Follow Me

Beginner

Here is the third in my series of duets for beginner and teacher.

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Waltz for Two

Beginner

Here is the second in my series of duets for beginner and teacher.

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Groove for Two

Beginner

Here's something new to Piano Tunes! I'll be posting a series of duets for beginner and teacher.

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Four Minibeasts

Beginner

This is the fifth offering in my series of ‘Four…’ for beginners. Note the absence of fingering – this is deliberate, to encourage reading of notes not numbers.

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Four Little Seasons

Beginner

This is the fourth offering in my series of ‘Four…’ for beginners. Note the absence of fingering – this is deliberate, to encourage reading of notes not numbers.

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Four Fingercises

Beginner

This is the third offering in my series of ‘Four…’ for beginners. Note the absence of fingering – this is deliberate, to encourage reading of notes not numbers.

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Four Little Tunes

Beginner

This is the second offering in my series of 'Four...' for beginners. Note the absence of fingering - this is deliberate, to encourage reading of notes not numbers.

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Four Little Warmups

Beginner

Although these little pieces are aimed at beginners, they can be used by anyone for sight reading practice.

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Gliding and Jumping

Beginner

In this piece we are gliding up and down from one note to the next, then jumping over notes like a frog leaping from lily pad to lily pad.

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Eeesy Does It

Beginner

This piece is useful for working on coordination. The right hand just has to keep pecking away at all those Es, allowing the player to focus on the left hand melody.

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Twist and Turn

Beginner

In this piece, the hands have a little conversation with each other. Watch out for the F sharps.

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Up in the Crow’s Nest

Beginner

A simple tune for a student who has been playing for six months or so.

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Dreaming of Sleigh Bells

Beginner

Children will love making the sleigh bell sound in this simple piece.

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The Acrobats

Beginner

Try to get your left hand in position in good time to play the high C - use the minim rest to your advantage so that it's not a panic!

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My Tractor

Beginner

This piece was requested by a special little girl, whose mother it is my pleasure to teach. She loves tractors and hopes to ride one when she is older.

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The Fledgeling

Beginner

A simple-sounding song with some hidden challenges. Watch the left hand, which descends a full octave of C major scale at the start. Towards the end, the right hand has to perform a similar trick.

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Baby Birds

Beginner

What could be cuter than baby birds in their nest, mouths open hoping for food. This piece, of course!

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Bumble B

Beginner

This should give younger players a buzz...

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Three Little Piggies

Beginner

Tap into your younger students' imagination with a story they will all know. Talk about how the dynamics represent the building materials, and the loud crashes are the houses being blown down by the nasty wolf!

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See Saw

Beginner

Here's a piece for the beginner, using the hand position that most course books begin with. Lots of opportunities to try out some dynamics!

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Circles

Beginner

You can never have too many pieces for this hand position. When pupils have mastered pieces like this, they are certainly ready for the Prep Test. Here there are lots of opportunities to practise dynamics.

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Three Little Pieces

Beginner

Sometimes piano courses move on too quickly, and children need consolidation. Hence now and then simple pieces like these will appear on this site. They won't change the world, but they will give valuable extra practice.

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Three Practice Pieces

Beginner

Useful pieces to give pupils who are not quite ready to move from the traditional 'starter' position.

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