High Speed Chase

Adrenaline is a fast and flashy minor-key solo composed by Chrisanne Nahum. This showcase solo is ideally suited for intermediates and is a great choice for students who love to play up-tempo selections.

Storm Surge is a fast and furious showcase solo by Chrisanne Nahum. This recital-ready piece is great for students who love minor key flashy solos.

Warrior II (Have Courage), is an energetic showcase solo for intermediates composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas.

End Game is a spooky and fun piano solo that is also part of the Dog Days Songbook. Music by Jennifer Eklund.

Cloak & Dagger is a fast and mysterious solo composed by Ryan Chesser. This showcase selection is ideal for early intermediates of all ages.

Have video game lovers in your studio? Of course you do! Let’s Quest Volume 3 is a collection of eight video game inspired showcase solos and two duets composed by Chrissy Ricker, that will delight intermediates of all ages in your studio!

On Your Mark by Rick Robertson is a fast and flash late-elementary level showcase solo. It stays in a fixed hand position and enables the student to work on velocity.

Over the Line is a fast and flashy showcase solo by Jennifer Eklund for late beginners of all ages. This piece is full of fun chromatics, impressive hand crossovers, and is a great way to reinforce articulations with students.

June is a dramatic solo for later intermediate pianists. The mysterious setting evokes the mood of a summer storm with tumultuous wind. Crashing pops of lightning punctuate the primary theme while arpeggiated flourishes mimic the downpour of sudden rain. This is one of a set of 12 month-titled pieces by Sarah Reaser O’Brien, NCTM.

The Chase is a fast and flashy showcase piano solo that is part of the Dog Days songbook. Music by Jennifer Eklund.

Prelude in E Minor, composed by Rick Robertson, is an intermediate level showcase solo in a neo-Baroque style. It is written in the style of Bach’s organ works as transcribed for piano by Ferruccio Busoni, and would make a good program opener for a developing pianist. Its minor key and somber sound also makes it suitable as a Halloween selection.

Frenzy!, composed by Rick Robertson, is a fast & flashy late intermediate level toccata, with driving rhythms and quartal harmonies. It would make an exciting recital or festival selection.

Get in the Game is a fun and engaging showcase piece composed by Kris Skaletski. This flexible piece can be used as a piano solo, duet, or trio and is part of the Are You Game? songbook.

This hornpipe composed by Jenny Walker is a lively piece, depicting a jolly sea dance on the deck of a pirate ship. Captain Conrad is fictitious and is portrayed as a cheeky chap. The middle section is a smoother, minor feel, depicting the rolling waves as the ship becomes unsteady.

The Ocean’s Fury, by Rick Robertson is an intermediate to late intermediate showcase solo. Written in the style of a “concert etude,” a section of rapid alternating-hand passages contrasts with a more lyrical center section. This piece has the added benefit of being less difficult than it looks or sounds, and should be a “hit” for recitals and festivals.

Have video game lovers in your studio? Of course you do! Let’s Quest Volume 4 is a collection of eight video game inspired showcase solos and two evenly-leveled duets composed by Chrissy Ricker, that will delight intermediates of all ages in your studio!

Ragtime Rhapsody, is a ragtime spin on Franz Liszt’s “Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.” This fast & flashy arrangement by Chrissy Ricker, ideal for intermediates, will dazzle audiences at your next recital.

Harvest Time is a lively, hoe-down style character piece by Canadian composer Lisa Frederick. With a little touch of jazzy flair and its varied sectional form, this piece will delight students and audiences alike!