Composition Corner

An essential item to amp up the full-time fun for Keyboard Kickoff students! This all-new super soundtrack includes: fun instrumental backing tracks and play-along tracks of the teacher duet parts for all 35 Keyboard Kickoff songs. Each song includes a version with the student part for reference, and a version without the student part. Ditch the metronome and assign these tracks to students of all ages for effective at-home practice! Available as a physical CD or digital download. Digital purchase includes Mp3 and MIDI files.

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.

Roadtrip! Country Carnival Student Travel Log is an essential item for instructors and students. All of the “at-home activities” from the Teacher Guidebook are pre-typed onto individual assignment sheets. Print out and send home with your students or annotate during the lesson on your iPad and email the assignments to the parents.

Note: Now that you’ve got your free travel log, make sure to grab some Roadtrip! Country Carnival student books.

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.

Let’s Cha-Cha-Cha is an easy upbeat left-handed solo for beginners that includes a teacher duet. Music by Jennifer Eklund and part of the Stage Left! Volume 2 songbook.

Picnic Party is an upbeat primer level solo, from Roadtrip: Rockstar Rally, and includes a teacher duet part. This piece serves as a great introduction to playing eighth notes. Music and lyrics by Jennifer Eklund and Kris Skaletski.

Campsite Critters is a lyrical primer level solo, from Roadtrip: Rockstar Rally, and includes a teacher duet part. This piece serves as a great introduction to playing eighth notes. Music and lyrics by Jennifer Eklund and Kris Skaletski.

My Country 'Tis of Thee, a patriotic favorite, arranged by Jennifer Eklund as an easy trio for beginners. This ensemble piece serves as a great introduction to easy collaborative playing and will also be effective in group piano settings with multiple keyboards. Purchase includes separated parts and a full conductors score.

Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, 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.

Fur Elise arranged for primer and beginning level students of all ages. This shortened version of Beethoven’s iconic melody, arranged by Jennifer Eklund, includes a teacher duet part and music history page (with paid versions).

Rising Star duet is ideal for a beginning level student and an intermediate level student or teacher. Part of the Pronto Pizazz songbook.

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.

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.

Hymns for Two, features ten sacred classics arranged for primer level students with lush teacher accompaniments by Kevin Costley. Super Soundtrack available that includes recordings with both parts and play-along tracks with just the teacher duet.

Make it Happen is an uplifting, lyrical 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 Starz Volume 1 songbook.

Soaring is a lyrical duet that uses two black keys and two easy rhythmic values. This duet is ideal for very early beginners of all ages. This piece can be taught by note, rote, or finger number. Part of the Rising Starz Volume 1 songbook.

Let’s Rock is an upbeat pop-style solo for primers and beginners of all ages and offers a great opportunity to teach easy syncopated rhythms. While this solo stands alone it also includes a contemporary teacher duet part that adds an extra layer of fun to this showcase solo.

Creepy Crawlers, is a mysterious 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.