Summer Samba

Summer Breeze is a relaxed bossa-nova style piano solo by Gary Johnston evocative of a lazy summer day. This early intermediate showcase provides a great opportunity for teaching duplets.

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.

Happy Place is an easy lyrical solo for late beginners, composed by Robyn Fehrenbacher. Its peaceful melody will delight students of all ages, including children, teens, and adults.

Midsummer Days, composed by Gary Johnston, is a light and airy lyrical solo for early intermediates and up. This piece offers a great opportunity to work on syncopated rhythms and lyrical phrasing.

Spanish Dance is a showcase solo for later beginners full of Spanish Flamenco flair. Music composed by Jennifer Eklund and part of the Spotlight Solos Volume 1 songbook.

March of the Red Ants, composed by Kevin Costley, is an showcase solo for late beginners. This piece serves as a great opportunity for students to work on playing a steady bass line, triplets, and shifting between major and minor modes.

Sailboats in the Bay is a restful lyrical solo composed by Rick Robertson that is ideal for early intermediates. This piece is part of the Kaleidoscope Volume 1 songbook.

Spanish Dance, an energetic favorite by Jennifer Eklund, presented in a new extended remix to suit occasions like talent shows, competitions, and festivals that require pieces with a longer run-time. When played at the suggested tempo, this version clocks in around 3:00.

Trio in Rio is a mellow bossa nova trio for six hands, on one piano by Jennifer Eklund. This Latin-style selection is ideal for late beginners and up. Includes a full conductor’s score and the three student parts separately. This piece has been selected for the NFMC Festivals Bulletin, 2020-2024.

Fantasies & Fairy Tales is an imaginative collection of ten easy piano solos composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas. These solos span a variety of genres and will delight late beginners and early intermediates of all ages.

Goofing Around, composed by Kevin Costley, is a jaunty showcase solo for late beginners. This piece serves as a great opportunity for students to work on different articulations and the gentle treatment of dissonant tone clusters.

Hold On is a lyrical pop solo ideal for late elementary pianists and is part of Spotlight Solos Volume 2. Music composed by Jennifer Eklund.

Hit the Ground Running is a fast & flashy minor-key solo for early intermediates by Jennifer Eklund. This showcase piece is part of the Full Speed Ahead songbook.

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.

Lucky, composed by Chrissy Ricker, is a smooth jazzy solo for late beginners that serves as a great introduction to syncopated rhythms. This piece is part of the Easy Cool Cats songbook.

Oh Snap! is an easy jazz style solo that incorporates finger snapping throughout. Ideal for late beginners of all ages. Music by Jennifer Eklund and part of the Spotlight Solos Volume 1 songbook.

Broomstick Boogie is a frightfully fun jazzy showcase solo for late beginners and early intermediates by Lisa Donovan Lukas. This piece is part of the Scary Tales songbook.

Gratitude, composed by Rick Robertson, is an early-intermediate lyrical solo that is suitable for recitals and service playing.