5 Pieces an advanced beginner / intermediate adult pianist can learn

[robpina]

I played piano for a few years as a kid and never took it seriously at all. At 20 I decided I wanted to start playing again. I'm about a year and a half into it now and I am so happy I am playing. This forum helped me a lot when it came to choosing pieces I could play but also be happy with. I didn't want to play pieces out of a book created for teaching young children. The music I loved was more complex but the following pieces have been "doable" for me. I thought this post might help music teachers who are looking for pieces to teach their adult students and keep their interest level up. Just wanted to share:

1. Bach Goldberg Variations Aria
2. Rachmaninoff Corelli Variations Aria
3. Beethoven Moonlight Sonata mvt 1
4. Chopin Prelude #4 E Minor
5. Schumann : The Poet Speaks

[lostinidlewonder]

Nice selection. Advanced beginners/early intermediates should not tackle any of these pieces in my opinion. It would just take too long for them to learn correctly. But in saying this, what constitutes a beginner is very difficult to define, it is certainly the most multifaceted area of skill level. Most advanced beginner children however would not be able to reach the octaves in the Moonlight, let alone isolate their 5th in the RH to pick out the melody, what about the fingering of the Goldberg, the ornamentation or the expression even?!