Rapunzel, Rapunzel, please let down your hair! In this original piece for beginner piano, Rapunzel and her charming prince sing their fairy tale story, each taking turns with the melody. The Treble or Bass melodies are supported by accompanying primary chords in the opposite hand. This fairy tale number helps beginners develop familiarity with primary chords, melody lines that move beyond 5-finger position, and balancing dynamics between melody and accompaniment.
The thrill of the game isn’t only found at the basketball court. Sports fans who are also beginner pianists can dribble their way across the piano keys with this new original piece! Moving eighth note patterns, articulations, and cross-hand movement all depict the exciting experience of making your way across the court, blocking your opponents, and dribbling the ball back and forth with your teammates before setting up a perfect Alley-oop with just seconds left on the clock as the crowd cheers. Basketball terms are included to help the music come alive for musical athletes.
Beginnings is a contemporary piano piece that sounds like the hopeful start of a new life journey. Steady long tones in the bass and repeated moving patterns in the treble make it feel almost like a part of the soundtrack to life. While written for beginners, it has a heartfelt sound that gives it a musical depth that appeals to teens, tweens, and adults.
A Minor Adagio is a beginner level piece that is the epitome of adagio – slow, solemn, and expressive. It is comprised of chords with the highest chord tone carrying the melodic line. Each chord has only 3 keys played simultaneously between the 2 hands, and all the intervals are either 2nds or 3rds. Combined with the steady rhythm and pattern-based transitions, this piece is very approachable for beginner pianists, yet it does not feel or sound “simple”. The minor key and dynamics that range from pianississimo to forte encourage a mature depth of musical expression. A Minor Adagio is an excellent selection especially for those interested in learning to play classical music and traditional hymns.
Quietude is the essence of calm and peacefulness. This original contemporary piece brings quiet calm amid the stresses of life.
The steady stepwise RH melody is embellished by LH alternating bass and treble tones, and the challenge of the LH crossovers is balanced by a slower tempo and simple chord structure. Quietude is pattern based for ease in learning for late beginner to early intermediate pianists of all ages.
This dramatic piano solo is surprisingly easy to play! Especially written for teens and preteens, this original contemporary piece has a dark and foreboding feel reminiscent of fantasy, video games, adventure, war — you name it! Heavily pattern based, Downfall’s form is easy to follow with repeated moving RH eighth note passages supported by deep, long octave tones in the LH. It can be quickly and easily learned even by beginner pianists. This composition is sure to impress and is fulfilling as either a performance piece or for personal enjoyment.
