Review: Saturday Solos
One of my favorite blogs to follow is Susan Paradis.com. Susan is known for her fun games and printable resources for students, but did you know that she also has music books available to purchase?
One of the music books she has written is called Saturday Solos. Susan composed 14 original solos to celebrate childhood. When she was a child, she remembers long sunny Saturday, hunting doodle bugs, playing in the creek, picking berries and riding bikes. Though times have changed some, one thing that doesn’t change is the fun of daydreaming and exploring.
Inside you will find pieces such as: “Stuck Inside, Laughing Song, I Like Bugs and Cycling Down the Street. These simple yet refreshing pieces are sure to delight each child who learns them. In addition, Susan has included 6 traditional pieces such as Camptown Races, Found a Peanut, Deedle Deedle Dumpling and She’ll be Coming Around the Mountain. She wanted to include some traditional pieces in this book so students had some pieces they would recognize.
The pieces in Saturday Solos are written in C, middle C and G position. You won’t find expression marks in the music because Susan wanted to create music that would allow students to concentrate on the step and skip pattern. This also allows the student to add expression marks later. There is also minimum finger numbers encouraging teachers to add in when necessary.
Saturday Solos would make a perfect supplementary book for the beginning student. The solos are delightful, playful and simply refreshing. Because the pieces are pattern based with lots of stepping and skipping, it is a wonderful book for those students that need practice moving in different positions. In addition all the pieces lend itself well for students to learn and practice transposing. You can purchase Saturday Solos as well as other music she has written in her store here.
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122 Responses
Susan’s materials are wonderful! I would love to receive ‘Saturday Solos.’ I know her pieces will be excellent, just like everything else she does!
Susan rocks!! She produces wonderful resources for piano teachers and students. I would love to win “Saturday Solos!”
Love Susan Paradis games. Would love to win Saturday Solos.
These look fabulous! I love Susan’s blog and games.
Susan’s games are such educationally sound teaching materials. I think she really knows the psychological make-up of young pianists and the music she composes demonstrate that. Looking forward to using her Saturday Solos.
Please enter me! I LOVE Susan’s music and games and everything. She is amazing.
The songs sound like such fun! Very exciting!
Susan’s resources are fantastic!
Sounds like an interesting collection. I’d love to try it!
Those sound fun. A collection my student would enjoy, especially as spring recital approaches. :-).
Susan’s been such a help to the piano teachers’ community. I’d love to try Saturday solos!
Here’s hoping! 🙂
I love Susan’s resources, I’m sure I would be able to put these solos to use for Spring recitals 🙂
I appreciate all Susan offers for piano teachers! I would love to try her book!
I would like to try the book having just come across her resources via the Facebook piano teachers group
Love Susan’s resources!!! Use them with all my students. Great for my very visually oriented special needs students especially!!! I would love a copy of this book! :o)
I use a lot of her resources in my teaching. It would be great to have her solo book to use as well. What fun!
I don’t know of a week that goes by that I don’t use one of Susan’s ideas in my studio. This would be wonderful to have as well. Thanks for doing this.
I am always looking for new solos, and Susan is a great resource!
SATURDAY SOLOS looks like a great supplement for my music files! I love Susan’s games, worksheets and music. What a treasure!!