Have you ever heard of Ernesto Lecuona... Most of his works are breathtaking, and yet not that hard."Malaguena"
I am really surprised no one has even mentioned Bartok's Microkosmos.
THAT'S A FANTASTIC IDEAI LOVE ITI LOVE ITTHEN MAYBE I WON'T GET SO MUCH FLACK FROM PARENTS WHO SAY THE KIDS ARE PLAYING TO MANY VIDEO GAMES AND NOT ENOUGH PIANO.THANKS IT'S A WIN WINSURENDIPITY
okay that's nice....settle down first and first start with familiar ones... like the CT or FF series... like what you've suggested. And I suppose that a majority here haven't heard composer Harry Gregson Williams who did the scores for the movie "the Rock" and Hans Zimmer for gladiator and last samurai. Well there's one very profound piano jazz or blues piece called "Can't say goodbye to yesterday" composed for Metal Gear solid 2. It's fun to learn and perfect to be played during a dinner party or to show something to your friends.Give it a try...lemme find the score then I'll post the link up
I know this thread was started awhile ago, but there is a piece: "In May" by Franz Behr. It's only written in treble clef, and it's a nice piece. (It was my first piece)
Thanks for the suggestion. Do you know the publisher/collection?
Bernhard,How do you get your students to sign up for classes everyday? That's amazing. You must have very few but very devoted students. Do you charge them a discounted price of weekly lessons, or how does that work?
Schumann - The Happy Farmer! (sorry if this has already been mentioned)This is my first memory of playing the piano. I was 4 I believe, and I still play it today at 20! Such a lyrical melody. I rememeber to help me memorize it my mom wrote lyrics to the melody about a happy farmer planting his crops. Whenever I play it I can't help but think of a cheerful farmer. I think until much later on in life I always thought of Schumann as a farmer foremost, and then a composer. :-/ In my opinion the greatest beginner's piece ever. Much better then that darn "frere jacques" by that composer Anonymous. I hate Anonymous and all his works! your friend Rob
QuoteBtw Bernhard, what standard or institution do you mean by grade 8? ABRSMGrade 8 is the highest grade, and it probably compares with your grade 10.Grade 8 ABRSM does not even begin to include the easier virtuoso repertory. All but two of the Chopin etudes are considered well beyond grade 8. Best wishes,Bernhard.
Btw Bernhard, what standard or institution do you mean by grade 8?
- Gnomes Marching by Miriam Hyde, this piece is a real winner it is incredibly simple, easy to memorise and it has the two things that young students love: crossing hands and it uses the whole keyboard (it also has good pedagogical value). Miriam Hyde is an Australian composer and has written a lot of good works for younger students.
Ok, I got a piece I use a lot.I written it myself...Feel free to use ithttps://home.broadpark.no/~hlunde/ratcatcher.pdf
Quote from: HalfStone on November 20, 2004, 12:22:47 PMOk, I got a piece I use a lot.I written it myself...Feel free to use ithttps://home.broadpark.no/~hlunde/ratcatcher.pdfCool, thanksWhat speed the piece is?Largo, Andante, Allegreto, Allegro, Presto?Any metronome notation speed?Daniel
M.M about 60. But feel free...Hallstein
This is one of the best pieces ever written - it was one of the first pieces I played, and I still play it twenty years later. If it weren't for the fact that at my level, people expect us to perform sonatas, I would perform it all the time.
Uhmm, now... doesn't this Austrial composer know that everything dealing with dwarfs, elves and gnomes has been copyrighted by Grieg Daniel