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201 first pieces for a child learning the piano, written out properly, every one in C major (or A minor), in six levels starting from C position: the right thumb on middle C and the right hand playing C, D, E, F and G, then chords in the left hand. The words under the tune, a tempo and dynamics, at the same size as a printed music book. Every piece has its own page with a Play button so you can hear how it should go, slow it down or hear one hand at a time, plus practice notes and a short history. Print the ones you want. Every tune is out of copyright, and the arrangements are ours.
How to use these
Each piece is engraved the way a music book would print it: real notes on a real staff, a time signature, bar lines, the words, a tempo marking and finger numbers. In Level 1 every note also has its letter name printed underneath, so a child can read the music and check it at the same time.
Press the small play button beside any title to hear it, or open the piece for the sheet music, where Slower plays it at two-thirds speed, Right hand or Left hand plays one hand’s notes so a child can play the other along with it, any note can be clicked to start from there, and Print puts the piece on one page.
Six levels
Every piece is in C major (or A minor for the minor-key tunes) and starts from C position: the right thumb on middle C and one finger on each white key up to G. Level 1 is the right hand alone on those five notes, one line of music on the treble staff. Level 2 brings in the left hand with chords, C, F and G (or G7), little finger on the C below middle C, and the right little finger stretches up to A.
Level 3 takes the tune below middle C to B, A and G, Level 4 up to the C above, and Level 5 further still, all on white keys. Level 6 adds sharps and flats and gives the left hand a real second part. The chords page draws every chord.
New to the piano? Start with C position. Where to find middle C, where each finger goes, and how the notes look on the music, with a keyboard diagram you can hear.
C position
Browse by difficulty
Level 1: Right hand, C to G 10 Level 2: Left-hand chords 16 Level 3: Notes below middle C 82 Level 4: Up to the C above 34 Level 5: A wider range 30 Level 6: Moving on 29
Browse by type
Nursery rhymes 48 Children's songs 24 Folk songs 41 Spirituals 10 Hymns 7 Rounds 10 Christmas carols 25 Classical themes 24 National songs 4 Australian songs 8
Level 1: Right hand, C to G 1–10
The right hand alone in C position, thumb on middle C and one finger on each white key up to G. Every tune is in C major and stays on those five notes. One line of music on the treble staff, with a finger number and a letter name on every note.
Level 2: Left-hand chords 11–26
The left hand joins in with chords on the bass staff, little finger on the C below middle C: C, F and G. The tune still sits in C position, and the right little finger stretches one key up to A.
- 11Alle meine Entchen
- 12Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
- 13This Old Man
- 14Oh, How Lovely Is the Evening
- 15Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
- 16Old MacDonald Had a Farm
- 17Up on the Housetop
- 18A-Tisket, A-Tasket
- 19Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
- 20London Bridge Is Falling Down
- 21Oh! Susanna
- 22Here We Go Looby Loo
- 23Hickory Dickory Dock
- 24Dance a Baby Diddy
- 25The Bear Went Over the Mountain
- 26Georgie Porgie
Level 3: Notes below middle C 27–108
The tune goes down below middle C to B, A and G, so the right hand reaches or shifts down and comes back to C position. Still C major, still the same three chords in the left hand.
- 27Bingo
- 28Old Hundredth
- 29Red River Valley
- 30Good King Wenceslas
- 31Down in the Valley
- 32Lucy Locket
- 33He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
- 34London’s Burning
- 35Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
- 36The Water Is Wide
- 37Amazing Grace
- 38William Tell Overture (finale)
- 39Frère Jacques (Are You Sleeping?)
- 40Bobby Shafto
- 41Away in a Manger
- 42Sur le pont d'Avignon (On the Bridge of Avignon)
- 43Skip to My Lou
- 44The Muffin Man
- 45Lazy Mary, Will You Get Up?
- 46Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
- 47God Save the King
- 48There’s a Hole in My Bucket
- 49Michael Finnegan
- 50Aura Lee
- 51Eine kleine Nachtmusik
- 52Little Jack Horner
- 53La Cucaracha
- 54As with Gladness Men of Old
- 55In the Bleak Midwinter
- 56Hey Diddle Diddle
- 57Old King Cole
- 58Oranges and Lemons
- 59The Bell Doth Toll
- 60Dona Nobis Pacem
- 61We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- 62O Come, All Ye Faithful
- 63Aiken Drum
- 64Did You Ever See a Lassie?
