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Topic: Am I still considered a beginner after 1 year of music theory/piano?  (Read 1798 times)

Offline breebreebran

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I would assume only one  year of piano would still make me a beginner.
But when I look up beginner sheet music  it gives me stuff like nursery rhymes or the easy version of moonlight sonata.
Which are too easy for me.
So it becomes difficult to find sheet music suited for me to improve with.

Offline j_menz

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:Beginner" has two meanings - beginner/intermediate/advanced pianist (where you probably still count as a beginner) and "beginner" grade pieces, where the grading goes from 1-8 (or thereabouts) covering up to the end of intermediate and early advanced.

When looking for pieces, look at some grade 1 (then 2, then 3....) pieces to find what's suitable, and then look for other pieces that grade (or, if your feeling like a challenge, the grade above).
"What the world needs is more geniuses with humility. There are so few of us left" -- Oscar Levant

Offline breebreebran

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Thank you for clarifying it. I think grade 3 fits me best but I found this on youtube and it looks like I could play it. What grade is this?
Its dies irae by mozart transcribed to piano.

Offline j_menz

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If you skip the red notes in the bass, probably 3 or 4.
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Offline compline

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Thank you for clarifying it. I think grade 3 fits me best but I found this on youtube and it looks like I could play it. What grade is this?
Its dies irae by mozart transcribed to piano.


That's great if you can play that piece, it sounds quite advanced.   :)

Offline chopinlover01

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Advanced is a relative term to the player.. Some people I know find the Chopin Etude in E flat minor (a new earworm of mine) to be impossible to play well, but can play 10/12 without breaking a sweat, while others are the opposite.
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