Composition Corner

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.

Zum Gali Gali, a traditional Israeli folk tune, arranged as a lively trio for beginners by Jennifer Eklund. This 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.

Note: If you are interested in even more versions of this piece consider the Zum Gali Gali Mega Pack that features five solo versions, a trio for beginners, and transposition worksheets.

Cha-Cha-Cha is an upbeat trio for beginners composed by Jennifer Eklund. This piece is part of the Piano Pronto: Keyboard Kickoff method book and 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.

Good to Go! is an upbeat easy solo for primers and beginners of all ages. While this solo stands alone it also includes a fresh, pop-style teacher duet part. This piece is part of the songbook Rising Starz Volume 2.

Super Soundtrack for the First Christmas Solos holiday songbook by Jennifer Eklund. Includes orchestrated backing tracks with and without the student parts as well as recordings of the student solos with the teacher duet parts. Mp3 and MIDI files included with purchase.

Recordings for the Stage Left Volume 2 songbook by Jennifer Eklund.

Monster March, is a spooktacular minor-key solo based on Chopin’s Funeral March from Piano Sonata No. 2 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.

Tick Tock Trio is a piece for 1 piano, 6 hands by Canadian composer Lisa Frederick. Ideal for beginners of all ages, Tick Tock stays in 5 finger position and features foot stomps, piano taps, and finger snaps!

Chicken Coop Cha-Cha is a sassy, Latin-style primer level solo from Roadtrip: Rockstar Rally Volume 2, and includes a teacher duet part. This piece serves as a great introduction to recognizing and playing harmonic 4ths and 2nds. Music and lyrics by Jennifer Eklund and Kris Skaletski.

Catch Me If You Can!, is a spooktacular minor-key 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.

Center Stage, composed by Heather Nanney, is a sassy minor-key solo for beginners with a swinging teacher duet part. This piece is part of the Center Stage Solos songbook.

Slam Dunk is an upbeat, fun primer solo and teacher duet 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.

Super Soundtrack for the Pronto Pizazz Volume 1 songbook by Jennifer Eklund. Includes orchestrated backing tracks with and without the student part as well as recordings of the student solos with the teacher duet parts. Mp3 and MIDI files included with purchase.

Jungle Gym Journey is a fun and engaging solo with teacher duet by Kris Skaletski. This solo can be taught by rote and focuses on counting a measure of rests and then playing a pentascale in five-finger position. This piece is part of the Piano Playground songbook.

Up, Up, and Away is an upbeat showcase for primers and beginners of all ages that will get students playing all the way to the top of the keyboard. While this solo stands alone it also includes a contemporary teacher duet part that makes for a lovely recital showcase piece.

Sticky Cotton Candy is a fun and 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.

Super Soundtrack for the Rising Starz Volume 2 songbook by Jennifer Eklund. Includes orchestrated backing tracks with and without the student part as well as recordings of the student solos with the teacher duet parts. Mp3 and MIDI files included with purchase.

Slide Down is a fun and engaging solo with teacher duet by Kris Skaletski. This solo can be taught by rote and focuses on playing a C major scale and a glissando. This piece is part of the Piano Playground songbook.