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Offline sammmue

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Dear all!

I need help in relooking at all my teaching repertoire and performance repertoire for a late beginner student around 8 years old. He broken his left hand and is still recovering but still wants to continue his lessons!

 

Offline danesi

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Re: Right Hand Pieces only! (My Student BROKE his left hand)
Reply #1 on: February 27, 2023, 08:36:12 PM
‘Broken Arm Blues’ by Carolyn Miller is a great option for late beginners. Its has small-ish chords, and a nice melody. If your student wants a challenge, perhaps ‘Excursions’ by Martha Mier. It’s a more difficult piece than the aforementioned, but it’s very rewarding when played properly, and is (IMO) more fun than Miller’s piece.
Play piano. It is groovy!
Bach-Busoni > Bach-Brahms ;)

Offline ericapiano01

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Re: Right Hand Pieces only! (My Student BROKE his left hand)
Reply #2 on: March 01, 2023, 10:12:01 AM
You can search for Violin sheet music, why not? ;)
Certainly, they are for the right hand only!
A few years ago, I broke left hand too! But I remember that I had preferred studying music theory, rather than playing only with the right hand  ::)
Good for your student instead! I think he's showing courage, despite his young age!

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Re: Right Hand Pieces only! (My Student BROKE his left hand)
Reply #3 on: March 01, 2023, 02:03:59 PM
Check this set of books out - there's 6 in the entire series.

https://www.alfred.com/grand-one-hand-solos-for-piano-book-1/p/00-39100/

I bought myself these for students who have sustained sports injuries, but who are keen to still continue with piano lessons. They have 4 songs for each hand, in each book.

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Re: Right Hand Pieces only! (My Student BROKE his left hand)
Reply #4 on: March 09, 2023, 02:57:01 PM
‘Broken Arm Blues’ by Carolyn Miller is a great option for late beginners. Its has small-ish chords, and a nice melody. If your student wants a challenge, perhaps ‘Excursions’ by Martha Mier. It’s a more difficult piece than the aforementioned, but it’s very rewarding when played properly, and is (IMO) more fun than Miller’s piece.
I googled and found it.  Problem is, it's played with the LEFT hand (the girl playing it has her right hand in a cast).  This student has broken the left hand, and can only play with the right.  I find it a cool piece, though. :)

Offline domintexzar

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I think I should wait until the boy's left hand recovers. If the boy is left -handed, it will be the best sounds. We can try to wait for the boy to recover completelyG Switch. The practice from the beginning with my hand in the opposite hand I did not agree.

Offline rowy101

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Re: Right Hand Pieces only! (My Student BROKE his left hand)
Reply #6 on: June 04, 2023, 04:39:10 PM
You can download free preludes for right hand piano here: https://composer.rowy.net/Sheet-Music-for-Piano-Right-Hand.html

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Re: Right Hand Pieces only! (My Student BROKE his left hand)
Reply #7 on: June 10, 2023, 02:05:35 PM
One Handed. A Guide to Piano Music for One Hand, by Donald Patterson (Greenwood Press, 1999)
First chapter - 30+ pages of references to original works for the right hand.
Chapter 3 - references to arrangements and transcriptions for one hand.
Chapter 5 (20+ pages) lists anthologies for one hand (repertoire and pedagogical).
Vlad
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