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.
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.
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.
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!
Mischief, composed by Lisa Shoemaker, is fast & flashy showcase solo for early intermediates in irregular meters. This piece is part of the Musical Mosaics songbook.
End Game is a spooky and fun piano solo that is also part of the Dog Days Songbook. Music by Jennifer Eklund.
Midnight at the Manor, composed by Chrissy Ricker, is a minor-key evenly-leveled showcase duet for intermediates. This piece is part of the Let’s Quest Volume 4 songbook.
Prelude in E Minor, composed by Rick Robertson, is an intermediate level showcase solo in a neo-Baroque style. It is written in the style of Bach’s organ works as transcribed for piano by Ferruccio Busoni, and would make a good program opener for a developing pianist. Its minor key and somber sound also makes it suitable as a Halloween selection.
Three spooktacular showcase duets for late beginners (Primo) and intermediates (Secondo) composed by Barbara Becker. These harmonically innovative duets will delight students of all ages and jazz up your next fall recital!
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.
Midnight Bells Are Ringing, is an easy multi-level solo by Jennifer Eklund for beginners and late beginners of all ages. This piece is a spooky spin on “Frere Jacques” that will delight students during the Halloween season or anytime a minor mood strikes!
Snake Dance, arranged for beginners by Jennifer Eklund, is a favorite tune from the Piano Pronto: Prelude book for beginners of all ages. The sassy, tango-inspired teacher duet part, included with purchase, is always a hit at recitals!
Fear Elise!, is a spooky spin on Beethoven’s iconic composition “Fur Elise.” This piece is ideal for late beginners and is part of the Easy Spooktacular Solos songbook by Jennifer Eklund.
Goblin Party! is a frightfully fun showcase solo for late beginners by Lisa Donovan Lukas. This piece is part of the Scary Tales songbook.
Haunted Hallway, composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas, is an eerily elegant evenly-leveled minor-key duet for late beginners. This piece is part of the Dynamic Duos songbook.
Scary Movie, by Rick Robertson is an early intermediate level showcase solo, inspired by the beloved “Ballade” by Burgmüller. In addition to being an excellent seasonal Halloween selection, it will help the young player develop technical skills, all wrapped up in less than a minute of fun!
Arachne’s Web, composed by Stacy Fahrion, is a whimsically macabre solo featuring lots of syncopation and a unique spin on Itsy Bitsy Spider. This piece is part of the Once Upon a Time songbook.
The Exquisite Melancholy of Everything Left Unuttered is a delicate waltz in E minor for two composed by Stacy Fahrion.
Tritone Tarantella is a flashy and dissonant pattern-based tarantella composed by Stacy Fahrion. Ideal for intermediates during Halloween-season or whenever the mood strikes!
Itsy Bitsy Tarantula is a slightly more disturbing version of Itsy Bitsy Spider composed by Stacy Fahrion. This piece is ideal for intermediates.
Moonlight Nocturne is a haunting intermediate lyrical solo composed by Lisa Shoemaker. This elegant work is ideal for students who love to play with passion and a touch of drama!
Midnight Memories is a minor-key lyrical solo by Chrisanne Nahum. This moving and thought- provoking piece will be a student favorite for intermediates of all ages.
The Lovelorn Lobster is a song from 1897 with words by Joseph W. Herbert. Stacy Fahrion wrote her own original whimsically macabre music to the poignant lyrics about love between a lobster and a piscatorial maiden going terribly awry. A timeless, classic theme for Valentine’s Day, or any occasion!
Minor Blues for Two by Stacy Fahrion gives the first pianist an opportunity to improvise over a 12-bar blues progression. If played on a grand piano, the pianist can also mute strings inside the piano for an interesting change of tone color.