Grand Finale Piano Solos

A grand finale piano solo is important for a recital. It “wakes up” the audience and gives them something exciting to remember. It gets other students inspired and motivated. And, it makes you look fabulous as a teacher! Why? It shows parents that you’re able to teach a high-level piece (even if it just sounds more advanced than its playing level).

But not all of us have intermediate or advanced-level students who can play a really show-stopping solo. What if your most advanced student is elementary level, or your intermediate-level student can’t make it to the recital? You need sensational grand finale piano solos regardless of your students’ playing level!

Elementary Level Grand Finale Solos:

Gathering Storm is an early elementary piano solo completely on the black keys. Yet it sounds impressive and mature, which all beginners love! You can hear the thunder thanks to the lowest Eb being played throughout the beginning and ending measures. A quick shift to triple meter allows students and audience to “feel” the gathering clouds finally burst with rain. It sounds like a much more advanced piece than it is, and is a confidence-boosting piece!

The Making of a Star is a bold, big, and beautiful elementary-level solo. It was carefully composed to make all ages of elementary-level students sound accomplished, feel like a star themselves, and develop the confidence they need to succeed. It has an emotional and satisfying end that will leave your audience and student feeling like they just listened to a grand piece from an advanced pianist.

Escape from Donegal Castle is a an adventurous late elementary piano solo that will leave your audience on the edge of their seat!Your student will love imagining the adventure of escaping from a treacherous castle filled with mysterious passages and lurking danger. This solo has been hugely popular with students and audiences alike! 

Getaway (All Cooped up Spy Piece #3) is the last piece in the All Cooped Up Spy Collection. But makes a wonderful solo outside of the collection. This is a fast and furious ride that will wow listeners, motivate other students, and have everyone feeling their hair blown back as they speed off in the getaway car! 

Loch Ness Quest tells a compelling story that intermediate piano students will love playing for their audience. Can you see the mysterious creature’s head rising slowly from the lake, its scaly neck dropping water into your boat as you begin your dangerous quest? This piece will intrigue your audience, impress your other students, and finish your recital on a high note. 

Keep Out! is a dramatic, exhilarating piece that teens especially love to play because of its large and impressive sound! It begins with a bang, and keeps hold of the audience’s attention throughout the entire piece. It’s showy, sounds very advanced, and has a blockbuster soundtrack feel to it that audiences will love! 

Audience Participation Grand Finale Piano Solos:

Our Audience Participations pieces are the perfect way to end a result because they involve everyone in the act of music making! And what better way for a parent to leave than to feel like they were a part of the excitement of making music.

Each of these pieces below contains a rhythm that the audience claps (or cup taps) that goes specifically with the piece of music. And your purchase of any of these pieces includes mp3 tracks of “audiences” clapping the rhythm so that they can practice and be ready for the excitement!

Mob Bop is an elementary solo that gets the entire audience involved – talk about a piano recital to remember! Remember the fun surrounding a sporting event where everyone suddenly stomps their feet twice and then claps a lá “we will, we will rock you!”? It’s time to bring that same excitement to a piano recital, and Mob Bop does just that! 

Guy Eye will have your audience wanting to tap and clap along with you. And they get to, because this audience participation piece gets everyone in on the grand finale fun! A glissando adds to the fun, and will leave your student feeling confident and like they can’t wait for their next recital! 

We Wish you a Merry Christmas will make you the most creative and fun piano teacher of all time! The audience gets to cup tap a simple rhythm, your student gets to play a beautiful arrangement, and everyone leaves the recital feeling the energy and excitement of getting to participate in the grand finale together!