Composers in Focus

Capture the spirit of Texas with The Lone Star Collection, a lively set of original piano rags by David Karp, celebrated composer and proud Texan. Written for the late intermediate pianist, this engag...

This tremendous piece for your auditions and performance is dramatic yet quite playable. This highly effective composition exhibits a wonderful balance between energetic, rhythmic movements and serene...

As students learn the appealing pieces in this collection, they will improve technical skill while playing music that is enjoyable to hear and fun to perform. These delightful pieces are sure to becom...

Cultivate your student's imagination with this descriptive collection of 10 elementary piano solos. Titles such as "Call of the Horn," "Monkeys in the Trees," "Antique Music Box," and "Whispers in the...

A brand new Composer in Focus series by composer, Kevin Costley. Dot-to-Dot Adventures combines familiar folk tunes and melodies with lyrics to create a musical journey that includes fun dot-to-dot ac...

This captivating set of nocturnes allows the early advanced student to experience playing in several jazz styles. From lush Bill Evans-inspired harmonies to the light beat of a bossa nova, this collec...

Students will enjoy playing these clever ragtime pieces. Imaginative compositions offer great opportunities for practicing right-hand and left-hand melody and cross-hand arpeggios. Melody Bober gives...

This original collection of jazz solos asks the musical question, "Do certain keys suggest a color?" These haunting nocturnes, written in minor keys, depict the lyrical moods and textures associated w...

This fun-filled collection featuring original jazz, blues, and ragtime pieces is sure to be a hit with your students. A great way for your students to learn swing rhythm! Contents include: Kitchen Rag...

Wynn-Anne Rossi offers us a musical celebration of the beloved common cat - a piano suite which is an adventure into the simple, yet mysterious routine of our uniquely independent friend. Contents: Mo...

This prolific composer and arranger offers us a collection of melodic and harmonic gems that will surely intrique students. Werlé based these playable and pianistic pieces on words written with the le...

Sparkling, calm, playful, and exciting, this unit offers a wide array of emotions for the student to explore. Contents include: Dog Sledding; Salmon Run; Puffin Hat Dance; Northern Lights; Polar Bear...

Entertaining pieces filled with fantasy, fun, and spirit. Contents include: Mud Pies; Puppydog Tails; Computer Whiz; Raptor Rumble; Clean My Room???; Ode to the Lima Bean; Rock Fever!; Space Dreams.

These enjoyable pieces full of wonder and imagination, just like the smart, strong-willed young women that served as the source of inspiration for the composer. Contents include: Plenty of Spice; My S...

Inspired by the composer's "best friend," this musical snapshot of a dog's life is both imaginative and playful! Contents: Morning Frenzy, A Perfect Scratch Behind the Ears, Taking My Master for a Wal...

Composer Timothy Brown believes that a unique aspect of music study is the limitless opportunity it presents to explore the student's imagination. The vivid imaginary adventures portrayed in these pie...

These artistic pieces will "stretch" players musically while remaining comfortable technically. Contents include: The Great Barrier Reef; Rainbow Lorikeets; Koala Dreams; The Platypus; The Wombat; The...

The eight engaging solos found in this collection are packed with surprises that awaken the imagination. Surprising Solos is a comfortable stretch beyond the ordinary, written for the student (and tea...

The second installment of the Surprising Solos series continues to offer students innovative music, filled with the element of surprise. These easy-to-play solos feature quick-changing dynamics, time...

These duets sparkle in this intermediate level collection. Each specially crafted piece was written to encourage more expressive and vibrant interpretation, and will help deepen a student's understand...

This book contains seven original compositions for late elementary/early intermediate players.

Six lyrical pieces promise to engage the senses, emotions and imaginations of late intermediate students. Good reading and rhythmic skills are needed to express the technical and artistic elements in...