Forest Raindrops by composer Lisa Shoemaker is a simple yet beautiful tune that will appeal to all ages. This late beginner solo is sure to be a favorite with students and audiences alike!
Carriage Ride, composed by Robyn Fehrenbacher, is a delightful classical-style solo for beginners of all ages that also includes an enjoyable teacher duet. This adorable piece is a refreshing addition to lessons and recitals!
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.
Write that Down is a composition workbook by Jennifer Eklund intended for students of all ages and levels. Students will learn essential songwriting skills through scalable, template-based activities that take the “fear of the blank page” out of composition. Teachers are encouraged to use these exercises as a launching pad to creating other similar exercises for their students.
Nuit d’etoiles (Starry Night) by Rick Robertson is a late intermediate-level lyrical solo that will appeal to pianists of all ages, and is an excellent introduction to the Impressionist style. Includes glossary of French terms and music history lesson about the Impressionist era.
Stage Left is a book of 17 beginning level, multi-key solos written for left-hand only featuring familiar melodies that have been refreshed with modern rhythms and free backing tracks. Great exercises for strengthening bass clef reading, left-hand dexterity, and exploring transposition. This new second edition now contains teacher duet parts for each piece.
Harvest Time is a lively, hoe-down style character piece by Canadian composer Lisa Frederick. With a little touch of jazzy flair and its varied sectional form, this piece will delight students and audiences alike!
New Beginnings is an upbeat and uplifting contemporary pop-style solo by Canadian composer Lisa Frederick. This selection will delight intermediates of all ages and makes a great recital or festival piece.
On the Right Track, by Canadian composer Lisa Frederick, is a fast, jazzy showcase duet full of energy and style. This duet is perfect for sibling pairs as the primo is slightly easier than the secondo part.
Paper Airplane by Sara Tomlinson is an expressive and flowing piece at the late intermediate level. Students will find the chromatic scales and left-hand crossovers fun and impressive. Suitable for students for intermediates of all ages.
Dona Nobis Pacem is one of the most famous rounds which means "Grant Us Peace.” This arrangement by Sandra Zylstra is an evenly-leveled lyrical duet for two intermediate players.
Salute to the Troops is a military anthem medley for piano solo arranged by Sandra Zylstra. It includes the Army, Navy, and Marine anthems and is ideal for intermediates of all ages!
*NOTE: The Air Force anthem is still under copyright and requires additional licensing. This is the reason that melody is omitted from this piece. We appreciate your understanding and want you to know we are not ignoring this branch of our armed forces!
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June is a dramatic solo for later intermediate pianists. The mysterious setting evokes the mood of a summer storm with tumultuous wind. Crashing pops of lightning punctuate the primary theme while arpeggiated flourishes mimic the downpour of sudden rain. This is one of a set of 12 month-titled pieces by Sarah Reaser O’Brien, NCTM.
Stately march by Sir Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934), Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (Trio). Often used as a graduation march and is traditionally the finale at the Last Night of the Proms. This arrangement by Gary Johnston is written in a homophonic chorale style suitable for most formal occasions.
Something on the Slide is a Satie-esque waltz composed by British composer Joanne Grifiths. The accompaniment is built on two positions, C and G, with octave leaps from the bass to the chord. Awareness of balance between the hands is needed for this, to bring out the melody.
Something like Glass, written by British composer, Joanne Griffiths is a study in consistent and even playing of triplets in the right hand, with changing clefs in the left hand that explore the outer areas of the keyboard. Intermediates will enjoy the essence of Philip Glass that flows through this evocative solo.
My Composition book is a free resource from Piano Pronto Publishing full of user-friendly pages to allow aspiring composers a place to document and sketch their musical ideas including melodies, chord progressions, full compositions, lyrics, and titles. Use this flexible staff paper book to complete exercises from the “Write That Down!” composition workbook or any short composition activity of your choice.
Mucho Gusto is a catchy, upbeat showcase solo for beginners full of fun Latin style syncopation easily taught by rote. Includes a teacher duet part and MIDI and Mp3 backing tracks!
Celtic Dreams is a fast, lyrical solo in the key of A Minor for beginners by Jennifer Eklund. Motivating teacher duet and Celtic pop-style backing track included to amp up the fun factor!
Breath of Fresh Air, composed by Heather Nanney, is a gentle lilting waltz with a pop-style sensibility that will appeal to early intermediates of all ages. Includes MIDI and Mp3 backing tracks!
In It to Win It is a fast and energetic pop-style showcase solo by Chrisanne Nahum for intermediates of all ages. This multi-level pack features two versions to accommodate students with smaller hands.
Sky Castles, by Lisa Donovan Lukas, is a delightful, upbeat, lyrical showcase piece for the early intermediate pianist.
For many people, November is a month for giving thanks. This intermediate piece by Sarah Reaser O’Brien, NCTM, is a contemporary rendering of a hymn-like melody. November symbolizes a musical token of gratitude for family and friends who have been with us through good times and bad and with whom we love to spend our time. The ternary form offers an uplifting first section followed by a middle theme of more serious and reflective implication. The middle theme modulates into a return of the first in a new key, representing a triumphant overcoming of life’s struggles with the help of those we hold dear.