Piano for Beginners

For years, piano teachers remarked that Dennis Alexander's pieces were great for boys and suggested that he write a book of pieces with boys in mind. Drawing on his own teaching experiences, and recal...

This Native-American dance-styled solo features open staccato fifths in the left hand, accidentals, left and right hand rhythm coordination, and a wide use of the keyboard.

There is a medieval mood and charm in this late elementary level ballad, with modal melodic material in long sweeping phrases against simple harmonic fifth accompaniment, and both hands taking turns s...

Rhythm and touch are essential elements in this energetic march for the elementary level pianist. It is written in C Major, uses a blend of staccato and legato, wide and varied dynamics, and a generou...

The key of D minor sets the stage for the mysterious sounds of this late elementary solo. The opening rhythm of the right hand melody even seems to say 'Old Daddy Longlegs', and students will have no...

Your students will feel like winners with this charming solo! The syncopated rhythm of the melody is catchy, and students should have no trouble feeling the tied notes as they are repeated throughout...

Treasure abounds in this F major solo written in 4/4 meter! The catchy melodic and rhythmic patterns will inspire students to a spirited performance. The music captures the imagination, and tempo chan...

Shelby, a miniature schnauzer, is Dennis Alexander's dog! Her outside adventure is depicted in this G major solo. Students will be able to lead 'a dog's life' as they travel across the keyboard using...

Exploring the romantic style will be easy with this E minor solo in 3/4 meter. In A-B form, the left hand employs a simple broken-chord style accompaniment in the A section with the melody in the righ...

For an elementary level pianist who likes a ghostly Halloween mood, this mysterious sounding A-minor song comes complete with owls hooting! The hands have minimal movement, but there are moments of sh...

There is a peaceful, lyrical charm to this G major rainbow song, which features left hand broken seventh chords that move slowly but constantly under the legato phrasing of the right hand melodic line...

Just for You' soll Schüler im ersten Jahr mit Hilfe einer Vielzahl von Stilen, musikalischen Anforderungen und technischen Herausforderungen motivieren und inspirieren. Die drei Bücher sind in zunehme...

Few things inspire us as much as the moment the sun first appears over the horizon, casting a new day with a glorious light. Daybreak depicts that moment in a wonderfully simple, yet powerful way. Ear...

Book 4 of the Five-Star Solos series provides a wide variety of pieces to teachers and early intermediate-level students. An array of styles, colors, tempos, and moods are included. Ballads, waltzes,...

Sophisticated works for the late elementary to early intermediate level teenage and adult students with titles such as 'Full Moon Rising,' 'Just Us,' 'Yesterday's Dreams' and more. The pieces sound 'b...

These five catchy melodies are superbly arranged for one or two pianos, four hands. They are engraved in score form with Primo above Secondo for ease in rehearsing. The Secondo parts are set in 5-fing...

Eleven compositions by master teacher-performers of the nineteenth century. In each of these duets, the primo part is easier than the secondo, and in many of them the primo spans only five notes, in '...

Melvin Stecher, Norman Horowitz and Claire Gordon's Little Caballero for easy Piano.

Melvin Stecher, Norman Horowitz and Claire Gordon's Shangrila for pianists at an intermediate level.

A jazzy piece with swing rhythm and syncopations. The key (A minor) and articulated middle section give this piece an air of mystery. Appropriate for a Halloween theme (or mystery) recital. 4/4 meter....