Chaos by Lisa Frederick is the perfect showcase solo piece for your students who are begging for fast and flashy minor-key pieces. Ideal for late intermediates of all ages, this will be a hit at your next recital!
Outburst! is an unpredictable, turbulent, fast and flashy advanced showcase piano solo by Canadian composer, Lisa Frederick. The twists and turns will have audiences on the edge of their seats!
Under the Sun is an easy lyrical left-handed solo for beginners that includes a teacher duet. Music by Jennifer Eklund and part of the Stage Left! Volume 2 songbook.
July is a ragtime solo for intermediate pianists composed by Sarah Reaser O’Brien.It is ideal study material for those who would enjoy historical rags but need a more manageable arrangement and hand span than those typically offer. There is syncopation throughout all of the three principle melodies with a steady quarter note accompaniment in the left hand for the majority of the piece.
Scarborough Fair arranged as an easy solo with a haunting teacher duet part. Ideal for beginners and late beginners of all ages. Music by Jennifer Eklund.
Believe It or Not is an easy contemporary lyrical solo ideal for late beginners of all ages. This uplifting solo is a great introduction to syncopation and appropriate for many performance occasions. Part of the Easy Spotlight Solos songbook.
Windy Trees is a beautiful lyrical showcase piece for the elementary level student of any age, composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas. It also has an accompanying teacher duet part and lyrics which can be sung, as well as a play-along track for at-home duet practice.
Morning Sounds is an easy lyrical solo for beginners composed by Sarah Reaser O’Brien that includes lyrics. This piece serves as a great introduction to playing in waltz-time, crossovers, and easy open-fifth position shifts with the left hand.
Night Sounds is an easy lyrical solo for beginners composed by Sarah Reaser O’Brien that includes lyrics. This piece serves as a great introduction to ties and easy position shifts.
Let It Linger is an easy minor-key lyrical solo for late-beginners that is part of Jennifer Eklund’s Pronto Pizazz Volume 2 collection. This short study focuses on shifting pentacle positions in parallel fifths and crossovers, and includes a lush teacher accompaniment.
The Calm, from the Fired Up! Level Two method book, is a pattern-based easy lyrical solo for late beginners. A great opportunity to work on pedaling, easy position shifts, and left-hand crossovers. Includes a teacher accompaniment part.
Passing Moments, is an easy lyrical solo for late beginners composed by Jennifer Eklund. This piece serves as a great introduction to playing in the key of D major, lyrical phrasing, crossovers, and rubato. Part of the Fired Up Level Two method book.
Stellar, is an elegant, ethereal solo for late beginners composed by Chrissy Ricker. This piece is part of the Perfect Patterns songbook.
Secret Passageway, composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas, is an elegant lyrical solo ideal for late beginners. This piece is part of the Fantasies & Fairy Tales songbook.
A Memory, composed by Rick Robertson is a wistful lyrical style solo for late beginners and up. It is very effective in performance, and the left-hand crossings add a point of interest and color. A middle section provides contrast in texture. This piece is part of the Kaleidoscope Volume 1 songbook.
In the Stillness, composed by Rick Robertson, is a lyrical, ambient solo that is easily learned and effective in performance for late beginning level students.
Floating In Space is an expressive lyrical piano solo in a minor key by Lisa Frederick. Featuring pedal, changes in time signature, and hand crossovers, this piece is ideal for late beginners of all ages.
By the Waterfall is a fanciful easy lyrical solo by Lisa Frederick ideal for late beginners. Crossovers and glittering work in the upper registers make this an impressive showcase piece for students of all ages.
Your Turn! composed by Chrisanne Nahum, is a lilting waltz-time solo for late-beginners. Perfect for students of all ages who have just been introduced to a G major five-finger position.
Buried Treasure, composed by Lisa Donovan Lukas, is a fast and flashy showcase solo for late beginners. This piece is part of the Fantasies & Fairy Tales songbook.
Guitar Serenade is a flowing lyrical solo composed by Rick Robertson that is ideal for early intermediates. This piece is part of the Kaleidoscope Volume 1 songbook.
The Butterfly is an introspective, lyrical solo for early intermediates of all ages by Jennifer Eklund. With its delicate harmonies, this piece offers the opportunity for budding musicians to work on expressive playing and dynamic nuances.
Northern Lights, by Rick Robertson is an early intermediate level solo in a neo-Romantic lyrical style. It is inspired by the painting and photography of Debbie Center, who is also a member of the Piano Pronto Composers Community. Center’s work, both musical and visual, is inspired by the beauty of nature around her Minnesota home.
Planetarium, composed by Rick Robertson, is an early intermediate ambient solo. It is a useful study in finger dexterity and delicacy, and is effective in performance.