beginners that also includes a teacher duet accompaniment. This piece is part of the Ready to Rock songbook by Chrissy Ricker.

The Lullabies & Laments songbook features eleven originals solos initially inspired in 2023 by the arrival of my grandson Theo. It was clear from the start that gentle piano music consoled him, so I endeavored to write him his own lullaby.

Each dedicated piece requires controlled, balanced and calm playing. The repetitive, gently rocking rhythms aim to be soothing to both player and listener, with an overall relaxing feeling and an easing of any tension.

Toccata Rag by Rick Robertson is an intermediate level ragtime showcase solo. It is based on J.S. Bach’s famous Toccata in D Minor for organ. This has the potential to “bring down the house” on a recital program, and could also serve as a light-hearted addition to a Halloween program, or even an “encore”.

Quiet Sea by Rick Robertson is an early-intermediate level ambient solo. This highly patterned piece features shifting rhythmic patterns suggesting the gentle swaying of waves.

Were You There?, a traditional African-American spiritual, arranged for early intermediates by Sandra Zylstra.

Were You There?, a traditional African-American spiritual, arranged for late intermediates by Sandra Zylstra.

The Book of Spells by Stacy Fahrion is designed to ease intermediate pianists of all ages into improvising in different imaginative ways, using different time signatures, modes, pentatonic scales, odd meters, and occasional 2:3 polyrhythms. Each spell has at least one section where pianists have the opportunity to create their own melodies, using a suggested rhythm to help them get started. Most of the pieces feature an ostinato of some kind in the left hand. Several of these pieces are inspired by the composer’s studies of North Indian ragas. This book is ideal for intermediate pianists who would like to learn to improvise and compose their own music, and is also a source of fresh ideas for students who are already improvising and composing.

Hymns for Easter & Lent features five sacred arrangements by Lisa Shoemaker perfect for the season. These contemporary lyrical solos are ideal for early intermediates and up.

First Rhapsodies & Reveries is a collection of fourteen easy solos in lyrical and showcase rhapsodic styles by Chrissy Ricker. This collection is ideal for beginners and late beginners of all ages.

Better Together, is a collection of ten easy evenly-leveled duets composed by Chrissy Ricker. This songbook features a variety of styles and genres and is ideal for beginners and late beginners of all ages.

Between Earth & Sky is a collection of easy natured-themed showcase solos composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas. This collection, which features a variety of genres, is ideal for late beginners and early intermediates.

Horsin’ Around, composed by Ron Levy, is a Western-themed showcase for intermediates. This solo offers a great opportunity to work on articulations and to dynamically highlight the subtle rhythmic variations of the main theme.

Under the Sun is a lyrical solo and teacher duet perfect for very early beginners of all ages. This piece can be taught by note, rote, or finger number. Part of the Rising Starz Volume 1 songbook.

Summer Skies, composed by Ron Levy, is a lyrical pop ballad for intermediates. Its beautiful melody with flowing accompaniment will please performers and listeners alike.

Chillaxin’ is an easy, lazy-swing tune for late beginners of all ages by Jennifer Eklund. Great piece to work on left-hand independence and swing-style eighth notes. Part of the Easy Spotlight Solos songbook.

Easy Come, Easy Go is an easy ragtime-style jazz solo for late beginners that will reinforce syncopation and swing style eighths. Music by Jennifer Eklund and part of the Spotlight Solos Volume 2 songbook.

Sand Dance is a quirky little piece with a slightly Arabian feel. Written by British composer Jenny Walker, it fluctuates between the tonal centers of D and E minor. It is lyrical and rhythmic, with the melody existing in the right hand.

Sailing is an easy solo for beginners based in a five-finger position with lush teacher duet included. Music by Barbara Becker.

Illumination (Virgo) is a lilting showcase solo for intermediates composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas. This piece is part of the astrology-inspired songbook “Signs of the Time.”

Dance of the Loons, by Debbie Center, was inspired by the wail and tremolo calls of the loons on her northern Minnesota lake. The piano mimics the calls of the loons in this hauntingly beautiful tribute to Minnesota’s state bird. This piece is on Debbie’s CD entitled “In Harmony All Ways.”

