Skipping Town

To feed students’ cravings for playing in minor keys, Minor Marvels features twelve showcase-style piano solos, four solos with optional teacher duet parts, and two duets. These selections are ideal for late beginners through early intermediates and will gloomily gleam at a Halloween recital or whenever a minor mood strikes!

The Chase is a fast piano solo with lots of flashy passage work that sounds much harder than it actually is to play! Music composed by Jennifer Eklund and part of the Spotlight Solos Volume 1 songbook.

The Haunted Theatre, is an energetic showcase solo for late beginners and early intermediates composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas. This piece is part of the Big Top Solos songbook.

Skeleton’s Waltz is a hauntingly delightful showcase solo for students composed by Chrisanne Nahum. You and your students will be humming this catchy tune all year round - not just at Halloween!

End Game is a fast & flashy showcase solo ideal for late beginners of any age. Music by Jennifer Eklund. This version is part of the Songs I Love to Play Volume 1 songbook.

Terrifying Trilogy is an eerie and mysterious three-piece set with Hitchcock-inspired titles spanning late-elementary to early intermediate levels. All three pieces are in an expanded C minor five-finger hand position. With fast-slow-fast tempo indications, the three solos work well as movements of a modern sonatina or as stand-alone material.

Oh Snap! is an easy jazz style solo that incorporates finger snapping throughout. Ideal for late beginners of all ages. Music by Jennifer Eklund and part of the Spotlight Solos Volume 1 songbook.

Spiders In My Bed is a showcase piano solo by Canadian composer Lisa Frederick that is ideal for late beginners and early intermediates. It’s a light-hearted homage to our arachnid friends with a dash of Johannes Brahms!

Dark to Light is a fast and flashy solo for early intermediates composed by Jennifer Eklund. This showcase piece serves as a great introduction to 6/8 time and sixteenth notes.

Shadowfall is a minor-key showcase solo ideal for late beginners of all ages. This pattern-based solo, easily taught by rote or note, will be a hit at your next recital! Part of the Spotlight Solos Plus songbook.

End Game is our most popular easy pop-style tune. This multi-pack includes all three versions of the “can’t miss” solo graded from late beginners through early intermediates. Music composed by Jennifer Eklund.

The Getaway is a choose-your-own-adventure-style collection by Lisa Frederick that allows the student to choose how their musical adventure unfolds. Includes 12 showcase solos in varying styles and tonal centers ideal for late beginners of all ages.

Eerie Evening is a late beginning level solo that explores the haunting sounds of harmonic overtones throughout the piano. Cleverly written, students will be amazed at the new sounds their acoustic piano can make! This piece might even inspire some new “ghost” compositions!

Chasing the Paints is an early intermediate showcase solo composed by Jane Tate. This fun and silly song is a showdown between horse and owner trying to catch her in the field.

The Storm, composed by Jennifer Eklund, is a fast & flashy solo for late beginners. This piece is part of the Full Speed Ahead songbook.

Jazzy showcase solo version of When the Saints Go Marching In arranged for late beginners by Jennifer Eklund. This upbeat jazz solo includes MIDI and Mp3 backing tracks for full-time fun for all ages!

Super Spy Guy is a fun, minor-key piano solo for late beginners of all ages. Composed by Jennifer Eklund and part of the Spotlight Solos Volume 1 songbook.

Things That Go Pop in the Night, is a spooky spin on “Pop! Goes the Weasel” for late beginners. This piece is part of the Easy Spooktacular Solos songbook by Jennifer Eklund.