Holiday Classics Volume 2: Super Soundtrack

Super Soundtrack for the Christmas Solos for Late Beginners holiday songbook by Jennifer Eklund. Includes orchestrated backing tracks with and without the students parts as well as recordings of the student solos. Mp3 and MIDI files included with purchase.

Got tech-obsessed students in your studio? Smart Tones is a tantalizing set of ten showcase solos composed by Sarah Reaser O’Brien. These tech-themed pieces are ideal for late beginners and up!

This packet, along with MS/HS 1B, is what you want to use for a Middle School or High School beginning band, choir, orchestra or theory class. Concepts include: Pre-test, introduction to treble, bass, alto & tenor clefs, stem rule, notation, note drill in the 4 clefs, time signatures, rhythm drill (quarter note, half note, dotted half note, whole note, two beamed-8th notes, and rests), intervals (unison through octave), ear-training and teacher ear-training guide. Answer booklet included!

Nemesis is an easy minor-key showcase solo composed by Chrissy Ricker. This piece is part of the Perfect Patterns songbook.

Angel Crossing, composed by Kevin Costley, is an easy pattern-based lyrical solo for late beginners that provides a great opportunity to work on legato and rubato.

This fun reproducible packet includes reproducible Fun Sheets that correlate with concepts covered in the 4th, 5th & 6th grade Elementary Reproducible Curriculum packets. Answer booklet included!

Turn a commonplace lesson interruption into a teachable moment! Knuckleball is a piece based on a black key knuckle-roll pattern and serves as a great rote-teaching piece for late beginners of any age. Includes a spunky teacher duet part to maximize the fun!

Game Changer is a minor-key trio for six hands, on one piano by Jennifer Eklund. This selection is ideal for late beginners of all ages and includes a full conductor’s score and the three separate student parts. This piece has been selected for the NFMC Festivals Bulletin, 2020-2024.

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.

Hebrew & Hanukkah Favorites features nine solo for late beginners arranged by Jennifer Eklund.

Shooting Stars, is an easy lyrical solo for beginners with a lush teacher duet included. This easy showcase is part of Roadtrip: Space Odyssey with music and lyrics composed by Jennifer Eklund & Kris Skaletski.

To feed students’ cravings for playing in minor keys, Minor Marvels features twelve showcase-style piano solos, four solos with optional teacher duet parts, and two duets. These selections are ideal for late beginners through early intermediates and will gloomily gleam at a Halloween recital or whenever a minor mood strikes!

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from “The Nutcracker” arranged as an evenly-leveled duet for late beginners and early intermediates by Jennifer Eklund. This piece is part of The Nutcracker for Two songbook.

Someday is an even-leveled pop-style duet ideal for two late beginning level students. Music by Piano Pronto author Jennifer Eklund. This piece has been selected for the NFMC Festivals Bulletin, 2020-2024.

O Christmas Tree, arranged as a jazzy easy piano trio by Kris Skaletski. Includes a stacked score and separated parts. This showcase ensemble will brighten up your next holiday recital!

Rockin’ Out is an upbeat multi-level solo by Jennifer Eklund for beginners and late beginners of all ages. This piece is part of the Level Up! songbook.

The Ringmaster is an upbeat showcase trio by Lisa Donovan Lukas. This selection is ideal for late beginners and includes a set of parts and a full conductor’s score.

March of the Toys from “The Nutcracker” arranged as an evenly-leveled duet for late beginners and early intermediates by Jennifer Eklund. This piece is part of The Nutcracker for Two songbook.