Don’t Get Left Behind is a duet for late-beginners using one hand only. Great swing-style showcase duet for students who need extra bass clef practice or who have broken bones! Music by Jennifer Eklund. This piece has been selected for the NFMC Festivals Bulletin, 2020-2024.
Easy Rockin’ the Classics is a collection of eleven pop, rock, and jazz inspired arrangements of well-known classical favorites by Chrissy Ricker. These fun and flashy early intermediate level solos will excite students of all ages!
Song for a Sunny Day, composed by Christina Mathis, will be a fun addition to your summer repertoire. You and your early intermediate students will enjoy playing this joyful, upbeat piece!
Summertime Swingin’ is a fun swing style tune for late beginners that introduces the concepts of swing-style eighth notes and easy position shifts. Part of the Easy Spotlight Solos songbook.
Chillaxin’ is an easy, lazy-swing tune for late beginners of all ages by Jennifer Eklund. Great piece to work on left-hand independence and swing-style eighth notes. Part of the Easy Spotlight Solos songbook.
Windy Blues is a jazz-style solo ideal for early intermediates of all ages. Music composed by Canadian composer Lisa Frederick.
Ludwig’s Blues, composed by Rick Robertson, is an intermediate level blues solo that quotes the ever-familiar Fur Elise by Beethoven.
Get ready to boogie! Top Dog Boogie is a fast and flashy trio composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas. This selection is ideal for early intermediates and includes a set of separate parts and a full conductor’s score.
Easy Come, Easy Go is an easy ragtime-style jazz solo for late beginners that will reinforce syncopation and swing style eighths. Music by Jennifer Eklund and part of the Spotlight Solos Volume 2 songbook.
Child’s Play is a mini-suite consisting of three short pieces written by Joanne Griffiths, for left-hand only, for beginners and late-beginners. Fun to play and gives extra emphasis and practice reading the bass clef.
What could be nicer than a cat nap on a lazy afternoon? This laid-back jazz piece by Chrissy Ricker is sure to be a hit with early intermediates of all ages!
Top Cat Boogie, composed by Chrissy Ricker, is a fast 1950s rock-style solo for late beginners. This piece is part of the Easy Cool Cats 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!
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.
Chain Reaction is an easy pattern-based 12-bar blues solo in F minor for early intermediates. Music composed by Jennifer Eklund and part of the Spotlight Solos Plus songbook.
When the Sky Was Pink, is an upbeat selection from Lisa Donovan Lukas’s Dynamic Duos Volume 2 songbook. This light-hearted, evenly-leveled duet is ideal for two late-beginners.
Circling Back is a light and bouncy easy solo with teacher duet composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas.
Minor Details is an easy, swing-style solo, designed to reinforce proper phrasing, staccato, legato, and accenting techniques. It’s the “details” that make this showcase solo both fun and functional! Part of the Easy Spotlight Solos songbook.
Hot Tot Dish is a delicious little jingle written for International Sheet Music Day 2019 by Jennifer Eklund & Kris Skaletski. This catchy solo for late beginners includes lyrics, a swinging backing track, and a delectable recipe for this tasty dish!
Snap to It! is a jazzy, finger-snapping showcase solo composed by Jennifer Eklund. This piece is ideal for late beginners of all ages and serves as a great way to introduce swing style eighth notes and syncopation.
Couch Potato is an easy jazzy solo for late-beginners that is part of Jennifer Eklund’s Pronto Pizazz Volume 2 collection. This short study focuses on swing-style eight notes with accidentals, and includes a jazzy teacher accompaniment.
That’s a Wrap is an easy jazzy solo for late-beginners that is part of Jennifer Eklund’s Pronto Pizazz Volume 2 collection. This short study focuses on swing-style eighth notes, articulations, syncopation, and includes a jazzy teacher accompaniment.
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.
More Musical Mosaics, is a collection of ten showcase solos for late elementary through early intermediates composed by Lisa Shoemaker. Covering a wide variety of genres and styles, these make for satisfying selections for a recital or festival.