Best Selling Books
Exploring Improvisation: Method Book
Exploring Improvisation: 30 Prompts to Unleash Your Inner Cool invites students to approach improvisation with confidence, curiosity, and creativity — without fear of making mistakes. This book breaks improvisation down into practical, musical prompts that help players experiment with sound, rhythm, harmony, melody, and style from the very first page. Lessons are organized to build intuitive musical understanding, giving students tools they can use right away whether they’re just beginning to improvise or already exploring original musical expression.
What’s Inside:
• 30 creative prompts that spark improvisation exploration
• Sound Stories and guided activities for discovering musical ideas
• Melody creation and intervallic development exercises
• Chord vocabulary building and popular progressions applications
• Style explorations (blues, pop, ragtime, Latin, and more)
• Clear prompts with room for creative choices and reflection
Exploring Improvisation: Method Book
Exploring Improvisation: 30 Prompts to Unleash Your Inner Cool invites students to approach improvisation with confidence, curiosity, and creativity — without fear of making mistakes. This book breaks improvisation down into practical, musical prompts that help players experiment with sound, rhythm, harmony, melody, and style from the very first page. Lessons are organized to build intuitive musical understanding, giving students tools they can use right away whether they’re just beginning to improvise or already exploring original musical expression.
What’s Inside:
• 30 creative prompts that spark improvisation exploration
• Sound Stories and guided activities for discovering musical ideas
• Melody creation and intervallic development exercises
• Chord vocabulary building and popular progressions applications
• Style explorations (blues, pop, ragtime, Latin, and more)
• Clear prompts with room for creative choices and reflection
The Dinosaur Files, Solo Collection.
Music, Discovery, and Creativity for Young Explorers
Travel back to the age of dinosaurs with The Dinosaur Files, an exciting collection of piano solos and interactive learning activities designed to spark curiosity, imagination, and musical growth.
Each dinosaur comes to life through its own original piano solo—from the armored strength of Ankylosaurus and the mysterious depths of Mosasaurus to the soaring flight of Pteranodon and the mighty roar of T-Rex. Along the way, students explore important musical concepts including intervals, hand-position movement, accidentals, key signatures, articulation, dynamics, musical road maps, creative listening, and improvisation.
But this is more than a piano book....
The Dinosaur Files, Solo Collection.
Music, Discovery, and Creativity for Young Explorers
Travel back to the age of dinosaurs with The Dinosaur Files, an exciting collection of piano solos and interactive learning activities designed to spark curiosity, imagination, and musical growth.
Each dinosaur comes to life through its own original piano solo—from the armored strength of Ankylosaurus and the mysterious depths of Mosasaurus to the soaring flight of Pteranodon and the mighty roar of T-Rex. Along the way, students explore important musical concepts including intervals, hand-position movement, accidentals, key signatures, articulation, dynamics, musical road maps, creative listening, and improvisation.
But this is more than a piano book....
Petite Jewels collection
A collection of 8 expressive, character-rich piano solos that bring color, imagination, and musical depth to early intermediate through early advanced students – Each piece has its own distinct sound and a clear musical focus—making it easy to find the right fit for every student.
Each piece in Petite Jewels is a miniature tone painting—capturing the unique beauty, color, and personality of a different gemstone. From delicate shimmer to bold intensity, this collection offers a rich variety of sounds and styles that keep students engaged while building essential musical skills.
The collection includes Ice Crystals, Sapphire, Opal, Ruby, Topaz, Diamond, Amethyst, and Emerald—each offering its own distinct musical character while contributing to a cohesive and rewarding musical journey.
These are pieces students are excited to play—and teachers feel confident assigning.
Petite Jewels collection
A collection of 8 expressive, character-rich piano solos that bring color, imagination, and musical depth to early intermediate through early advanced students – Each piece has its own distinct sound and a clear musical focus—making it easy to find the right fit for every student.
Each piece in Petite Jewels is a miniature tone painting—capturing the unique beauty, color, and personality of a different gemstone. From delicate shimmer to bold intensity, this collection offers a rich variety of sounds and styles that keep students engaged while building essential musical skills.
The collection includes Ice Crystals, Sapphire, Opal, Ruby, Topaz, Diamond, Amethyst, and Emerald—each offering its own distinct musical character while contributing to a cohesive and rewarding musical journey.
These are pieces students are excited to play—and teachers feel confident assigning.
Ready to Be a Rock Star, Piano Solo
Bring the energy of a rock concert right into your lesson or recital! Ready to Be a Rock Star (Solo) captures that exciting pop/rock sound students love—while keeping everything accessible and playable at the late elementary to early intermediate level. Inspired by the high-energy ensemble version, this solo lets each student step into the spotlight and feel like the star of the show.
With a driving rhythm, strong patterns, and a “lead part” feel in the right hand, students are immediately drawn in—and stay engaged. It’s the perfect solution for those moments when students are asking for something more fun, more current, or more “like real music.”
Wondering what it sounds like? FREE Backing Track link delivered with purchase.
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Bring the energy of a rock concert right into your lesson or recital! Ready to Be a Rock Star (Solo) captures that exciting pop/rock sound students love—while keeping everything accessible and playable at the late elementary to early intermediate level. Inspired by the high-energy ensemble version, this solo lets each student step into the spotlight and feel like the star of the show.
With a driving rhythm, strong patterns, and a “lead part” feel in the right hand, students are immediately drawn in—and stay engaged. It’s the perfect solution for those moments when students are asking for something more fun, more current, or more “like real music.”
Wondering what it sounds like? FREE Backing Track link delivered with purchase.
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