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First pieces8
- Goin’ HomeAntonín DvořákThe Largo from Dvořák’s New World Symphony: a slow tune on five notes, with a few dotted rhythms.C major440:51 longFingeredC major440:51 longFingered
- Also sprach ZarathustraRichard StraussThe sunrise from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Three notes climbing, then chords that turn from major to minor.C major441:00 longFingeredC major441:00 longFingered
- Ode to JoyLudwig van BeethovenBoth hands in C position: the melody in the right hand, C and G in the left.C major440:19 longFingeredC major440:19 longFingered
- Jingle BellsJames Lord PierpontThe chorus, in C position, with a dotted rhythm to catch.C major440:34 longFingeredC major440:34 longFingered
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little StarTraditionalThe right hand opens up to reach A, then comes back to C position.C major440:29 longFingeredC major440:29 longFingered
- Mary Had a Little LambTraditionalFour notes in the right hand, all in C position; C and G in the left.C major440:19 longFingeredC major440:19 longFingered
- When the Saints Go Marching InTraditionalThe tune in C position, with fingering; the left hand answers it.C major440:37 longFingeredC major440:37 longFingered
- Minuet in CJames HookThe right hand stays on five notes, C to G; the left hand moves in quarters.C major340:51 longC major340:51 long
Beginner14
- Moonlight SonataLudwig van BeethovenThe famous first movement, simplified and in A minor: the broken chords in the left hand, the tune in the right.A minor1280:56 longFingeredA minor1280:56 longFingered
- Gymnopédie No. 1Erik SatieSatie’s floating waltz: chords swaying in the left hand, the tune drifting high above.D major341:19 longFingeredD major341:19 longFingered
- In the Hall of the Mountain KingEdvard GriegGrieg’s creeping tune, in A minor, over a two-note bass. Learn it slowly, then speed up.A minor440:50 longFingeredA minor440:50 longFingered
- Can-CanJacques OffenbachOffenbach’s galop, in G: a bouncing tune over a left hand that never leaves its place.G major240:33 longFingeredG major240:33 longFingered
- Swing Low, Sweet ChariotTraditionalThe spiritual, with its dotted rhythms, over plain chords in the left hand.C major440:53 longFingeredC major440:53 longFingered
- Rhapsody in BlueGeorge GershwinGershwin’s slow theme, in C: a climbing tune with long notes over jazzy chords.C major441:16 longFingeredC major441:16 longFingered
- LamplightmeloA melo original: a slow ballad on the four chords behind countless pop songs.C major440:54 longFingeredC major440:54 longFingered
- Rosewood BluesmeloA melo original: the 12-bar blues in C, with a shuffle in the left hand and riffs to answer it.C major1281:15 longFingeredC major1281:15 longFingered
- Amazing GraceTraditionalIn 3/4, with a pickup and a tie. The right hand moves between two positions.F major340:32 longFingeredF major340:32 longFingered
- Minuet in F, K. 2Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWritten when Mozart was five. Slurred pairs and short notes over a simple bass.F major340:50 longF major340:50 long
- Study, Op. 176 No. 2Jean-Baptiste DuvernoyA smooth right-hand line over a broken left hand, which moves up into the treble.C major440:49 longC major440:49 long
- Carousel WaltzLouis StreabbogA long-held tune over an oom-pah-pah left hand: bass note, then a chord twice.C major340:44 longC major340:44 long
- Study, Op. 37 No. 1Henry LemoineRunning right-hand eighths, fingered, over held left-hand chords. Start it slowly.C major220:21 longC major220:21 long
- BurlesqueLeopold MozartFrom the notebook Mozart’s father wrote for his children. The left hand leaps octaves.G major440:41 longG major440:41 long
Early intermediate18
- Canon in DJohann PachelbelPachelbel’s bass line under the tune, three ways: slow, in thirds, then flowing in quarters.D major440:57 longFingeredD major440:57 longFingered
- The EntertainerScott JoplinJoplin’s rag: the introduction, then the famous tune twice over an oom-pah left hand.C major240:57 longFingeredC major240:57 longFingered
- Toccata in D minorJohann Sebastian BachThe organ’s famous opening on the piano: runs falling down the keyboard, then a dark chord.D minor440:28 longFingeredD minor440:28 longFingered
- Clair de luneClaude DebussyDebussy’s moonlight, in C and 9/8: soft thirds, then a falling line shared between the hands.C major980:53 longFingeredC major980:53 longFingered
