Brazilian Carnival is a huge festival celebration filled with rhythm, dancing, costumes, and music. Mama Paquita is a well-loved Brazilian folk song that celebrates this song and dance. This arrangement is perfect for helping beginners feel rhythm and beat and learn how to navigate around the piano. Right Hand melody is supported by percussive Left Hand octave jumps that keep the fingers dancing! A great choice for a beginner piano recital piece.
Weigh anchor, me hearties! Set sail for the open sea! This original composition embodies the spirit of adventure, exploration, and of course, pirates! With a sailing 6/8 time signature reminiscent of old sea shanties and a melody that alternates between treble and bass, let’s hope you have your sea legs as this piece is sure to keep you on your toes. Sailing the Seven Seas is a catchy, lively piece that performs well at recitals and is especially written for early intermediate pianists who enjoy adventures and pirate music for piano.
Any late beginner or early intermediate pianist itching to play ragtime will love the Cheerio Rag! This original piece combines easy LH stride accompaniment and rhythmic RH melody sprinkled with accidentals and subdivision offbeats to capture that quintessential playful ragtime sound.
This lovely Chinese melody based on the pentatonic scale is arranged here as an easy piano solo for the late beginner/early intermediate pianist. The damper pedal is held throughout so that the tones continue to resonate for a full, ringing sound. The arrangement encourages familiarity with piano geography as the hands travel back and forth. A great choice for a recital piece.
This traditional English nursery rhyme dates back at least to the 1600s. Each verse suggests a new way to “fix London Bridge”, although nothing seems to work! This arrangement teaches I/V7 chords and helps beginner students recognize parallel motion versus contrary motion.
This arrangement of Marche Slave introduces Serbo-Russian and minor sounds to new pianists. The bold, patriotic main theme is featured prominently with compelling dynamics and a climactic finish.
There’s no good morning greeting quite like “Morning Mood” from Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite I. This arrangement includes an uncluttered melody with soft thirds and chords in the accompaniment to ease listeners into wakefulness, just like the morning rays.
Pianists of any age can fall in love with this beautiful American folk song. This arrangement for beginner piano flows just like the wide Missouri and is written with ties to help beginner pianists identify their mid-beat entrances. Because the right hand melody travels, the left hand accompaniment remains in a familiar 5-finger hand position for stability.
Who doesn’t love the thrill of finding that one perfect pumpkin and planning how you’ll carve the best Jack-O-Lantern in your neighborhood? To help new pianists not “fear” a challenging key signature, “Pumpkin Patch” combines a rhythmic staccato feel with a catchy melody and lyrics that remind you of everything fun about visiting the pumpkin patch in autumn.
This traditional Japanese folk song highlights the fragrant pink cherry blossoms that cover the landscape of Japan in spring. This beginner arrangement emphasizes the unique melody with simple accompaniment. Hand movement, dynamics, and other music symbols give it an element of complexity to make it look and sound impressive for recitals and performances.
A studio favorite, this original composition hails from the untamed hills of Scotland where Medieval Scots traveled and fought for their clans. The minor melody bred from Scottish beauty and strength quickly draws the listener in with impressions of adventuring and battling across the lonely landscapes through centuries past.
Few religious pieces touch the Christian heart as deeply as Amazing Grace. This simple, hymn-like arrangement illustrates the peace of feeling God’s grace amid the dangers, toils, and snares of life.
The march-like melody reigns supreme in this beginner arrangement that’s great for a first recital. Even young beginners who can just barely reach an F Major chord triad can perform this rendition of Beethoven’s bombastic Turkish March.
This famous farewell song is a classic representation of Hawaiian cultural music. It was written by Princess Liliʻuokalani (later Queen Liliʻuokalani) after a tender farewell with Colonel James Harbottle Boyd, who served her family as a military official under the Kingdom of Hawaii.
“Hush-a-bye, don’t you cry…” This beautiful American lullaby softly lulls listeners to a sleep filled with dreams of pretty little horses. This short arrangement performs well for first recitals and is a great way to introduce first-year piano students to melodies in a minor key.
Doriantella is an original tarantella in dorian mode. Written in D dorian, it lightens the feel of the classic minor key tarantella, giving it a mysterious and almost mystical fantasy quality. Best for early intermediate pianists and a beautiful recital piece.
Accessible for smaller hands: The largest harmonic interval is a Major 6th (inverted chord triad).
