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Piece by Piece A-C (Value Pack): Piano Packet

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Piece by Piece A-C (Value Pack): Piano Packet

Early Elementary, Elementary, and Late Elementary Color Pieces for Solo Piano

By Tom Gerou

Level: Early Elementary / Elementary / Late Elementary

Item: 00-107121
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These original piano solos offer students at the elementary levels the opportunity to explore a variety of styles, techniques, and moods. Each individual piece lets pianists explore a different tone color that the instrument is capable of producing.

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Series: Piece by Piece
Publisher: Alfred Music
UPC: 038081391908
SKU: 00-107121

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About the Author: Tom Gerou

Tom Gerou

Tom Gerou has established himself as a prolific voice in music education through over 160 published works spanning composition, arrangement, and music theory writing. His credentials include degrees from USC and Yale, and his original theatrical music has earned two Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards along with recognition from the Morton Gould Young Composer Award and the Music Teachers National Association. His practical contributions to pedagogy, including the Essential Dictionary of Music Notation and Essential Dictionary of Orchestration, demonstrate his commitment to making music education accessible and clear.

Gerou's arrangements have become fixtures in piano studios across the country, appearing throughout Alfred's Basic Piano Library collections and earning trust from teachers who value both musicality and educational soundness. His international workshop presentations to music educators in Asia, Australia, and North America underscore his influence on teaching practices worldwide.

Why we love this

Gerou understands what elementary pianists actually need: music that sounds sophisticated enough to feel rewarding while respecting the technical realities of early-stage players. Rather than recycling familiar melody types, each piece in this packet genuinely explores different tonal landscapes and keyboard colors, giving students authentic compositional examples to learn from rather than just exercises in disguise.

What to expect

Each solo opens a different corner of what a piano can express, from lyrical and warm to percussive and playful. The collection moves beyond single-style repetition, offering young musicians the chance to inhabit different moods and discover their own voice through exploring contrasting textures.

Who it's for

Early to late elementary pianists ready to move beyond isolated technical studies into pieces with genuine musical personality. Teachers seeking original music that demonstrates compositional variety without requiring advanced technique.

How to get the most out of it

  • Spend time at the keyboard discovering the specific tone colors each piece demands before drilling notes. The variety matters pedagogically only if students actually hear the differences between pieces.
  • Listen for which hand carries the musical idea in each solo. Gerou's writing typically makes this relationship clear, which helps younger players understand voice leading at an intuitive level.
  • Let tempo breathe naturally based on the character of each piece rather than treating speed as the default goal. These solos reveal their musicality through appropriate pacing.

How to use it

Distribute individual pieces across recitals or studio performances throughout the year, using each as a milestone marker showing student growth in stylistic range. The variety also makes this packet ideal for group classes where different students need repertoire at similar technical levels but with different musical characters.

Skills your students will build

  • Recognizing and producing varied tone colors across registers
  • Interpreting character markings and translating them into physical execution at the keyboard
  • Understanding how composers create contrast within short-form pieces
  • Building confidence in pieces with genuine musical substance rather than simplified arrangements

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