The following are some of our suggestions for duets with one easy part and a teacher (harder) part:
Excellent music, with teacher/secondo part-which needs practise!-adding a lot of flair.
Broekmans and Van Poppel, Netherlands
Melodious Exercises op.149 (Most primo in 5 note positionRH/LH same and octave apart, some pieces with primo a little harder but all geared to beginners/early level)
An old favourite to many teachers, excellent fun while being harmonically traditional. Also can be effective for older pupil/younger pupil, or siblings. A ‘must have’ in any teacher’s library.
Schott, Peters, Alfred, Hal Leonard and others
Piano Time Jazz Duets, Books 1 + 2 (primo part Grade 1-4)
Mostly secondo part harder than primo but 1 or 2 pieces for similar parts. Catchy tunes!
OUP
Jazz, Rags and Blues Duet book 2 (Grades 3-4) also check other books by her and several other duet books via Alfred.
Very attractive, pupils need a good sense of rhythm. Some with equal secondo part but more need teacher rather than student on secondo.
Easy Dances (primo part Grades 1-5, some secondo parts also possible for students)
Very attractive, contrasting dances with super opening Tango. Two jazzy Foxtrots. Some dances with equal secondo part but more need teacher rather than student on secondo. Superb composer/arranger, good quality music. Also fun for teachers to play.
Schott
A Treasure Chest of Duos (Grades 1-7, either primo or secondo)
A full collection of original and arranged pieces right through the centuries. Some with 2 easy parts some for teacher and pupil, some for 2 teachers or players.Super value!
Schott
Beate Toyka, from the Rhineland in Germany, was raised and trained in the heart of the German classical tradition. She is a committed performer and teacher, and active as a concerto soloist, solo recitalist, and accompanist. She appears regularly in the UK, Central and Eastern Europe. As an enthusiast for duet and 8-hands playing, she formed the ‘Derby Piano Quartet’. Her teaching is characterised by a lively empathy for both the music being taught, and for the pupil. She is a valued adjudicator at music festivals. Beate is a principal tutor at the Piano Teachers’ Course, UK.
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