Star City Solos

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.

Dog Days songbook is a set of intermediate showcase solos by Jennifer Eklund that chronicles a day in the life of her rescue dogs.

Piano Pronto Movement 5 is a piano lesson book for intermediates of all ages featuring fun and motivating pieces that keep students progressing-Pronto!

Piano Pronto Encore book is an intermediate level piano lesson book featuring fun, familiar, motivating music that will keep students progressing-Pronto!

Piano Pronto Movement 4 is a piano lesson book for early intermediates of all ages featuring fun and motivating pieces that keep students progressing-Pronto!

NOTE: New edition (digital and hardcopy) in circulation as of January 10, 2022, with small layout and engraving changes only. Some page numbers have changed compared to previous edition.

Piano Pronto Finale book is an intermediate level piano lesson book featuring fun, familiar, motivating music that will keep students progressing -Pronto!

Songs I Love to Play Volume 2 features fun and motivating solos for early intermediates of all ages. Recital ready arrangements of popular themes and original compositions by Piano Pronto author Jennifer Eklund. This book contains selections for the NFMC Festivals Bulletin, 2020-2024.

Piano Pronto Movement 3 is a piano lesson book for early intermediates of all ages featuring fun and motivating pieces that keep students progressing-Pronto!

Try, composed by Chrissy Ricker, is lilting sentimental pop ballad for intermediates. This piece is part of the Rock On! Volume 2 songbook.

Phantasmagoria is a collection of ten preludes for advanced pianists composed by Paul Sweet. This set serves as a primer of modern styles of music-making, introducing and reinforcing musical concepts not necessarily found in music of seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth-century “classical” music. In these preludes you will find elements of blues, musical theater, minimalism, avant garde, and rock-n-roll.

Far from Home, composed by Amanda W. Smith, is an elegant lyrical solo for intermediates. This piece is part of the Set Sail songbook.

We Three Kings, artfully mixed with the Arabian Dance from “The Nutcracker,” in an intermediate level arrangement by Chrissy Ricker. This piece is part of the Medley Magic Volume 2 holiday songbook.

The Twelve Days of Christmas, arranged by Chrissy Ricker, in a ragtime style featuring bits of Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer.” This piece is part of the Medley Magic Volume 2 songbook.

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, arranged in an elegant lyrical style for intermediates by Rick Robertson. This piece is part of the Christmas by Candlelight songbook.

The Knight’s Quest, composed by Amanda W. Smith, is a flashy showcase solo for intermediate pianists of any age. This piece is part of the Set Sail songbook.

Remember When is solo by Sara Tomlinson featuring warm, rich harmonies and a tender melody. The middle section features arpeggiated figures and melodic flourishes, expanding on the original theme. The piece concludes with a fond return of the A section in simplified form.

The Gift, arranged by Chrissy Ricker, features “What Child Is This?” in a pop-style lyrical setting for intermediates. This piece is part of the Rockin’ Christmas songbook.

Rhapsodies and Reveries Volume Two features eleven contemporary lyrical solos for intermediate pianists of all ages composed by Chrissy Ricker. Inspired by the sights and sounds of nature, these solos range in style from quiet and reflective to powerful and dramatic.