Morning Theme, a perennial Edvard Grieg favorite, arranged by Jennifer Eklund as an easy trio for beginners. This ensemble piece serves as a great introduction to easy collaborative playing and will also be effective in group piano settings with multiple keyboards. Purchase includes separated parts and a full conductors score.

Under the Sun is an easy lyrical left-handed solo for beginners that includes a teacher duet. Music by Jennifer Eklund and part of the Stage Left! Volume 2 songbook.

A Song for All Seasons is a celebratory collection that can be enjoyed year-round by late beginners. Each season includes an arrangement of one of Vivaldi’s concertos from “The Four Seasons,” followed by two original season-specific solos composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas.

Song for a Sunny Day, composed by Christina Mathis, will be a fun addition to your summer repertoire. You and your early intermediate students will enjoy playing this joyful, upbeat piece!

August is a new age piano solo, composed by Sarah Reaser O’Brien NCTM, for intermediate and late intermediate pianists. The pedagogical focus of this selection is small hand accessibility. The waltz-time setting and straight eighths are ideal for helping players achieve a fluid technique and a sense of forward motion. The melodic content is “hidden” within the right hand eighths and gives ample opportunity for developing sophisticated voicing.

Lazy Afternoon by Rick Robertson is an early-intermediate-level lyrical solo. The flowing style and ease will appeal to pianists of all ages.

Summer Dance is an MTAC Composers Today award winning composition by Lisa Donovan Lukas. A light, jazzy, energetic contemporary solo, it is a perfect showcase piece for the late intermediate student of any age!

Summer Storm, is a fast & flashy showcase solo for late beginners by Chrissy Ricker. This piece is part of the Easy Rhapsodies & Reveries songbook.

Sunny Day is a delightful, lyrical solo written at three different levels by Robyn Fehrenbacher. Includes two beginner versions with optional teacher duet, as well as a solo version for late beginners of all ages.

The Star-Spangled Banner, arranged by Jennifer Eklund, for late beginners of all ages. This version is from the Piano Pronto: Movement 1 method book and includes an optional teacher duet part.

Yankee Doodle with teacher accompaniment part arranged by Jennifer Eklund for beginners of all ages. This patriotic favorite is part of the Piano Pronto: Movement 1 method book.

You’re a Grand Old Flag arranged for early intermediates by Jennifer Eklund. This piece is part of Piano Pronto: Movement 2 and includes a teacher duet part.

Written as a commemorative piece for the centenary of the battle of Beaumont-Hamel, July 1, 1916. Of the nearly 800 men who took part in the Allied offensive only 68 were to answer roll call the following day. Opening with the toll of bells this solo piano piece has a simple, yet haunting, Celtic-inspired melody played over a military drum-like drone.

The Star-Spangled Banner pack includes two piano solo versions for late beginners and a teacher duet accompaniment part. Perfect song to open your next recital or event! Arranged by Jennifer Eklund.

Johnny Comes Marching Home duet is a patriotic duet ideal for two early intermediate level level students. Arranged by Jennifer Eklund.

O Canada with two easy piano versions arranged by Jennifer Eklund. Ideal for late beginners through early intermediates of all ages.

An upbeat American patriotic favorite arranged for late beginners of all ages. This is a performance-ready solo that will delight students and audiences alike! Music arranged by Jennifer Eklund and part of the Songs I Love to Play Volume 2 songbook. This piece has been selected for the NFMC Festivals Bulletin, 2020-2024.

America the Beautiful, a patriotic favorite, arranged by Jennifer Eklund, in an elegant lyrical style suitable for early intermediates and up.

O Canada arranged as an intermediate lyrical solo by Jennifer Eklund. Ideal for intermediate level students of all ages.

O Canada easy piano solo arranged by Jennifer Eklund. This patriotic solo is ideal for beginners and includes a lush teacher duet part!

Battle Hymn of the Republic duet for a beginner and a teacher or intermediate player. Arranged by Jennifer Eklund.

