The very first piece you learnt

[dana_minmin]

My first "piece" contained only the middle C in 8 measures played by the two thumbs.

I wonder what pieces you played when you first learn the piano. 

[xxmynameisjohnxx]

I couldn't tell you what my first little piece was, but my first piece that I would consider a piece was fur Elise after probably 2 or so years of playing.

[rhapsody4]

RH: Jelly on the Plate
LH: Sausage in the Pan

[gyzzzmo]

something that probably involved pressing alot of central c's.

[javacisnotrecognized]

My own composition: C - E - G C

[dana_minmin]

something that probably involved pressing alot of central c's.

I think that might be the one I had.

[loonbohol]

My first piece was a super simple form of c-c c c c

then my first composition was  G C E G C E G C E C G E C E

then I learned a super simplified version of Chopin Etude Op.25 no.1
THat was the first time I got interested with Chopin.

[dana_minmin]

then I learned a super simplified version of Chopin Etude Op.25 no.1
THat was the first time I got interested with Chopin.

It's a good way to attract people to piano music.

I played a simplified version of Chopin's Funeral March (middle section only) and I found it interesting to play. If I ever teach piano, I'd choose this kind of super simplified concert repertoire to keep my student interested and motivated.

[point of grace]

My first piece was a super simple form of c-c c c c

then my first composition was  G C E G C E G C E C G E C E

then I learned a super simplified version of Chopin Etude Op.25 no.1
THat was the first time I got interested with Chopin.

do you have the sheet music for the c-c-c-c piece?
i'm serious! i want it!!!

thanks u

by the way, my first piece was the "evil rat" song... i made it myself, but i dont want to share it with you, jeje  jeje!

[csharp_minor]

something that probably involved pressing alot of central c's.

lol That was probably the one I had too...was it a John Thomson book by any chance?

I suppose the first ''piece'' I played, that was a known tune was Marry Had a Little Lamb using the notes C D E .

[dana_minmin]

lol That was probably the one I had too...was it a John Thomson book by any chance?

Ah. Was it the one in red? I remember it's printed in landscape and was the first piece in this book.

[csharp_minor]

It might be, the first John Thomson book I used was the kiddy one, it was landscape and had little illustrations of elves in it. The new version of the book has monsters in.

I found the books laying around and thought I think I will try and learn the piano! The books were originally bought for my brother when he was 3 but he became bored with the piano soon after having a few lessons . So my Parents sold the piano they had .

The sad thing is if they waited a few years for me to be born maybe I would of appreciated lessons! but alas, it wasn't until I was 17 that I realised I wanted to learn the piano. I'm quite bitter about it... 

[aslanov]

very first on my cousin's keyboard was fur elise, first on a piano was chopin posthumous nocturne 20

[db05]

do you have the sheet music for the c-c-c-c piece?
i'm serious! i want it!!!

thanks u

I believe it is still under copyright. 

It might be, the first John Thomson book I used was the kiddy one, it was landscape and had little illustrations of elves in it. The new version of the book has monsters in.

I remember I started with that book, when I was around 6 or 7, and I remember Mary Had a Little Lamb with only 3 notes. And I went on to the next stanzas using the same notes. My first transcription! 

I was also given Teaching Little Fingers to Play - I believe I played Twinkle Twinkle from there. I quit very soon - well maybe not really; history is I went through several teachers because I was a problem student - before I could finish any book. But since then, I could read notes; the ability never went away. At 18, I had the chance to play that book again, on my first piano lesson - and breezed through it in an hour!  I started the second book, and never looked back. I was hooked.

I've never seen the new version. They still sell the old one here.

[Etude]

RH: Jelly on the Plate
LH: Sausage in the Pan

Awesome. I did those too, many many years ago.

Actually for me it was... Yankee Doodle.   

[csharp_minor]

I've never seen the new version. They still sell the old one here.

The new versions are really just the same. They have just been made a little more modern with new characters and a new layout. The pieces are still the same! but it does have useful explanations about terminology and some of the pieces.

[concerto_love]

'UFO'... a duet with my teacher. I can play freely any black keys that I like while my teacher playing the melody in the bass clave...

[nanabush]

Happy Birthday; I was 7 and I had just gotten a new keyboard for my birthday.  My dad taught me it and after a week I was playing it on all 100 sounds on the keyboard and driving my family up the roof lol.  It was later complemented by Frere Jacque and Mary had a Little Lamb.  Pretty balanced repertoire for a 7 year old eh? haha.

[G.W.K]

"Merrily We Roll Along" (a.k.a "Mary Had A Little Lamb")...can't stand that tune now.

G.W.K

[ahbach]

The very piece I learned was......Birthday party, out of the John Thompson book. that piece went well then I tried a  song with my left hand and quite piano after my 3rd lesson, I was only 7, and I hated practicing!!!! but when I was 12 I longed to play the piano, I wanted it very badly!!! so I started taking lessons and I have never looked back, now I practice for hours every day!!!! My how the years can change a person!!!!

[dana_minmin]

The very piece I learned was......Birthday party, out of the John Thompson book. that piece went well then I tried a  song with my left hand and quite piano after my 3rd lesson, I was only 7, and I hated practicing!!!! but when I was 12 I longed to play the piano, I wanted it very badly!!! so I started taking lessons and I have never looked back, now I practice for hours every day!!!! My how the years can change a person!!!!

