Song guides
Piano songs to practise, with a plan for each
Public domain pieces and folk songs found in most lesson books, from Hot Cross Buns to Moonlight Sonata. Each page tells you the key, what trips people up, and how to practise it in three steps.
Beginner
Five-finger positions, quarter and half notes, hands mostly separate.
- Hot Cross BunsTraditional
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little StarTraditional
- Mary Had a Little LambTraditional
- Row, Row, Row Your BoatTraditional
- London Bridge Is Falling DownTraditional
- Ode to JoyLudwig van Beethoven
- Happy Birthday to YouPatty and Mildred J. Hill (melody)
- Jingle BellsJames Lord Pierpont
- Au clair de la luneTraditional (French)
Early intermediate
Hands together, a few hand moves, simple accidentals.
- Amazing GraceTraditional (words by John Newton)
- When the Saints Go Marching InTraditional
- Minuet in GChristian Petzold (long credited to J. S. Bach)
- GreensleevesTraditional (English)
- Silent NightFranz Xaver Gruber (melody), Joseph Mohr (words)
Intermediate
Faster patterns, larger stretches, pieces you will want a teacher for.