Funky Dunky

Composer Ron Levy sets the table with eleven delicious salad courses. Sometimes crunchy, always funky! Chock full of sweet rhythms and savory melodies for intermediates of all ages. You will want your musical menu to begin with a nutritious helping of Jazz Salad!

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.

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.

Back to School Boogie, composed by Gary Johnston, is a lively riff blues with a good old boogie-woogie left hand. The middle section of this early-intermediate solo features a bluesy variation on the ABC song!

Night Owl is a swinging’ jazzy solo for early intermediates composed by Gary Johnston.

Scaredy-Cat is a sassy swinging solo perfect for Halloween or any time of the year. This piece offers a gentle introduction to the key of F minor with a pattern-based approach that is well-suited for late beginners and beyond. Purchase includes both MIDI and Mp3 backing track for full-time fun!

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.

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

Easy Rockin’ the Classics is a collection of eleven pop, rock, and jazz inspired arrangements of well-known classical favorites by Chrissy Ricker. These fun and flashy early intermediate level solos will excite students of all ages!

Windy Blues is a jazz-style solo ideal for early intermediates of all ages. Music composed by Canadian composer Lisa Frederick.

Stella’s Stomp is an easy, fun boogie by British composer Joanne Griffiths. This piece introduces swing rhythm and blue notes, with a solid beat and confident octave changes.

Ludwig’s Blues, composed by Rick Robertson, is an intermediate level blues solo that quotes the ever-familiar Fur Elise by Beethoven.

Innuendo is a Latin-flavored jazz piece in a minor key composed by Gary Johnston. The chord symbols are included for those who wish to improvise.

Walnut Waltz is a whimsical jazz waltz for early intermediates composed by Ron Levy. Make sure to check out the teaching demo video included with this listing highlighting key performance elements. This piece is part of the Jazz Salad songbook.

Oh Snap! is a fun, jazz piano solo for early intermediates that incorporates finger snaps throughout. Music written by Jennifer Eklund and part of the Dog Days songbook.

Plink! Plank! Plonk! is a whimsical, novelty swing tune by Gary Johnston for early intermediate players featuring a walking bass line, grace notes, syncopation, and a modulation.

Sittin’ Pretty, composed by Chrissy Ricker, is a laid-back swing solo ideal for late beginners and early intermediates. This piece is part of the Easy Cool Cats songbook.

Strolling’ is a bouncy little jazz piece composed by Gary Johnston featuring a tuba-like bass line in New Orleans-style.