Easy Sheet Music from Alfred Publishing for Beginners

For anyone looking to sing or play the most well-known and celebrated group songs for a variety of occasions, this book has it all. These 28 selections will bring joy to families and friends of all ty...

Taken from their debut album, Talking Dreams, 'Cool Kids' is Echosmith's catchy yet poignant expression of adolescent alienation. This easy piano arrangement by Dan Coates captures the feeling of the...

(recorded by Savage Garden) / arr. D. Coates

(words by Johnny Burke, music by Erroll Garner) / arr. D. Coates

The ultimate guitar intro to one of the most famous pieces from the 70s is now available for the early intermediate pianist. Led Zeppelin fans will enjoy being able to play one of their favorites at a...

Theme of the Olympic Games 1988

This easy piano arrangement by Dan Coates makes this timeless classic accessible to beginning pianists. Recorded by Bette Midler on the Beaches soundtrack, The Wind Beneath My Wings became her first #...

This solo brings to mind springtime in Paris. Using this image, students can effectively interpret the title through the music. The key of A major and 3/4 meter create a bright, lyrical waltz. Changes...

Each of the 12 days brings a snippet from a different holiday tune in this fun arrangement that uses the easy keys of G and D. As the days are added, it becomes a fun-filled challenge. Surprise comes...

One of several popular dances from time of the French Renaissance, 'jouissance' refers to a dance in which the feet stay on the floor, as opposed to one with leaps or lifts. This setting by Deborah Ba...

Take a ride on an old time train! The quick tempo of this piece promotes rhythm and counting skills with a melody that alternates hands in 4/4 meter and contains a varied mix of quarter notes, half no...

This two-page late elementary piano solo by Lynn Freeman Olson is a lively excursion in the key of C. Contrasts between legato and staccato passages are featured.

Alfred's Basic Piano Library, Level 2. A brassy, G position fanfare sound is featured throughout this late elementary level solo, and a variety of dynamics and touches create a joyous mood that will b...

As you might expect, this piece has a 'bounce' which comes from phrasing left and right hands in a 'drop-roll' technique that combines a slur with an ending staccato note. It is written in F Major, wi...

In a 'dreamily, very free' setting, the student will be using a great portion of the keyboard in a very legato, sustained style. The main section uses a lot of harmonic thirds, fourths and fifths, and...

Here are new original sonatinas that progress in difficulty. Each sonatina projects a unique style and offers an outstanding opportunity for early analysis of form and practice steps.

Fanfares abound in the accented triads of both hands as the intermediate pianist celebrates the 'Olympic Ceremony.' Among other technical skills, this exciting piece will feature articulation, pedalin...

As a soothing legato study in broken chords, played hand-over-hand, and utilizing most of the keyboard, this composition will paint a musical picture of gently floating clouds. There will be the use o...

The elementary level pianist will be 'galloping like the wind' in this descriptive C-minor piece, written mostly in the bass clef, and featuring contrary motion, marcato and legato sections, and depic...

The student is challenged to play at a 'very lively' tempo, and this piece is written in such a way that even younger students will be able to do it. Written in A minor, and using hand positioning tha...

There is a nice Latin flavor, played at a 'bright and happy' tempo, in this enjoyable C Major song in rondo form. The pianist will play triads in 1st inversion, both in the melody and in the accompani...

Written in E minor, this song paints a musical landscape of native drums and flutes, and a gently flowing river. The pianist is given interesting rhythms, both in the left hand 'drum' pattern, as well...

This patriotic George M. Cohan favorite opens and closes with fanfares in both hands, with the body of the song well-arranged for the later elementary level pianist. The addition of well-placed rests,...

Set in waltz time, in C Major, and using the basic hand positions learned during the first year of piano study, this song will make a nice performance piece, showing off many basic technical skills. T...

A colorful pentatonic style will make this piece a performance stand-out for the elementary level pianist. There are contrasts in staccato and legato, soft and loud, pedaling, and a generous use of th...