This beautiful English folk song is arranged as an early intermediate piano solo in A minor. Graceful and smooth, it’s a great choice for a holiday performance.
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The studio license comes with two versions: one with lyrics, one without. Both sound the same when played.
Getting twelve days’ worth of Christmas gifts would be quite a treat! This fun carol is arranged here with simple RH melody accompanied by familiar LH chords and harmonies; the LH accompaniment becomes slightly more complex over the course of the piece while still remaining well within reach of the late beginner pianist. The changing meter and repeating verses are incorporated in an easy-to-read way. Lyrics are included for the beginner pianist’s enjoyment and to help follow the order of the music. Arranged in C Major, this is a great beginner holiday recital piece and can even be used as an easy vocal accompaniment.
Beginner pianists around the world will love this easy piano arrangement of Joy to the World. RH melody is supported by LH chords and harmonies keep the music moving forward with nice momentum. This arrangement is a great choice for a holiday performance or service, and it also works well as an easy vocal accompaniment.
“Joyful, all ye nations rise! Join the triumph of the skies!” This arrangement of Hark, the Herald Angels Sing is jubilant and bold, filled with brilliant chord harmonies and a broad, open accompaniment sound. Occasional scale passages and a key change add variety while careful pedal use adds substance and fullness. This arrangement is perfect for a Christmas religious service or holiday recital.
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This intermediate piano solo is cheery and welcoming. It begins with a warm and simple introduction that develops into progressively more involved accompaniment and harmonies to a fortissimo finish! With a key change, octave changes, and an ever-building natural momentum, this arrangement is fun and rewarding without being overly challenging for mid-intermediate students. It’s a great Christmas concert showpiece!
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These musical themes from Gurlitt’s etude (“The Storm” or “Night Escape”) and Mozart’s Great G Minor Symphony are famously recognized for their intense, dramatic energy. This medley combines them into an early intermediate piano classical performance piece. Starting with Gurlitt’s etude, it weaves in the motif from Mozart’s symphony, transitions fully into the symphony theme, then concludes with a robust merger of the two for a bold finish. It is an excellent choice for a classical piano recital piece for intermediate level.
Kullak’s “The Ghost in the Fireplace” (or “The Ghost Up the Chimney”) is a fun Halloween-time piece. This newly edited edition is ideal for early intermediate students and evolves through several musical themes, including repeating spooky chromatic passages, a waltz-like middle section, and sad lonely harmonic sixths. Great choice for a fall piano recital piece.
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American folk hero Casey Jones and his runaway train were immortalized in this famously fun folk tune by Eddie Newton. This intermediate piano solo was arranged for a student who wanted to learn a piece with glissando and tremolo — it’s filled with both, plus a handful of other fun finger tricks! This is a high energy piece ideal for an intermediate piano solo performance.
Scott Joplin’s most well-known rag is a popular request among beginner pianists. This 2-hand version in C Major was written for a motivated, music-loving 1st year piano student who said as soon as she heard it: “It sounds just like the original!” The arrangement is highly educational and teaches excellent fingering techniques, intervals, hand movement and keyboard awareness. Plus, it’s just fun to play! This is a fantastic choice for a beginner recital piece.
This arresting selection from the opera Samson and Delilah by Saint-Saëns is arranged here for beginner piano solo. The melody for Egyptian Dance is based on the double harmonic scale, sometimes called the Byzantine scale or Arabic scale. The inclusion of frequent perfect fifths, octave changes, and choice pedal usage gives this arrangement a full sound without being overly challenging for beginners.
This popular Christian song is a favorite at Christmas time. It is arranged here for early intermediate pianists with a steady rocking pattern LH bass and RH melody with harmonies. Its full sound and natural swing feel make this arrangement an excellent choice for a Christmas recital or worship meeting.
This traditional well-known Christmas carol is arranged here for mid-beginner pianists. With simple RH melody supported by LH harmonies (dyads/2-note chords), this arrangement has a satisfying “full” sound without being overly challenging. The LH stays in C Major 5-finger position while the RH moves minimally using one-octave scale fingering. This arrangement is perfect for a beginner pianist of any age and makes a great choice for a holiday performance.
Cuckoo, cuckoo! This popular German folk song is arranged here for beginner pianists and advances in difficulty over the course of the piece. The melody initially switches from hand to hand (call and response), then comes together in unison, and concludes with treble melody supported by basic chords and harmonies in the bass. The German Cuckoo song has an appealing melody and feel and is found in many piano method books; however, most arrangements are too simple or short for a performance. This arrangement transforms the melody into an interesting and engaging performance-worthy piece without being overly complicated for beginner students.
