Composition Corner

Barnyard Boogies is an upbeat primer level solo from Roadtrip: Rockstar Rally Volume 2, and includes a teacher duet part. This piece serves as a great introduction to eighth notes and ties. Music and lyrics by Jennifer Eklund and Kris Skaletski.

Zum Gali Gali, a traditional Israeli folk tune, presented in four different versions, appropriate for primers through late beginners. Arranged by Jennifer Eklund.

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.

Jingle Bells arranged as an evenly-leveled duet for beginners by Jennifer Eklund. This showcase duet is perfect for sibling pairs looking to delight holiday audiences! Part of the Christmas Together songbook.

Make Waves is a fun and engaging bass clef solo with teacher duet by Kris Skaletski that focuses on glissandos. This solo can be taught by rote and is part of the Under the C songbook.

The Piano Pronto Preview Pack includes fifteen pieces in this course, with teacher duets, drawn from Piano Pronto: Keyboard Kickoff, Piano Pronto: Prelude, and Pronto Pizazz Volume 1. Written theory worksheets, drawn from both the method books and correlating Power Pages books are also included.

This book has many applications and is intended as a quick-start course for beginners of all ages. After completing this short course, teachers can place students in the appropriate level of books in the Piano Pronto method books or the Fired Up! series. The course is great for use in summer camps, group courses that have a limited time basis, or as an assessment tool for new transfer students. At the end of this volume, method and supplement book recommendations are offered.

Jingle Bells duet is ideal for a primer or beginning level student and a teacher. Arranged by Jennifer Eklund and part of the Christmas for Two songbook.

Let’s March is a worksheet packet with structured composition worksheets for beginning level piano students. The unique template-based worksheets will guide students through the process of writing and include play-along tracks to enjoy the finished product!

Molly Malone (Cockles & Mussels), a traditional Irish favorite, arranged by Jennifer Eklund as an easy trio for beginners including full lyrics. 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.

Watch Your Step!, is an upbeat 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 swingin’ teacher duet part.

Little Green Goblin, is an upbeat minor-key showcase solo for beginners. This piece is part of the First Halloween Solos songbook by Jennifer Eklund and includes an optional teacher duet part.

Gallivanting Ghouls, 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.

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.

Forget Me Not is a very easy lyrical left-handed solo for beginners that includes an elegant teacher duet. Music by Jennifer Eklund and part of the Stage Left! Volume 2 songbook.

First Halloween Solos features twenty primer level spooky solos for beginners composed by Jennifer Eklund. These minor-key showcase solos will delight students of all ages during and beyond the Halloween season. As a special bonus, teacher duet parts are included with purchase as a digital only item and will automatically be available in the License Management section of your Account Dashboard.

Showstopper, composed by Heather Nanney, is an easy tango-style solo for beginners with a sassy teacher duet part. This piece is part of the Center Stage Solos songbook.

Super Soundtrack for the Rising Starz 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.

Over the River & through the Woods, 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.

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!