- Habanera (Carmen)Georges BizetCarmen’s song, in D minor: a tune that slinks down by half steps over the habanera rhythm.D minor240:33 longFingeredD minor240:33 longFingered
- Ivory BoogiemeloA melo original: a boogie-woogie in G, the left hand walking up and down each chord.G major440:54 longFingeredG major440:54 longFingered
- Für EliseLudwig van BeethovenThe famous opening in 3/8: sixteenth notes, and broken chords in the left hand.A minor380:11 longFingeredA minor380:11 longFingered
- Minuet in GChristian PetzoldEighth notes, a reach up and a finger crossing over the thumb, over a simple left hand.G major340:29 longFingeredG major340:29 longFingered
- Minuet in C, K. 1fWolfgang Amadeus MozartTwo voices in the left hand at the start, and runs of sixteenths later on.C major340:53 longC major340:53 long
- Allegro in B flat , K. 3Wolfgang Amadeus MozartLively eighths with grace notes, in a key with two flats.B flat major240:49 longB flat major240:49 long
- Swan Lake (theme)Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyThe famous oboe tune over broken chords that never stop in the left hand.B minor441:05 longB minor441:05 long
- Minuet in G minorChristian PetzoldThe Minuet in G’s companion, from Anna Magdalena Bach’s notebook. Both halves repeat.G minor341:45 longG minor341:45 long
- Minuet in D minorJohann Sebastian BachFrom Anna Magdalena Bach’s notebook, with 1st and 2nd endings in both halves.D minor340:53 longD minor340:53 long
- Chorale, Op. 68 No. 4Robert SchumannA hymn in four parts, two in each hand, fingered throughout. Hold every note its length.G major441:47 longG major441:47 long
- The Poor Orphan, Op. 68 No. 6Robert SchumannA slow, sad tune on top of chords in both hands, fingered.A minor241:07 longA minor241:07 long
- Sonatina in G (first movement)Ludwig van BeethovenModerato: a singing tune with grace notes, and an Alberti bass in places. Fingered.G major441:40 longG major441:40 long
- Sarabande in D minorGeorge Frideric HandelSlow and stately in three: chords in the right hand on a walking bass. Fingered.D minor321:27 longD minor321:27 long
- Sonatina in C, Op. 36 No. 1 (first movement)Muzio ClementiScales and broken chords in the right hand; both halves repeat.C major442:18 longC major442:18 long
Intermediate11
- First Loss, Op. 68 No. 16Robert SchumannThe tune passes between the hands, and the left hand sometimes plays in the treble.E minor241:04 longE minor241:04 long
- March from ScipioGeorge Frideric HandelTwo voices in the right hand and dotted rhythms, fingered.D major441:12 longD major441:12 long
- Prelude in C, BWV 846Johann Sebastian BachOne broken-chord pattern, bar after bar, the hands sharing it. Listen to it first.C major442:07 longC major442:07 long
- Für Elise (complete)Ludwig van BeethovenThe whole piece: the opening returns twice, between two livelier episodes.A minor382:37 longA minor382:37 long
- Prelude in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4Frédéric ChopinA slow tune over left-hand chords that shift one note at a time.E minor442:05 longE minor442:05 long
- Waltz in A minor, B. 150Frédéric ChopinA wistful waltz with ornaments: a bass note, then a chord twice, in the left hand.A minor342:06 longA minor342:06 long
- Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2Friedrich BurgmüllerQuick five-note runs, passed from the left hand to the right.A minor240:52 longA minor240:52 long
- Gnossienne No. 1Erik SatieSlow and free, with no bar lines in the original; ornaments decorate the tune.F minor443:00 longF minor443:00 long
- Waltz, Op. 39 No. 8Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyFrom the Children’s Album, fingered: a lilting tune over a waltz bass.E flat major341:36 longE flat major341:36 long
- Arietta, Op. 12 No. 1Edvard GriegThe first of the Lyric Pieces: a tune in the thumb over flowing sixteenths. Fingered.E flat major240:46 longE flat major240:46 long
- Prelude in A, Op. 28 No. 7Frédéric ChopinSixteen bars of the same gentle rhythm, with wide chords in both hands.A major340:33 longA major340:33 long
Advanced3
- Arabesque No. 1Claude DebussyFlowing triplets in both hands, often against duplets.E major444:06 longE major444:06 long
- Maple Leaf RagScott JoplinThe rag that made Joplin’s name: leaping left-hand octaves and syncopated chords.A flat major242:45 longA flat major242:45 long
- Nocturne in C sharp minor, B. 49Frédéric ChopinA slow song over wide left-hand arpeggios, with free runs near the end.C sharp minor441:47 longC sharp minor441:47 long