Salute to the Troops is a arrangement of popular military themes as a piano duet by Sandra Zylstra. This lively medley includes the Army, Navy, and Marine anthems and is ideal for two intermediates.

*NOTE: The Air Force anthem is still under copyright and requires additional licensing. This is the reason that melody is omitted from this piece. We appreciate your understanding and want you to know we are not ignoring this branch of our armed forces!

John Philip Sousa’s iconic patriotic theme The Stars & Stripes Forever, arranged for early intermediates by Jennifer Eklund. This piece is part of Piano Pronto: Movement 2 and includes a teacher duet part.

O Canada, arranged as an evenly-leveled duet for late beginners and early intermediates. Music by Jennifer Eklund.

My Country 'Tis of Thee, a patriotic favorite, arranged by Jennifer Eklund as an easy trio for beginners. This ensemble piece serves as a great introduction to easy collaborative playing and will also be effective in group piano settings with multiple keyboards. Purchase includes separated parts and a full conductors score.

Celebrate your patriotism with this early intermediate level arrangement of America the Beautiful. Arranged by Jennifer Eklund.

Let Freedom Ring is an inspirational pop-style solo for early intermediates composed by Jennifer Eklund.

Game Changer is a minor-key trio for six hands, on one piano by Jennifer Eklund. This selection is ideal for late beginners of all ages and includes a full conductor’s score and the three separate student parts. This piece has been selected for the NFMC Festivals Bulletin, 2020-2024.

The Haunted Theater is an upbeat minor-key showcase trio composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas. This selection is ideal for late beginners and includes a set of parts and a full conductor’s score.

The Guardian is an epic super-hero themed trio composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas. This selection is ideal for late beginners and includes a set of separate parts and a full conductor’s score. This piece has been selected for the NFMC Festivals Bulletin, 2020-2024.

Cha-Cha-Cha is an upbeat trio for beginners composed by Jennifer Eklund. This piece is part of the Piano Pronto: Keyboard Kickoff method book and serves as a great introduction to easy collaborative playing and will also be effective in group piano settings with multiple keyboards. Purchase includes separated parts and a full conductors score.

Hall of Mirrors is an upbeat showcase trio by Lisa Donovan Lukas. This selection is ideal for late beginners and includes a set of parts and a full conductor’s score.

Ode to a Dark Star is a minor-key version of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” arranged as a trio for beginners by Jennifer Eklund. This is a fun spin on a familiar melody and serves as a great introduction to easy collaborative playing and will also be effective in group piano settings with multiple keyboards. Purchase includes separated parts and a full conductors score.

Get ready to boogie! Top Dog Boogie is a fast and flashy trio composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas. This selection is ideal for early intermediates and includes a set of separate parts and a full conductor’s score. Looking for a fun follow-up to this piece? Check out the sequel Puppy Dog Romp for more swinging fun for early intermediates!

Hit the Ground Running is a minor-key trio for six hands, one piano by Jennifer Eklund. This selection is ideal for late beginners of all ages and includes a full conductor’s score and the three separate student parts.

Midnight Bells Are Ringing, is a spooky spin on “Frère Jacques” arranged as an easy minor-key trio for late beginners by Jennifer Eklund. Perfect for Halloween or any time of the year when a spooky mood strikes! Includes separated parts and a full conductor’s stacked score for convenience.

Fired Up! is a minor-key trio for beginners by Jennifer Eklund. This fast and flashy ensemble piece serves as a great introduction to easy collaborative playing and will also be effective in group piano settings with multiple keyboards. Purchase includes separated parts and a full conductors score.

Shapeshifter is a fast and flashy minor-key trio, composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas. This selection is ideal for early intermediates and includes a set of parts and a full conductor’s score. This piece has been selected for the NFMC Festivals Bulletin, 2020-2024.

Puppy Dog Romp, a sequel to Top Dog Boogie is an upbeat swinging trio for early intermediates, composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas. This product includes a set of parts and a full conductor’s score.

