Mild & Mellow Sheet Music Series

An exploration of mild and mellow piano solo arrangements of pop & classical music favorites. These lyrical versions were created for use in yoga flow classes, but can be enjoyed by musicians for all sorts of occasions that call for elegant background music.

This post is part one of the Mild & Mellow Sheet Music Series.
Mild & Mellow Sheet Music Series

Mild & Mellow Sheet Music Series:

Back in the summer of 2024 I started playing the piano live for yoga flow classes at a studio that I attend. This has prompted me to create new arrangements that are both elegant, lyrical, and well-suited as background music while people are attending a class.

I’ve gone back to a lot of songs I arranged many years ago and re-imagined them with this purpose in mind. Even though I have created these for use in yoga sessions, these would all be great for any performance occasion where mellow background music is called for.

What’s different about these new lyrical versions?

  1. In a lot of cases, I’ve re-set the vocal line up in a higher range to achieve a more “sparkling” sound.

  2. These versions now include the lyrics to the songs. Admittedly I used to skip this step in the arranging process because it was rather tedious and often I would stylize the melody lines or truncate the verses via repeat signs. These versions are fuller, more complete, and it’s nice to have the lyrics there!

  3. Many of these arrangements are “extended” with added solo sections. My goal here was to create arrangements with slightly longer run-times.

  4. Some these pieces aren’t necessarily “lyrical” in their original forms and have been heavily stylized to suit the needs of the occasion. It has resulted in some suprisingly nice settings that are uniquely styled yet still very recognizable.

Hopefully this series will help you discover some new arrangements that are both useful and enjoyable to play!


Video Playlist of Mild & Mellow piano solo:

This is a playlist I created for a friend of mine who has sleep issues. It includes all of my current lyrical arrangements:


Yoga Flow Setlist #1:

This is one of the first Yoga Flow setlists I put together. All of the sheet music is available with links in the video:


“Spooky Slow Flow Setlist”:

This is a setlist I put together for a Halloween-Eve yoga class with all minor-key pieces. All of the sheet music is available with links in the video:


🎹 I want to see some of the Mild & Mellow piano sheet music!


👋 Have an idea for a song that you’d like to see in this mild & mellow setting? Drop me a request in the comments!



Jennifer Eklund
Written by Jennifer Eklund
Jennifer Eklund holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in music from California State University, Long Beach. She is an avid arranger, composer, and author of the Piano Pronto® method books series as well as a wide variety of supplemental songbooks. She is also a Signature Artist with Musicnotes.com with a large catalog of popular music titles for musicians of all levels.

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