- 65All Through the Night
- 66Angels We Have Heard on High
- 67Once in Royal David’s City
- 68Simple Simon
- 69Ding Dong! Merrily on High
- 70The Holly and the Ivy
- 71Molly Malone
- 72Home on the Range
- 73Alouette
- 74God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
- 75The British Grenadiers
- 76Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- 77Long, Long Ago
- 78Simple Gifts
- 79Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- 80What Are Little Boys Made Of?
- 81Happy Birthday to You
- 82See-Saw, Margery Daw
- 83The North Wind Doth Blow
- 84I Saw Three Ships
- 85The Farmer in the Dell
- 86Toreador Song (Carmen)
- 87Pop Goes the Weasel
- 88Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?
- 89Itsy Bitsy Spider
- 90Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat
- 91Good Christian Men, Rejoice
- 92Polly Wolly Doodle
- 93Oh My Darling, Clementine
- 94Polly Put the Kettle On
- 95We Three Kings
- 96Go, Tell It on the Mountain
- 97O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum)
- 98Spring (The Four Seasons)
- 99Loch Lomond
- 100The Drover’s Dream
- 101Another Fall of Rain
- 102Three Little Kittens
- 103Where Are You Going, My Pretty Maid?
- 104Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
- 105Little Tommy Tucker
- 106Arirang
- 107Ding, Dong, Bell
- 108The Skye Boat Song
Level 4: Up to the C above 109–142
The tune climbs past G to A, B and the C above middle C, so the right hand moves up and back. All white keys, all in C major (or A minor).
- 109Jesus Loves Me
- 110Sakura Sakura
- 111Can-Can (Orpheus in the Underworld)
- 112Waltzing Matilda
- 113Brahms’ Lullaby (Wiegenlied)
- 114Camptown Races
- 115Joy to the World
- 116Bound for South Australia
- 117Shenandoah
- 118Girls and Boys Come Out to Play
- 119The First Noel
- 120Be Thou My Vision
- 121Home, Sweet Home
- 122Early One Morning
- 123Auld Lang Syne
- 124Minuet in G
- 125Ring a Ring o' Roses
- 126Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- 127Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley
- 128Little Bo-Peep
- 129Little Miss Muffet
- 130Humpty Dumpty
- 131Deep River
- 132I Had a Little Nut Tree
- 133Billy Boy
- 134Goosey, Goosey Gander
- 135Shall We Gather at the River
- 136The Keel Row
- 137Largo from the New World Symphony (Goin’ Home)
- 138Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
- 139Three Blind Mice
- 140Lavender's Blue
- 141Little Boy Blue
- 142Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be?
Level 5: A wider range 143–172
Still only white keys, but the tune covers more than an octave, so the hand moves further and more often.
- 143She’ll Be Coming ’Round the Mountain
- 144My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
- 145Brisbane Ladies
- 146The Blue Danube
- 147Dance to Your Daddy
- 148Swan Lake
- 149Botany Bay
- 150There Was a Little Man
- 151Viva la Musica
- 152White Coral Bells
- 153Great Tom Is Cast
- 154Tom, the Piper’s Son (Over the Hills and Far Away)
- 155Yankee Doodle
- 156Advance Australia Fair
- 157Musette (from the Anna Magdalena Notebook)
- 158Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)
- 159If All the World Were Paper
- 160Jack and Jill
- 161Funiculì, Funiculà
- 162Sing a Song of Sixpence
- 163The Grand Old Duke of York
- 164I Love Little Kitty
- 165A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go
- 166Morning Mood (Peer Gynt)
- 167Canon in D
- 168Click Go the Shears
- 169I Vow to Thee, My Country
- 170My Grandfather’s Clock
- 171Rock-a-bye Baby
- 172Silent Night
Level 6: Moving on 173–201
Sharps and flats appear in the tune, the pieces run longer, and the left hand becomes a real second part. Still written in C major or A minor.
- 173The “Surprise” Symphony
- 174In the Hall of the Mountain King
- 175Scarborough Fair
- 176Go Down, Moses
- 177The Bluebells of Scotland
- 178Santa Lucia
- 179It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
- 180O Little Town of Bethlehem
- 181The Song of Australia
- 182Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
- 183Deck the Halls
- 184Korobeiniki
- 185All Things Bright and Beautiful
- 186Rondo alla Turca
- 187Prelude in C
- 188The Ash Grove
- 189Wedding March (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
- 190I Love Sixpence
- 191Down by the Riverside
- 192Hungarian Dance No. 5
- 193The Entertainer
- 194Für Elise
- 195There Was an Old Woman Tossed Up in a Basket
- 196Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker)
- 197Low Bridge, Everybody Down (The Erie Canal)
- 198The Ants Go Marching
- 199The Miller of Dee
- 200Pat-a-Cake
- 201Greensleeves
Nursery rhymes 48
The rhymes children have sung for two or three hundred years: short, repetitive tunes with words everyone knows, which is exactly what a beginner needs. Most sit in the first levels, in C position, and fit on half a page.