Three O’Clock Rock is an upbeat trio for six hands, on one piano by Jennifer Eklund. This rockin’ selection is ideal for late beginners of all ages. Includes a full conductor’s score and the three student parts separately. This piece has been selected for the NFMC Festivals Bulletin, 2020-2024.

End Game, a perennial favorite, arranged as a trio for six hands, on one piano by Jennifer Eklund. This selection is ideal for late beginners of all ages and includes a full conductor’s score and the three separate student parts. This piece has been selected for the NFMC Festivals Bulletin, 2020-2024.

Lemonade Stand is a minor-key sassy trio for beginners featuring music and lyrics by Jennifer Eklund & Kris Skaletski. This ensemble piece serves as a great introduction to easy collaborative playing and will also be effective in group piano settings with multiple keyboards. Purchase includes separated parts and a full conductors score.

Get That Train! is an upbeat swinging trio for early intermediates composed by Jenny Walker. Includes a full conductor’s score and parts for each player to practice separately.

The Ringmaster is an upbeat showcase trio by Lisa Donovan Lukas. This selection is ideal for late beginners and includes a set of parts and a full conductor’s score.

Trick or Treat Trio is an easy, evenly-leveled trio for late beginners by Jennifer Eklund. Perfect for Halloween or any time of the year when a spooky mood strikes! Includes separated parts and a full conductor’s stacked score for convenience.

Dynamic Duos is a collection of ten evenly-leveled showcase duets for late-beginners and beyond composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas. These selections span a variety of genres and will delight students and audiences of all ages! This book contains selections for the NFMC Festivals Bulletin, 2020-2024.

Dark Fortress, composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas, is a fast and flashy minor-key showcase for late beginners that includes an optional teacher duet. This piece is part of the Easy Fantasies & Fairy Tales songbook.

Showcase duet of the traditional French-Canadian folk tune J’entends le Moulin arranged by Heather Nanney for two late beginners. This fast and flashy duet will make for an exciting recital piece for students of all ages. Purchase includes MIDI and Mp3 backing tracks!

Popcorn & Peanuts is an upbeat evenly-leveled duet composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas. This selection is ideal for two late beginners.

Easy Fantasies & Fairy Tales is an imaginative collection of ten easy piano solos with teacher duets composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas. These pieces cover a variety of genres and will delight beginners and late beginners of all ages.

Country Jamboree is a lively showcase duet for two early intermediates composed by Jenny Walker that depicts a joyous day at the country carnival. This joyful duo will make a lovely recital or festival selection! Free play-along track included with purchase!

Midnight at the Manor, composed by Chrissy Ricker, is a minor-key evenly-leveled showcase duet for intermediates. This piece is part of the Let’s Quest Volume 4 songbook.

All That Glitters, composed by Amanda W Smith, is an evenly-leveled, Celtic-inspired duet for two late beginners.

Long Road Home is an intermediate level lyrical duet ideal for students of all ages. Music composed by Jennifer Eklund.

Better Together, is a collection of ten easy evenly-leveled duets composed by Chrissy Ricker. This songbook features a variety of styles and genres and is ideal for beginners and late beginners of all ages.

The Magic Carousel is an upbeat evenly-leveled duet for beginners composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas.

To feed students’ cravings for playing in minor keys, Minor Marvels features twelve showcase-style piano solos, four solos with optional teacher duet parts, and two duets. These selections are ideal for late beginners through early intermediates and will gloomily gleam at a Halloween recital or whenever a minor mood strikes!

Dark to Light is a fast and flashy evenly-leveled duet for two early intermediates. Music by Jennifer Eklund.

Summer Sizzle is an upbeat evenly-leveled duet for two late beginners and serves as a great introduction to syncopation. Music by Jennifer Eklund.

The Puppeteers is a fast and flashy evenly-leveled duet for late beginners composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas.

Dynamic Duos Volume 2 is a collection of ten evenly-leveled showcase duets for late-beginners and beyond composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas. These selections span a variety of genres and will delight students and audiences of all ages! This book contains selections for the NFMC Festivals Bulletin, 2020-2024.