This fun traditional Christmas song is one of the oldest known secular carols. This arrangement for mid to late beginner is delightfully bouncy, filled with swing rhythms and staccato. The accompaniment is mostly made up of primary chords and inversions so that it isn’t too challenging while retaining a full and satisfying sound. The final line repeated 8va and 8vb gives a whimsical ending that is perfectly charming for a Christmas piano recital or other holiday performance.
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.
This lesser known French carol has a beautiful melody line written in Dorian mode for a minor feel with a raised sixth that creates a feeling of light and hope in dark times. It is arranged for LH melody in bass clef with rolled RH treble chords as a delicate ringing accompaniment. With many valuable teaching elements for late beginner/early intermediate level pianists, this arrangement is also a beautiful Christmas performance piece.
This joyful Christmas carol is arranged here as a late intermediate to early advanced piano solo. It begins with a recurring theme of treble chords tinkling like ringing bells while the melismatic “Gloria” passage sings beneath. The traditional energetic verse and refrain are repeated several times and carried through melodic variations, unique chord progressions, and modulations before coming to a jubilant conclusion. This arrangement is perfect as a showy, yet time-sensitive Christmas performance piece. (Performance length: less than 3 minutes.)
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The Cradle Song melody by William Kirkpatrick celebrates the arrival of the baby Jesus in the stable at Bethlehem. This arrangement is perfect for a beginner student’s first Christmas performance, with a single-note melody, an 8va repeat, and a few harmonies at the finish.
Enjoy 5 elementary level piano sheet music arrangements of “Silent Night”, all of them Studio-Licensed! This collection is perfect for Teachers looking for unique beginner arrangements to share with their students. Each of these arrangements offers elementary students at all different stages of learning the chance to play this beautiful classic Christmas carol.
Elementary 1: RH Melody only
• Best for early elementary
• C Major
• Treble Melody, RH only (no LH)
• dynamics
• Optional 8va
Elementary 2: RH Melody, simple LH
• Best for early to mid elementary
• C Major
• Treble Melody (RH) with simple LH accompaniment (dyads)
• LH stays in C Major 5-finger position most of the time
• dynamics
• Optional 8va
Elementary 3: RH Melody, LH chords, pedal
• Best for mid elementary
• C Major
• Treble Melody (RH) with LH accompaniment (chords)
• Chords are rolled chords
• pedal
• dynamics
• Optional 8va
Elementary 4: RH Melody, rolled chords, moving LH, pedal
• Best for mid to late elementary
• C Major
• Treble Melody (RH) with LH accompaniment (chords)
• Chords are rolled chords
• LH also plays some moving lines
• pedal
• dynamics
• Both hands 8va
Elementary 5: RH Melody, pedal, moving LH, chords
• Best for mid to late elementary
• C Major
• Treble Melody (RH) with LH accompaniment
• LH plays harmonies and moving lines throughout
• Includes a few rolled chords
• pedal
• dynamics
• RH plays 8va
• LH reads Treble
This product comes with a Studio License that allows you as a Teacher to share these arrangements with any number of your own students. (May not be shared with other teachers or non-students.)
This hymn from the hymnal of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) is arranged here for easy piano, best for mid to late elementary pianists. Set in C Major with RH melody and LH accompaniment. Includes RH movement; LH remains in C Major 5-finger position until both hands move 8va for the ending. 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.
A favorite hymn from the hymnal of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It’s arranged here for easy piano, best for mid to late elementary pianists. Set in C Major with RH melody and LH accompaniment. Mostly in C Major 5-finger position, with occasional finger extensions one key higher/lower or crossing finger 2 over 1. Includes octave changes (with LH treble). No sharps or flats. Large print for easy reading. Perfect for worship service. Great for small hands: the largest harmonic interval is P5.
This theme is so famous, it’s commonly referred to as “Beethoven’s Fifth”. This beginner/elementary arrangement is fulled with exciting dynamics and dramatic pauses (fermatas), yet it is not overly challenging. No sharps or flats. Strengthens intervallic reading skills. Great for small hands (largest harmonic interval is P5). An exciting performance piece in a minor key!
A classical favorite from Grieg’s Peer Gynt suite! This beginner/elementary arrangement of “In the Hall of the Mountain King” takes beginners all around the keys with octave changes, using repeats and 8vas for ease in reading. LH and RH each get the chance to play in both clefs. The chromatic skipping passages with black keys are shared across the hands, making this arrangement very beginner friendly. Best for early to mid beginner level and great for small hands (largest melodic interval is P5). A fun performance piece in a minor key!
A simplified arrangement of Mozart’s Piano Sonata in F Mvt 1 Allegro (K332), perfect for early to mid intermediate level. Includes several themes from this movement and provides a delightful introduction to Mozart’s piano compositions (but without any speedy scale passages!). It’s a lovely choice for a classical performance piece.
Accessible for smaller hands: The largest harmonic interval is m7 (two instances only); most are 6ths or smaller.