- 5Hot Cross Buns
- 12Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
- 13This Old Man
- 15Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
- 20London Bridge Is Falling Down
- 23Hickory Dickory Dock
- 24Dance a Baby Diddy
- 26Georgie Porgie
- 32Lucy Locket
- 40Bobby Shafto
- 44The Muffin Man
- 46Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
- 52Little Jack Horner
- 56Hey Diddle Diddle
- 57Old King Cole
- 58Oranges and Lemons
- 68Simple Simon
- 80What Are Little Boys Made Of?
- 82See-Saw, Margery Daw
- 83The North Wind Doth Blow
- 87Pop Goes the Weasel
- 90Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat
- 94Polly Put the Kettle On
- 103Where Are You Going, My Pretty Maid?
- 104Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
- 105Little Tommy Tucker
- 107Ding, Dong, Bell
- 118Girls and Boys Come Out to Play
- 125Ring a Ring o' Roses
- 128Little Bo-Peep
- 129Little Miss Muffet
- 130Humpty Dumpty
- 132I Had a Little Nut Tree
- 134Goosey, Goosey Gander
- 141Little Boy Blue
- 147Dance to Your Daddy
- 150There Was a Little Man
- 154Tom, the Piper’s Son (Over the Hills and Far Away)
- 159If All the World Were Paper
- 160Jack and Jill
- 162Sing a Song of Sixpence
- 163The Grand Old Duke of York
- 164I Love Little Kitty
- 165A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go
- 171Rock-a-bye Baby
- 190I Love Sixpence
- 195There Was an Old Woman Tossed Up in a Basket
- 200Pat-a-Cake
Children's songs 24
Songs written for or taken over by children: school songs, play songs, counting songs and the ones sung on car journeys. A little longer than the nursery rhymes, often with a chorus, rests and pickup notes.
- 2Go Tell Aunt Rhody
- 3Mary Had a Little Lamb
- 4Lightly Row
- 6Kuckuck, Kuckuck (The Cuckoo)
- 11Alle meine Entchen
- 16Old MacDonald Had a Farm
- 18A-Tisket, A-Tasket
- 22Here We Go Looby Loo
- 25The Bear Went Over the Mountain
- 27Bingo
- 43Skip to My Lou
- 45Lazy Mary, Will You Get Up?
- 48There’s a Hole in My Bucket
- 49Michael Finnegan
- 63Aiken Drum
- 64Did You Ever See a Lassie?
- 81Happy Birthday to You
- 85The Farmer in the Dell
- 88Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?
- 89Itsy Bitsy Spider
- 102Three Little Kittens
- 127Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley
- 170My Grandfather’s Clock
- 198The Ants Go Marching
Folk songs 41
Traditional songs from Britain, Ireland, America, Europe and beyond, the tunes that were sung at home long before anyone wrote them down. They bring wider melodies, more left-hand chords and sometimes a minor key.
- 1Au Clair de la Lune
- 21Oh! Susanna
- 29Red River Valley
- 31Down in the Valley
- 36The Water Is Wide
- 42Sur le pont d'Avignon (On the Bridge of Avignon)
- 50Aura Lee
- 53La Cucaracha
- 65All Through the Night
- 71Molly Malone
- 72Home on the Range
- 73Alouette
- 77Long, Long Ago
- 92Polly Wolly Doodle
- 93Oh My Darling, Clementine
- 99Loch Lomond
- 106Arirang
- 108The Skye Boat Song
- 110Sakura Sakura
- 114Camptown Races
- 117Shenandoah
- 121Home, Sweet Home
- 122Early One Morning
- 123Auld Lang Syne
- 133Billy Boy
- 136The Keel Row
- 140Lavender's Blue
- 142Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be?
- 143She’ll Be Coming ’Round the Mountain
- 144My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
- 155Yankee Doodle
- 158Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)
- 161Funiculì, Funiculà
- 175Scarborough Fair
- 177The Bluebells of Scotland
- 178Santa Lucia
- 184Korobeiniki
- 188The Ash Grove
- 197Low Bridge, Everybody Down (The Erie Canal)
- 199The Miller of Dee
- 201Greensleeves
Spirituals 10
African-American spirituals of the nineteenth century, the songs behind gospel and jazz. Strong, singable melodies with a swing, usually built on just three chords.
Hymns 7
Hymn tunes that have outlived the churches they were written for, because the melodies are so good. They move in steady crotchets and minims, which makes them fine reading practice.
