Adrift

Adrift is an easy, contemplative lyrical solo for beginners that includes a harmonically lush teacher duet part. The student part stands alone as a solo part where students can experiment playing in different octaves.

Nightscape is an easy, minor-key, lyrical solo for late beginners of all ages. This showcase piece serves as a great introduction to legato and expressive phrasing techniques. Part of the Easy Spotlight Solos songbook. This piece has been selected for the NFMC Festivals Bulletin, 2020-2024.

Morning Sounds is an easy lyrical solo for beginners composed by Sarah Reaser O’Brien that includes lyrics. This piece serves as a great introduction to playing in waltz-time, crossovers, and easy open-fifth position shifts with the left hand.

Simple Serenity is a collection of fifteen easy lyrical solos composed by Jennifer Eklund. These calming pieces offer a great opportunity for beginners and late beginners to explore lyrical playing, rubato, octave shifts, and pedal work.

Night Sounds is an easy lyrical solo for beginners composed by Sarah Reaser O’Brien that includes lyrics. This piece serves as a great introduction to ties and easy position shifts.

Just Passing By, is an easy ambient multi-level solo by Jennifer Eklund for beginners and late beginners of all ages. This piece is part of the Level Up! songbook.

Gratitude, composed by Rick Robertson, is an early-intermediate lyrical solo that is suitable for recitals and service playing.

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

Enchanted Garden is a sparkling, contemplative showcase solo for late beginners by Jennifer Eklund. This piece is a gentle way to introduce the key of G-flat major, can easily be taught by rote, and provides an opportunity to work on rubato with students in the early stages of lessons.

Sweet Dreams, composed by Kevin Costley, is an easy lyrical solo for late beginners. This piece serves as a great opportunity for students to work on playing repeated patterns in the left hand, pedaling, and lyrical phrasing.

Dancing With My Shadow is a beautiful lyrical showcase piece for the early elementary level student of any age, composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas. It includes an accompanying teacher duet part and lyrics which can be sung, and play-along duet tracks for at-home practice.

Shall We Dance? is a serene lyrical waltz for late beginners by Jennifer Eklund. This piece offers students ample opportunity to work on interpretation, rubato, and lyrical artistry and is part of the Simple Serenity: Volume Two songbook.

Angel Crossing, composed by Kevin Costley, is an easy pattern-based lyrical solo for late beginners that provides a great opportunity to work on legato and rubato.

Spiral Dance is a multi-level lyrical solo by Jennifer Eklund for beginners and late beginners of all ages. This piece is part of the Level Up! songbook.

Little Serenade is an elegant ambient solo for late beginners by Jennifer Eklund. This piece offers students ample opportunity to work on interpretation, rubato, and lyrical artistry and is part of the Simple Serenity: Volume Two songbook.

Recordings for the Simple Serenity songbook by Jennifer Eklund.

Shadow Walker is an easy minor-key solo for late beginners composed by Jennifer Eklund. This piece is part of the Fired Up! Level Two method book for older beginners and includes a lush teacher duet.

The Invisible Kingdom, composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas, is an easy elegant ambient solo for late beginners and up. This piece is part of the Fantasies & Fairy Tales Volume Two songbook.