First Christmas Solos

I Have a Little Dreidel, from the Holiday Classics songbook, is a primer level holiday solo ideal for beginners of all ages. This packet includes 3 different solo versions and a teacher duet part that will work with any of the solo versions.

O Little Town of Bethlehem, from the Holiday Classics collection, is a multi-level holiday solo ideal for beginners of all ages. This packet includes 3 different solo versions and a teacher duet part that will work with any of the solo versions.

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, from the First Christmas Solos songbook, is an early primer level holiday solo with teacher duet ideal for beginners of all ages. Music can be taught by note, rote, or finger number.

Broken arm? No problem! Stage Left Volume 2 features 18 engaging left-handed solos with contemporary teacher duets included. This volume is also great for beginners who need more practice with bass clef reading and independent left hand dexterity work. This book contains selections for the NFMC Festivals Bulletin, 2020-2024.

Over the River & through the Woods, from the First Christmas Solos songbook, is a primer level holiday solo with teacher duet ideal for beginners of all ages. Music can be taught by note, rote, or finger number.

That’s the Ticket! is an upbeat primer level solo, from Roadtrip: Rockstar Rally, and includes a teacher duet part. This piece serves as a great introduction to playing dotted rhythms and staccato. Music and lyrics by Jennifer Eklund and Kris Skaletski.

Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, from the First Christmas Solos songbook, is a primer level holiday solo with teacher duet ideal for beginners of all ages. Music can be taught by note, rote, or finger number.

Sweet Molly Malone, a traditional Irish favorite, arranged for primer level students by Jennifer Eklund. Includes a lush, contemporary teacher accompaniment. Part of the Piano Pronto: Keyboard Kickoff method book.

Roadtrip Rockstar Rally Volume 2 is a primer level songbook featuring eighteen favorites from the Roadtrip! method book series including teacher duets. This book is great for Roadtrip! graduates transitioning into more traditional method materials, and primer level students who need additional lateral supplementation. Music is notated on the grand staff with minimal note name aides and fingerings. Super Soundtrack includes vocal versions, duet play-along tracks, and orchestrated play-along tracks for all eighteen songs.

Up, Up, and Away is an upbeat showcase for primers and beginners of all ages that will get students playing all the way to the top of the keyboard. While this solo stands alone it also includes a contemporary teacher duet part that makes for a lovely recital showcase piece.

Island Dance is a festive, upbeat solo for beginners of all ages, along with a teacher duet, composed by Robyn Fehrenbacher. This light-hearted, happy tune is a crowd-pleaser for recitals, and will make audiences want to get up and dance!

Chicken Coop Cha-Cha is a sassy, Latin-style primer level solo from Roadtrip: Rockstar Rally Volume 2, and includes a teacher duet part. This piece serves as a great introduction to recognizing and playing harmonic 4ths and 2nds. Music and lyrics by Jennifer Eklund and Kris Skaletski.

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.

Weekend Waltz is an easy lilting waltz for primers and beginners of all ages. While this solo stands alone it also includes a teacher duet part in the style of a jazz-waltz.

Dance with Me is an elegant and easy lyrical waltz that reinforces dotted quarter note/eighth note rhythms for beginners of all ages. While this solo stands alone it also includes a contemporary teacher duet part with lush harmonies.

Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella, from the First Christmas Solos songbook, is an early primer level holiday solo with teacher duet ideal for beginners of all ages. Music can be taught by note, rote, or finger number.

Country Carousel is an easy lyrical primer level solo from Roadtrip: Rockstar Rally Volume 2, and includes a teacher duet part. This piece serves as a great introduction to dotted rhythms and legato technique. Music and lyrics by Jennifer Eklund and Kris Skaletski.

Rock ’n’ Cha is an upbeat Latin-style solo with fun and easy harmonic intervals for primers and beginners of all ages. While this solo stands alone it also includes a Latin-style romping teacher duet part which makes for a great showcase piece for recitals.