Composition Corner

Shadow Walker, is a spooktacular minor-key lyrical solo for beginners. This piece, which is ideal for first-year students, is part of the First Halloween Solos songbook by Jennifer Eklund and includes an optional teacher duet part.

Keyboard Kickoff is the first primer level book in the Piano Pronto method book series. 35 fun and motivating songs perfect for beginners of any age with no prior musical experience.

Weekend Waltz is an easy lilting waltz for primers and beginners of all ages. While this solo stands alone it also includes a teacher duet part in the style of a jazz-waltz.

Little Serenade duet is ideal for a beginning level student and an intermediate level student or teacher. Music by Jennifer Eklund and part of the Pronto Pizazz songbook.

Joy to the World, from the First Christmas Solos songbook, is a primer level holiday solo with teacher duet ideal for beginners of all ages. Music can be taught by note, rote, or finger number.

Out of the Fog is a minor-key, lyrical duet for beginners full of mysterious harmonies students will love. Music by Jennifer Eklund and part of the Pronto Pizazz songbook.

Act One, composed by Heather Nanney, is an easy showcase solo for beginners with a lush teacher duet part. This piece is part of the Center Stage Solos songbook.

Prelude: Power Pages is an all-in-one supplement to be used in tandem with the Piano Pronto Prelude method book. This workbook provides written theory, sightreading/technique, ear training, and composition exercises to reinforce all of the concepts introduced in the Prelude student book. This essential item will help build strong readers and confident students!

Super Soundtrack for the Holiday Classics songbook by Jennifer Eklund. Includes orchestrated backing tracks with and without the student parts as well as recordings with the teacher duet part. Mp3 and MIDI files included with purchase.

Jingle Bells, presented as rock and roll style 5-finger beginner solo with optional teacher accompaniment part included. Music arranged by Jennifer Eklund.

Right on Cue, composed by Heather Nanney, is a groovin’ solo for beginners with a lush teacher duet part. This piece is part of the Center Stage Solos songbook.

Up in the Air is an upbeat solo for very early beginners of all ages that includes a teacher duet. This piece can be taught by note, rote, or finger number and features bass clef notation and the use of a group of three black keys with the left hand. Part of the Rising Starz Volume 1 songbook.

Broken arm? No problem! Stage Left Volume 2 features 18 engaging left-handed solos with contemporary teacher duets included. This volume is also great for beginners who need more practice with bass clef reading and independent left hand dexterity work. This book contains selections for the NFMC Festivals Bulletin, 2020-2024.

My First Composition book is a free resource from Piano Pronto Publishing full of user-friendly, landscape-oriented pages of blank staff paper. Twenty-one unique templates provide the flexibility for you to guide beginning level students through short composition and writing activities of your choice.

Hot Diggety Dog is an upbeat, jazzy primer level solo from Roadtrip: Rockstar Rally Volume 2, and includes a teacher duet part. This piece serves as a great introduction to swing-style eighth notes. Music and lyrics by Jennifer Eklund and Kris Skaletski.

Technique, composition, and fun all rolled into one! Take Two, by Jennifer Eklund, is an easy technical study for beginners emphasizing two-note slurs. This packet also includes a composition worksheet page that allows the student to harmonize the piece and write their own dynamics.

It’s Hallo-scream!, is an elegant minor-key showcase waltz for beginners. This piece is part of the First Halloween Solos songbook by Jennifer Eklund and includes an optional teacher duet part.

Escape Hatch is a spy-themed minor-key primer 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 Star Volume 1 songbook.