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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!

Summer Roses is a lyrical piano solo for early intermediates based largely on a melodic sequence composed by Gary Johnston. The tightly closed buds of wild roses coaxed to open in the hot summer sun.

Plink! Plank! Plonk! is a whimsical, novelty swing tune by Gary Johnston for early intermediate players featuring a walking bass line, grace notes, syncopation, and a modulation.

Heart’s Desire, composed by Gary Johnston, is an introspective lyrical piano solo for early intermediates inspired by long walks in the northern woods.

Night Owl is a swinging’ jazzy solo for early intermediates composed by Gary Johnston.

Back to School Boogie, composed by Gary Johnston, is a lively riff blues with a good old boogie-woogie left hand. The middle section of this early-intermediate solo features a bluesy variation on the ABC song!

Funky Dunky is a fun and energetic riff-based blues piece composed by Gary Johnston. This pattern-based piece is ideal for early intermediates and is a great way to introduce 12-bar blues, swing feel, and parallel motion in the hands.

Midnight Blues, composed by Joanne Griffiths, is a contemplative, gentle solo, based on seventh-chords with a five-finger repetitive phrase. Variations on a theme, balancing the melody, harmonic structure and creating an atmosphere are all techniques required to play this mournful tune.

Carrington Rag is a fun ragtime piece for early intermediates by British composer Jo Griffiths. Splash around with syncopation, try out some moderate chromaticism and play with the changes in articulation and dynamics, but most of all, have some fun!

Left Hand Rag, is a fun early intermediate ragtime style piece for the left hand, by British composer Joanne Griffiths. Reminiscent of a Joplin Rag, it is a workout for the left hand with plenty of bass reading and includes syncopation, chromaticism, pattern-based riffs and lots of bass reading.

Celtic Dreams is an upbeat minor-key lyrical solo for early intermediate violinists of all ages. Includes a lush teacher accompaniment making this a great piece for recitals or other performance opportunities.

When the Saints Go Marching In arranged as a jazz solo for early intermediate violinists of all ages. Includes a romping teacher accompaniment making this a great piece for recitals or other performance opportunities.

Shades of You is a gentle, lyrical solo for early intermediates composed by Jennifer Eklund. This piece is part of the Shades of You songbook.

The Secret is a mysterious, minor-key lyrical solo for early intermediates of all ages by Jennifer Eklund. This elegant piece offers the opportunity for budding musicians to explore nuanced harmonies and work on expressive playing and use of rubato. This piece is part of the Shades of You songbook.

Guilty as Charged is a light-hearted pop solo ideal for early intermediate pianists of any age. Music composed by Jennifer Eklund and part of the Spotlight Solos Volume 2 songbook.

New Kid on the Block is a jazz-style showcase solo perfect for early intermediates of all ages. Music composed by Jennifer Eklund and is part of the Spotlight Solos Volume 2 and Dog Days Songbooks.

On the Trail is a slow bluesy solo for early intermediates that is part of the Dog Days Songbook. Music by Jennifer Eklund.

The Entertainer, composed by Scott Joplin, presented in an easily accessible, hand-friendly version arranged for early intermediates Jennifer Eklund. Part of the Songs I Love to Play Volume 1 songbook.

The Entertainer, Scott Joplin’s iconic ragtime tune, arranged for intermediates by Jennifer Eklund. This piece is part of Piano Pronto: Movement 3 and includes a teacher duet part.

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Franz Liszt, arranged for early intermediates by Jennifer Eklund. This piece is part of Piano Pronto: Movement 3 and includes a teacher duet part.

Theme from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky, arranged for intermediates by Jennifer Eklund. This piece is part of Piano Pronto: Movement 3 and includes a teacher duet part.

The first movement theme from Mozart’s Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 545, arranged for early intermediates by Jennifer Eklund. This piece, which includes a music history lesson, is part of the Mozart: Exploring His Life & Music songbook.

Gabriel Faure’s iconic Pavane arranged for intermediates by Jennifer Eklund. This is an extended version based on the version from the Piano Pronto: Movement 5 method book.

Ravel’s iconic Pavane pour le infante defunte arranged for intermediates by Jennifer Eklund. Part of the Piano Pronto: Movement 5 method book.