Recommended Piano Pieces for Elementary Learners

For people who can now read sheet music and play a little.

Choose the piece that best suits you according to your finger strength and rhythmic sense.

Even though the scores may look easy, these pieces sound wonderful when expressed in a careful manner.

Title Composer Sheet Music
Menuett Krieger -
Menuett g moll Petzold Music
Gigue Telemann -
Menuett F Dur Nr.6 L.Mozart -
Menuett C Dur K.6 W.A.Mozart Music
Menuett F Dur K.2 W.A.Mozart Music
Ecossaises WoO.23 Beethoven Music
Turkish March Beethoven Music
Wall Clock Czerny Music
Country Dance Hunten -
Arabesque Burgmuller Music
La candeur Burgmuller Music
La Bergeronnette Burgmuller Music
Small Gathering Burgmuller Music
Ballade Burgmuller Music
Innocence Burgmuller Music
Melodie Op.68-1 Schumann Music
Wilder Reiter Op.68-8 Schumann Music
Dolly's Dreaming and Awakening Oesten Music
Tyrolienne Rummel Music
Hunting Op.210-7 Gurlitt Music
Kleine Romanze Op.210-15 Gurlitt Music
Fruhlings Ankunft Gurlitt -
Through Forest and Field Gurlitt -
A Birthday March Kohler Music
Polka Kohler Music
In der Tanzstunde Lichner -
A Short Story Lichner Music
Forget-me-not Lichner -
May breezes Lorsezu Music
Hölzerne Pferd Nurnbrg -
Tarentelle Mignonne Streabbog -
Les Etoiles D'or Streabbog -
Off We Go ! Streabbog Music
Waltz Breslaur -
Spanish Song Behr -
The Bee and the Clover Geibel Music
Les Papillons Gael Music
March of the Goblins Barth -
In the little Garden Maykapar -
Play Bartok Music
Children At Play Bartok -
The Gypsy Camp Thompson Music
A Little Slavonic Rhapsody Thompson Music
A Little Polish Dance Thompson Music
Waltzing Bear Scher -
A Little Song Op.27-2 Kabalevsky Music
Waltz Op.39-13 Kabalevsky Music
Hurdy-gurdy Shostakovich -
Polliwog's Cakewalk Learning To Play Music
Heavy Rock Learning To Play Music
A Trip to Baghdad Learning To Play -
Daytime dream Learning To Play -
Rock Around The Block Learning To Play Music
Rag-A-Jazz Learning To Play Music
The Glass Slipper Gillock Music
Sarabande Gillock Music
The juggler Gillock Music
At the Ballet Gillock Music
The Dance of Aborigines Yoshinao Nakada Music
Alone Yoshinao Nakada Music
A Short Story Yoshinao Nakada Music
The Wind-up Soldier Glover Music
The Great Cathedral Glover -
Spooky Games Glover Music
A Sound of Cor Anglais Hikaru Hayashi -
Small Flower Hikaru Hayashi -
A Misunderstanding Hikaru Hayashi -
A Tricky Three-Legged Race Akira Yuyama -
Cradle of The Sea Akira Miyoshi -
March of the Gnomes Martha Mier Music
Surfboard Boogie Martha Mier Music
Seventh Street Blues Martha Mier -
The Dandelions are Flying Takekuni Hirayoshi -
The Ballerina's Sorrow Takekuni Hirayoshi -
A Bevy of Quail John George Music
Forest Dawn John George Music
V.I.P.(Very Important Porcupine) John George Music
Space Exploration Nobuaki Tamaru -
The Park Street Nobuaki Tamaru -
Scramble Crossing Kouichi Hashimoto -
Bulldozer Blues Kouichi Hashimoto Music
Going Baroque Glenda Austin Music
A Little Mexico Glenda Austin Music
Let's Cross Log Bridge Miho Abe -
Colored Pencils Have Gathered Togethr Chihiro Todoroki -
Moon Tells a Story Chihiro Todoroki -
Little Musicians Chihiro Todoroki -
Mammy's Kitchen Chihiro Todoroki -

    * These are listed in the order of the composers' birth years. The unknown ones (contemporary/co-composer, etc.) are ordered based on assumptions.

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    Recommended Solo Pieces

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    For Beginners
    For people who have just started learning the piano. We have chosen easy-to-play pieces that have few notes and simple rhythm but rich in musicality which don't require a lot of knowledge.Go to List of Recommendations
    For Elementary Learners
    For people who can now read sheet music and play a little. Choose the piece that best suits you according to your finger strength and rhythmic sense. Even though the sheet music may look easy, these pieces sound wonderful when expressed in a careful manner.Go to List of Recommendations
    For Elementary to Elementary/Intermediate Learners
    For people who have already acquired the basics. Exotic, pop, beautiful, flowing melodies...the ones we have selected will best showcase certain techniques or your ability of expression.Go to List of Recommendations
    For Elementary/Intermediate Learners
    For people with certain piano techniques and expression abilities. The pieces we have selected are all rich in musicality and sound impressive. Don't worry if your fingers don't reach an Octave. Most of them don't require big hands. Popular recital pieces to hidden masterpieces, we are continuously looking out for pieces to be played by elementary/intermediate learners.Go to List of Recommendations
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    For people who possess a wide range of techniques. The pieces we have selected are high quality, adequately challenging, and are appealing to the audience. You will find many big scale and glamorous pieces.Go to List of Recommendations
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    If you are not sure whether you are an elementary, intermediate, or an advanced learner, please refer to Elementary? Intermediate? Advanced? Piano levels should be measured by "Piano IQ" which explains the judgement criteria for piano skills.

    Recommended Four-Hand Pieces

    Here, you can find recommended four-hand pieces that are appealing to the audience. Please check out the list of our recommended pieces for elementary, intermediate, and advanced learners as well as performance videos and sheet music.About Four-Hand PerformancesGo to List of Recommendations