Rounds 10
Tunes that work as a round: a second player or singer can start a bar or two later and the parts fit, because every bar sits on the same chord. Good for playing with a parent or a teacher.
Christmas carols 25
The carols and Christmas songs every child is asked to play in December, from Jingle Bells to Silent Night. All are written in C major (or A minor) around middle C; some need the hand to move or have a sharp or two, so they run all the way up to Level 6.
- 9Jingle Bells
- 17Up on the Housetop
- 30Good King Wenceslas
- 35Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
- 41Away in a Manger
- 54As with Gladness Men of Old
- 55In the Bleak Midwinter
- 61We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- 62O Come, All Ye Faithful
- 66Angels We Have Heard on High
- 67Once in Royal David’s City
- 69Ding Dong! Merrily on High
- 70The Holly and the Ivy
- 74God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
- 79Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- 84I Saw Three Ships
- 91Good Christian Men, Rejoice
- 95We Three Kings
- 97O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum)
- 115Joy to the World
- 119The First Noel
- 172Silent Night
- 179It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
- 180O Little Town of Bethlehem
- 183Deck the Halls
Classical themes 24
The famous themes from the great composers, Beethoven, Bach, Haydn, Grieg, Strauss, arranged as beginner pieces: the composer's melody in the right hand, moved into C major (or A minor) around middle C, with a left-hand part a beginner can manage.
- 10Ode to Joy
- 38William Tell Overture (finale)
- 51Eine kleine Nachtmusik
- 86Toreador Song (Carmen)
- 98Spring (The Four Seasons)
- 111Can-Can (Orpheus in the Underworld)
- 113Brahms’ Lullaby (Wiegenlied)
- 124Minuet in G
- 137Largo from the New World Symphony (Goin’ Home)
- 138Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
- 146The Blue Danube
- 148Swan Lake
- 157Musette (from the Anna Magdalena Notebook)
- 166Morning Mood (Peer Gynt)
- 167Canon in D
- 173The “Surprise” Symphony
- 174In the Hall of the Mountain King
- 186Rondo alla Turca
- 187Prelude in C
- 189Wedding March (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
- 192Hungarian Dance No. 5
- 193The Entertainer
- 194Für Elise
- 196Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker)
National songs 4
Anthems and patriotic songs that are out of copyright, arranged so a child can play them for a school assembly or a family occasion.
Australian songs 8
Songs from Australia's own tradition, Waltzing Matilda, Click Go the Shears, Botany Bay, all public domain here, arranged for beginners.
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Why real notation, not a simplified version
A lot of free “kids’ piano” sheets online use letter names instead of notes, leave out the left hand, drop the time signature, or blow the staff up so large that a four-bar tune fills a page. They feel easier for a week, and then the child has to start again with real music. These pieces keep the music simple and the notation honest: a beginner’s left hand playing beginner chords, but written exactly as it would be in a graded piano book, at normal size, so the same reading skills carry straight on to the next book.
Most pieces start in C position: thumb on middle C, one finger per white key up to G, with the odd stretch to A or the C above, which each piece’s notes point out. Start with the three-note Hot Cross Buns and Au Clair de la Lune; Old MacDonald brings rests, pickup notes and pairs of quavers; Ode to Joy adds the dotted rhythm; Happy Birthday jumps up an octave; and the Minuet in G is a real 18th-century keyboard piece with the first sharp in the key signature.
Printing
Press Print on a piece’s page to print just that one, laid out for A4 (it fits US Letter too). Choose “Save as PDF” as the printer if you want a file instead of paper.
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Play well but never learned to read? A page for the accomplished musician, even the professional, who came up by ear: the grand staff, landmarks instead of mnemonics, hemiola, modal key signatures, transposing instruments and figured bass on one page, with a private ten-minute plan that uses these pieces as reading material. Nothing on it says beginner.
Notation for players who learned the other way roundThe piano books we use
We bought every one of these ourselves. Kenneth Baker wrote two versions of his course: The Complete Piano Player for a piano or digital piano, and The Complete Keyboard Player for a home keyboard with automatic accompaniment. Pick the one that matches what you play on. Outside Australia? Each book also has an eBay link to a new copy from a seller that posts internationally.
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Learning on a piano or digital piano
The Complete Piano Player is a five-book course for beginners: it starts with your thumb on middle C and teaches reading music through popular songs.
Learning on a home keyboard
The Complete Keyboard Player is the same course written for keyboards with automatic accompaniment, like a 61-key Yamaha or Casio: your right hand plays the tune and your left hand sets off the chords and the backing.