Home Run is an evenly-leveled duet for late beginners composed by Jennifer Eklund. This light and energetic piece is great for the summer season and provides student with ample opportunity to work on syncopation.

Gaelic Dreams is an evenly-leveled duet composed by Jane Tate. This romping Scottish-flavored duet will delight intermediates of all ages.

Creepy Crawlers is a minor-key waltz for beginning violinists that is great for introducing dotted rhythms. Includes a lush teacher accompaniment making this ideal for recitals and other performance opportunities.

Night Sounds is an easy lyrical solo for beginners composed by Sarah Reaser O’Brien that includes lyrics. This piece serves as a great introduction to ties and easy position shifts.

Lika’s Lullaby is a pensive, contemplative lyrical solo composed by Debbie Center. Full of rich harmonies and a lilting melody this piece is ideal for intermediates to work on rubato and expressive playing.

Top Cat Boogie, composed by Chrissy Ricker, is a fast 1950s rock-style solo for late beginners. This piece is part of the Easy Cool Cats songbook.

Daisy Dog is lyrical waltz for primers from Roadtrip: Rockstar Rally, and includes a teacher duet part. Music and lyrics by Jennifer Eklund and Kris Skaletski.

Dance of the Loons, by Debbie Center, was inspired by the wail and tremolo calls of the loons on her northern Minnesota lake. The piano mimics the calls of the loons in this hauntingly beautiful tribute to Minnesota’s state bird. This piece is on Debbie’s CD entitled “In Harmony All Ways.”

Jazz Cat is a jazz-styled duet ideal for beginning level students of all ages and is a great introduction to swinging eighth notes. Music by Jennifer Eklund and part of the Pronto Pizazz songbook.

Sneaky Raccoon is an easy showcase solo for beginners composed by Sarah Reaser O’Brien that includes lyrics. This piece serves as a great introduction to playing in waltz-time, crossovers, and easy open-fifth position shifts with the left hand.

Gobble Wobble Rag is an upbeat pattern-based ragtime solo composed by Jennifer Eklund. This is a great exercise for early intermediates with a focus on split articulations between the hands. Gobble, gobble!

Moonlight Rumba, composed by Chrissy Ricker, is a Latin-style solo ideal early intermediates. This piece is part of the Easy Cool Cats songbook.

Snake Dance, arranged for beginners by Jennifer Eklund, is a favorite tune from the Piano Pronto: Prelude book for beginners of all ages. The sassy, tango-inspired teacher duet part, included with purchase, is always a hit at recitals!

Backyard Bash, Volume 2, is a collection of solos written for late beginning pianists who enjoy playing music with lyrics. It is the sequel to Backyard Bash and offers just enough additional difficulty to challenge and delight students. These pieces were written about actual creatures which inhabit our Southwest Virginia backyard, and the lyrics are intended to facilitate study of the music while also amusing the performer. I have found that my students love playing these songs because they sound more difficult than they are, and they are fun to sing along with! I hope you enjoy these musical nature studies and learn to play them all!

Whip-poor-will Dance is a slow ragtime-style solo written in 1921 by Joe Jordan and featured in Season 2 of the HBO® series “Boardwalk Empire.” This simplified elegant arrangement by Jennifer Eklund is ideal for intermediates of all ages.

Morning Sounds is an easy lyrical solo for beginners composed by Sarah Reaser O’Brien that includes lyrics. This piece serves as a great introduction to playing in waltz-time, crossovers, and easy open-fifth position shifts with the left hand.

Doggone Blues is a bluesy showcase solo by Canadian composer, Lisa Frederick. This piece is ideal for late beginners and early intermediates of all ages!

Blue Jay Blues is an easy bluesy solo for beginners composed by Sarah Reaser O’Brien that includes lyrics. This piece serves as a great introduction to 12-bar blues, easy position shifts, and swing-style eighth notes.

On the Trail is a slow bluesy solo for early intermediates that is part of the Dog Days Songbook. Music by Jennifer Eklund.

Flying Dragons, composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas, is a fast & flashy showcase solo for late beginners and early intermediates. This piece is part of the Fantasies & Fairy Tales songbook.