Piano for Beginners

The Mysterious Forest beckons all students to play a sweet magical tune. They are encouraged to turn their playing into expressive, enchanting sounds through the use of dynamics, arpeggios, and well-p...

Description: Sunburst Sonatina has three movements. The first one is an allegro movement in the key of C Major. The second movement is in A Minor built around the arpeggiated A Minor chord. The third...

Description: Sleepytime Serenade begins with the melody line in the LH, which crosses over the RH for the softer measures. The B section goes to the key of B flat. Pedaling is used throughout. The pie...

Students will love the humor in the text (and in the music) of Big Green Frog! Although mostly in five-finger position, the piece subtly encourages other positions throughout; for example, by featurin...

Seahorse Serenade is a delightful piece that features neat hand-over-hand crossings, and assists the student in graceful phrasing and pedal coordination. The gently swaying rhythm is straightforward a...

October leaves... dancing, swirling, in the wind. An excellent solo that suits the title perfectly! Chromatic scales and hand-over-hand arpeggios up and down the keyboard make the piece sound more dif...

Short, fast and energetic! Excellent as a recital piece or as a jump-start for an unmotivated student. Key: D Minor.

A beautiful solo full of cascading notes and wonderful harmonies. The exotic impressionistic middle section could well be a study in bringing out inner voicing. Sure to be a student favorite! Key: D M...

Students can experience the graceful moves of an ice skater in this G major solo written in 6/8 meter. Broken chords that pass from hand-to-hand create a swirl of sound. The damper pedal helps create...

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An amusing play on words, this Arab-esque sound brings to mind exotic places with magic carpets, snake charmers, and genies in bottles. Staying primarily in a G minor five-finger hand position, this...