Federation Duets

Teachers keep coming back to Melody Bober's Grand Duets for Piano, Book 2, a staple for elementary students learning to coordinate with a partner. Carol Matz's Famous & Fun Duets, Book 2 offers accessible early elementary material with strong appeal, while Catherine Rollin's arrangement of The Nutcracker Suite for Two brings familiar music to intermediate pianists ready for something more challenging. Claude Debussy's Petite Suite and Gabriel Fauré's Dolly Suite provide late intermediate students with authentic masterworks tailored for four-hand performance.

Melody Bober approaches duet writing with an eye toward motivation and student growth. Her background in music education and piano performance informs pieces that build technical skill while keeping students engaged. Grand Duets for Piano, Book 2 demonstrates her gift for writing accessible yet musical elementary repertoire.

Catherine Rollin bridges her career as a performer and prize-winning teacher through her compositions and arrangements. Her mastery of the duet form, evident in The Nutcracker Suite for Two, comes from decades of presenting workshops across North America and Asia. She understands what resonates with students and teachers alike.

Margaret Goldston brought humor and personality to her duet writing, as reflected in collections like Duets for Cat Lovers. Her career as a studio teacher and clinician in North Carolina gave her direct insight into what students need, while her study of composition under Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Robert Ward grounded her work in serious musicianship.