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

Nursery rhymes 1

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.

  1. 5Hot Cross BunsLevel 1 Nursery rhyme · C major · 4/4 · 4 bars, played twice

Children's songs 4

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.

  1. 2Go Tell Aunt RhodyLevel 1 Children's song · C major · 4/4 · 8 bars
  2. 3Mary Had a Little LambLevel 1 Children's song · C major · 4/4 · 8 bars
  3. 4Lightly RowLevel 1 Children's song · C major · 4/4 · 16 bars
  4. 6Kuckuck, Kuckuck (The Cuckoo)Level 1 Children's song · C major · 3/4 · 12 bars

Folk songs 1

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.

  1. 1Au Clair de la LuneLevel 1 Folk song · C major · 4/4 · 8 bars

Spirituals 2

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.

  1. 7When the Saints Go Marching InLevel 1 Spiritual · C major · 4/4 · 16 bars
  2. 8Rock-a My SoulLevel 1 Spiritual · C major · 4/4 · 8 bars

Christmas carols 1

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.

  1. 9Jingle BellsLevel 1 Carol · C major · 4/4 · 16 bars

Classical themes 1

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.

  1. 10Ode to JoyLevel 1 Classical · C major · 4/4 · 8 bars

← All 201 pieces: piano sheet music for kids

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