Haydn’s Surprise Symphony is always fun to play due to its exciting use of dynamics and staccato. Beginner pianists love trying to play as softly as possible, then jumping to a sudden surprise fortissimo! This arrangement helps build valuable musical skills and is a wonderful choice for a beginner classical piano recital piece.
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music) is one of Mozart’s most widely recognized musical works today. This famous theme is arranged here for beginner piano and is an excellent option for a beginner classical piano recital piece.
The drama and beauty of this incredible Russian ballet can be felt in the well-known main theme, arranged here for early beginner piano. New pianists who are comfortable reading steps, skips, and a few accidentals will enjoy playing this arrangement.
Who doesn’t love the Can-Can? New beginner pianists will love playing this theme over and over!! This arrangement is put in Middle C Position and includes a key signature (G Major), dynamics, staccatos, and one final fortissimo chord to give beginners a fun, enjoyable challenge with this classical favorite.
This grand, elegant Christmas carol has been made accessible for brand new beginners here with this melody-only arrangement, written simply around Middle C.
Multiple Versions Available:
All versions sound the same when played.
The Christmas carol natively known as “Adeste Fideles” has been beloved for hundreds of years. This melody-only arrangement is written simply around Middle C so that even the newest or youngest beginner can successfully learn to play it. Finger numbers are listed only on the first note of each hand to indicate hand position; other fingerings are intentionally excluded to build note-reading and aural skills.
Comes with 2 versions (one PDF): Version 1 includes rests while Version 2 has all rests hidden to simplify readability for new music readers. Both versions sound the same when played.
This Australian bush ballad is the most well-known Australian folk song and Australia’s unofficial national anthem. This early beginner arrangement in C is for single-note melody with both hands. The verse begins in Middle C Position, and some Right Hand movement is required for the chorus before returning to the original hand position. Finger numbers are excluded to challenge new note readers. This well-liked melody definitely gets beginner pianists’ fingers to “go a-waltzing, Matilda, with me!”
Enjoy this FREE Halloween- and autumn-related image that helps new musicians identify their basic rhythms! This hand-drawn image helps with recognition of basic rhythms, including whole, half, and quarter notes and rests.
Comes as two PDF digital downloads: one with American standard terms (whole, half, quarter) and a second one using UK/International rhythm terms (semibreve, minim, crotchet).
This Product comes with a studio license that allows you as a teacher to share this copy with any number of your own students through the coming years. May not be shared with other teachers or non-students.
Get 10 Color By Note images in the Halloween Bundle!
Enjoy this FREE Halloween image that helps new musicians identify their bass clef note names! This hand-drawn image helps with recognition of the Bass Clef notes Middle C, B, A, G, and F.
Comes as two PDF digital downloads: one with American spelling (“Color”) and a second one with UK/Australian spelling (“Colour”).
This Product comes with a studio license that allows you as a teacher to share this copy with any number of your own students through the coming years. May not be shared with other teachers or non-students.
Get 10 Color By Note images in the Halloween Bundle!
Enjoy this FREE Halloween- and autumn-related image that helps new musicians identify their treble clef note names! This hand-drawn image helps with recognition of the Treble Clef notes Middle C, D, E, F, and G. These notes appear as different note values (whole, half, or quarter notes) for an added challenge.
Comes as two PDF digital downloads: one with American spelling (“Color”) and a second one with UK/Australian spelling (“Colour”).
This Product comes with a studio license that allows you as a teacher to share this copy with any number of your own students through the coming years. May not be shared with other teachers or non-students.
Get 10 Color By Note images in the Halloween Bundle!
Celebrate Halloween with 10 “Color By Note” music theory pages of Halloween- and autumn-related images to help musicians identify note names and rhythm values!
All images are hand-drawn and have been enthusiastically received by students in my own music studio and others.
UK/International Terms version available (see below).
Bundle includes:
* 5 note-name images have only one note value while the other 4 images include various note values for an added challenge.
All theory pages are in black & white / grayscale. No color ink required. (Color ink recommended for printing Answer Key.)
This Product comes with a studio license that allows you as a teacher to share these pages with any number of your own students through the coming years. May not be shared with other teachers or non-students.
This ethereal minor lullaby heralds the arrival of All Hallow’s Eve. Even very early beginners can play this composition written with single-note melody, stepwise reading, one black key, and one RH crossover at the end.
These wide-eyed, spiky-backed creatures cause trouble for machinists, inventors, and the whole modern world. A short composition that’s just right for early beginners, Gremlins introduces eighth notes, accidentals, steps, and skip patterns with directional reading.