It takes me 5 years from a divorce with piano then a re-marrage. Blesses to your re-marrage.

[go12_3]

****   TWINKLES  ****

 was my first piece!           go12_3

[imbetter]

Balakirev Islamey



Ha just kidding (obviously).


But seriously, doesn't everybody start out with one of those middle c things?

[kelly_kelly]

I think I started by picking out random melodies on a toy keyboard. Then my cousin taught me something that started like this:

               Gb   Gb
Eb Db Gb - Bb - Bb -

               Gb   Gb
Eb Db Gb - Bb - Bb -

               Gb                    Gb                     F    F
Eb Db Gb - Bb - Eb (down) - Bb - Db (down) - B - B -
 
I could do the rest, but I'm too lazy.
 

[point of grace]

I believe it is still under copyright. 

what a pity

[thierry13]

Chopin posthumous nocturne in C-sharp minor. I had messed (incompletly and inconsistently) with movie music a bit before.

[lau]

mine was called lullaby for a chocolate drop and consisted of c and b natural. I am curious to know why the title for the thread is "learnt" in it? Is this because of wordly differences or a failed spelling, or just for fun. "learned"

[dana_minmin]

mine was called lullaby for a chocolate drop and consisted of c and b natural. I am curious to know why the title for the thread is "learnt" in it? Is this because of wordly differences or a failed spelling, or just for fun. "learned"

I was told they can be used interchangably. Sorry for my English. Blame my English teacher 

[shortyshort]

do you have the sheet music for the c-c-c-c piece?
i'm serious! i want it!!!

I also learnt the c-c-c-c thing.
From this book 27-28 years ago.



I bought it again a few years ago to teach the kids.

[Petter]

nice cover design

[lau]

I was told they can be used interchangably. Sorry for my English. Blame my English teacher 

pretty sure that's c flat and b natural, or b sharp and c natural. or d double flat and c natural.

[ollymuxworthy]

I think I started by picking out random melodies on a toy keyboard. Then my cousin taught me something that started like this:

               Gb   Gb
Eb Db Gb - Bb - Bb -

               Gb   Gb
Eb Db Gb - Bb - Bb -

               Gb                    Gb                     F    F
Eb Db Gb - Bb - Eb (down) - Bb - Db (down) - B - B -
 
I could do the rest, but I'm too lazy.
 

I used to play this all the time, until my teacher told me it was bad. Now I hate it... it's wierd how people can really influence you if they catch you early enough 
I think my first was chopsticks or something like that, but I guess Für Elise was the first proper piece I learnt.

mine was called lullaby for a chocolate drop and consisted of c and b natural. I am curious to know why the title for the thread is "learnt" in it? Is this because of wordly differences or a failed spelling, or just for fun. "learned"

'Learnt' is preferred in England, but many Americans use 'Learned'. So for now let's just let it go, hey?

[dana_minmin]

I also leart the c-c-c-c thing.
From this book 27-28 years ago.

yeah, this is the one

[communist]

c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-


repeated notes etude 

[Bob]

How do people remember those pieces?  The very first one?

I'm guessing it was something by rote.  Once of those things that everyone plays.  Maybe some Heart and Soul. 

I vaguely remember the Bastien beginner black key pieces.

And at some point I figured out the 12 bar blues boogie pattern but I don't remember if that was before lessons or not. 

[dana_minmin]

c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-


repeated notes etude 

it's difficult to play this well, with an outstanding interpretation, interesting dynamics, fast tempo (presto?)... and evenly played with the 4th/5th finger 

[tanman]

hmmm... first piece I played?
lets see... I'd guess its the one with the forearm tone clusters... 

[communist]

hmmm... first piece I played?
lets see... I'd guess its the one with the forearm tone clusters... 

Sorabji i assume

[odd_wanderer]

"Three Blind Mice", which I like to play when people interrupt my practice and ask me to play them something (I usually practice at a high school).

"E-D-C-E-D-C-C-D-E-D-E-D-C"

[njalli]

My own composition: C - E - G C

HAHA, really original.

no offence tho

[cai hong]

Cai begins with a 'C', so a 'C' it is I begun my piano 

[csharp_minor]

Nice idea Shorty to show a picture.

Heres the John Thomson book with the elfs in, the first piano book I used :
 

[opus10no2]

Honestly? Chopin's ocean etude, after a couple years of random noodling.

Didn't say I could play it well, but I was proud of the achievment of simply learning the notes and playing fluidly at a modest tempo.

[alpacinator1]

Honestly? Chopin's ocean etude, after a couple years of random noodling.

Didn't say I could play it well, but I was proud of the achievment of simply learning the notes and playing fluidly at a modest tempo.

I have trouble believing that. Random noodling can build up finger speed and dexterity, but it takes real experience to play a Chopin etude, even if you play it badly.

[opus10no2]

What kind of experience? It's a relatively easy piece to analyze and memorize.

[lostinidlewonder]

Chopsticks, then music from "The Sound of Music", I loved and still love those melodies. I would learnt them by ear then my dad taught me how to support the melody. ahhhhh the memories!!!