Kevin Olson

Includes: My Pet Mouse; Important Questions; Rumble Grumble; The Friendly Bee; A Nose Always Knows; Grandpa's Teeth; Ode to Snoring; Snails, Whales, and Pentascales; A Place in Outer Space; I Am a Sup...

In his travels across the United States, composer Kevin Olson has been particularly struck by two things: the rich diversity in culture, and the amazing variety of natural beauty in the different regi...

My Kind of Music, Book 1 contains 10 imaginative early elementary to elementary original solos. Each of the solos is an expression of the unique idea stated at the beginning of the piece. These short...

Book 2, written for the elementary to late elementary level student, contains 9 descriptive solos containing a brief thought or point written under the title to guide interpretation. Students will hav...

Concerto Bravo is a late-intermediate piece that students will love to tackle. Imaginative and invigorating, this piece challenges students to step up to the plate, play their best, and put what they'...

My Kind of Music, Book 3 is a collection of nine unique solos for the intermediate level student. Evocative of a Middle Eastern marketplace, the modal melody of On the Streets of Cairo is challenging...

This collection of 10 preludes contains music that sounds sophisticated and difficult but really is made from simple, easy-to-learn note and chord patterns. These preludes are perfect for the intermed...

Fundamental note values - quarter, half, dotted half, whole notes and rests - are introduced and reinforced with clever word combinations and practice pages. Students clap, tap and point to rhythms aw...

Note names are taught with corresponding animal names, designed to make learning notes more fun and memorable. In each song, students sing about where the note sits on the staff. Notes Made FUN also g...

Designed to build a solid foundation of early musical concepts and piano topography, students play and read music at a pace that is steady and comfortable. Using unique "keyboard pictures" that are ea...

This book teaches and reinforces notes in the Middle C position on the staff. New notes are introduced at a steady and comfortable pace using an animal theme, and then are frequently reviewed througho...

Have you ever heard of an elephant playing in a band? A piano-playing puppy? Kids will get a kick out of these imaginative, silly songs by Kevin Olson, who put music to the clever humor and wordplay o...

The fun continues in the second book of this series with music by Kevin Olson and humorous lyrics by Kenn Nesbitt, recently named Children's Poet Laureate of the United States. Kids and audiences alik...

In this delightful work the sounds of the deep South come alive! Each of the four movements has its own character and style, depicting a scene from the colorful environment of the South. Every piece e...

Kevin Olson writes in Notes from the Composer, "I find it interesting that we use the word "keys" to describe the black and white levers on the piano that are pressed down and transformed into musical...

Legends of Swing, a new series by composer Kevin Olson, highlights the diverse world of jazz by exploring the "hot spots" for the culture and language of the genre. The first book in the series portra...

Part of the Wtritten For You Series Kevin R. Olson's Echoes of Egypt is a sparkling and lyrical piece which promotes musical expression. This mysterious Egyptian-sounding piece is written for the late...

In this early elementary solo, students can learn to get comfortable on the keyboard, using thumbs on middle C. The end of the piece lets students jump to find a C in different octaves. There is an op...