The captivating melody of Für Elise is definitely something most beginners want to learn. This Studio licensed bundle includes 4 different sheet music versions of the famous melody for beginners at various stages of learning. All 4 versions include the full main theme melody.
Version 1: Primer on-staff
• Single Treble Staff only
• 2-hand Melody (RH note stems up, LH note stems down)
• 3/2 time signature with simple rhythms (quarter notes/crotchets)
• fingerings included
• large note sizes for easy reading
• 2 pages (spaced out)
Version 2: Primer on-staff (alternate)
• Single Treble Staff only
• 2-hand Melody (RH note stems up, LH note stems down)
• 3/2 time signature with simple rhythms (quarter notes/crotchets)
• fingerings included
• 1 page (slightly condensed), still with large note sizes for easy reading
Version 3: Beginner 1
• Grand Staff (both hands read Treble)
• 2-hand Melody
• 3/2 time signature with simple rhythms (quarter notes/crotchets)
• fingerings included
• large note sizes for easy reading
• 2 pages
Version 4: Beginner 2
• Grand Staff (both hands read Treble)
• 2-hand Melody
• 3/4 time signature with more complex rhythms (eighth notes/quavers)
• Includes cross-staff beaming
• fingerings included
• large note sizes for easy reading
• 2 pages
This product comes with a Studio License that allows you as a Teacher to share this copy with any number of your own students. (May not be shared with other teachers or non-students.)
This rousing hymn from the hymnal of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) is arranged here for easy piano, best for late elementary pianists. Set in C Major with melody that is sometimes RH, sometimes flowing between RH and LH. Includes accompaniment. LH remains in C Major 5-finger position throughout (until final note). Large print for easy reading. Perfect for worship service.
Fingerings are catered toward smaller hands; the largest harmonic interval is m6.
This rousing hymn from the hymnal of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) is arranged here for easy piano, best for late elementary pianists. Set in C Major with RH melody and LH accompaniment. Includes RH movement; LH remains in C Major 5-finger position with occasional finger extensions one key higher/lower. Large print for easy reading. Perfect for worship service.
Fingerings are catered toward smaller hands (including the arpeggiated phrases in the melody). The largest harmonic interval is M6.
Who doesn’t love flying a kite? This cute elementary piano number teaches students to follow a key signature (F Major) and let RH/LH take turns playing melody. Good educational value and fun for beginners of all ages.
This is a Christmas piano medley arrangement of the ever-popular holiday number Carol of the Bells and Rachmaninoff’s “The Bells” symphony. The opening theme from The Bells: Movement 2 transitions seamlessly into the familiar 4-note motif of Carol of the Bells. Themes from Movements 1 and 2 of The Bells are blended in throughout for a uniquely classical Rachmaninoff Christmas arrangement. Best for early intermediate pianists and an excellent choice for a holiday concert.
You enter a dark, scary forest. The trees are huge and block out the sun. It seems like danger is lurking behind every tree and the whole world is about to close in on you…But then you find your way to a sunny clearing. The sun streams through the tree branches, and you hear birds singing merrily. Your fear dissipates as the forest becomes warm, inviting, and peaceful.
This is the “Eintritt in den Wald” or “Entry into the Forest” theme from Richard Strauss’s epic tone poem “Alpine Symphony”. This elementary piano arrangement begins dramatically in C minor, builds in intensity, and then the mood suddenly shifts for a calmer, more peaceful ending in C Major. This arrangement uses an extensive key range with octave changes, cross-hand arpeggios, and pedal for a grand, full sound. Best for mid to late beginner level and a fantastic choice for a recital piece.
This is an elementary piano arrangement of Grieg’s lyric piece “Puck”, all about the mischievous little kobold (or nisse/tomte) creature from Norwegian folklore. These fairy tale gnome-like creatures protect the family they live with from evil and misfortune, and even help with chores — unless they’re insulted, in which case they will play tricks, steal, or punish in other ways. Puck is a playful but easily offended creature, so one must please them with gifts to prevent their mischief!
This piano arrangement perfectly captures the mood of Grieg’s original music, at a level that is comfortably playable for later beginners. Enjoy the delightful contrast between staccato and slurred passages, with dance-like runs and hops. A fun performance piece in a minor key!
The joyful fourth movement of Handel’s “Music for the Royal Fireworks”, which Handel wrote for King George II for the fireworks show celebrating the peace of Aix la Chapelle in May 1749. This arrangement is set in C Major and is perfect for elementary students: no accidentals, mostly step and skip intervals, and set in a popular note range for most beginner piano books.
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