Part 3 of 3 on Finding Music For Teaching Kids See Part 1: The Top 11 Sites for Public Domain Free Sheet Music See Part 2: Where To Find Easy Sheet Music Arrangements I have always felt comfortable rearranging sheet music and stripping out elements that are not completely necessary to get the song across.…
Part 2 of 3 In A Series on Finding Sheet Music For Students Part 1 – Top 11 Sites For Public Domain Free Sheet Music “Can’t we play this song by Taylor Swift?” “Well that’s a bit too hard right now.” “But I LOVE her!” Song Requests I get requests for pop songs, Broadway shows,…
Part 1 of 3 in a Series on Finding Sheet Music for Students Part 2 – Where To Find Easy Sheet Music Arrangements As a music teacher, it sometimes feels like an endless struggle to find sheet music for your voracious roster of students! Obviously there are commercial online stores as well as the library,…
For the past few weeks, I received a lot of requests for an easy/beginner piano version of the phenomenal song “Let It Go” from the movie Frozen. Truth be told, this piece is a little difficult for the reason that it is an advanced song which includes big jumps in hand positions. However, I’ve decided to work on it bit…
Do You Want To Build A Snowman? I can’t ever recall a time when I’ve had so many requests for the same music from virtually all of my students. Disney’s film Frozen and it’s incredibly catchy music has captivated every kid I know. And especially since the songwriters live in my neighborhood! I’ve taught Let it…
This is a piece of music that just about everyone who is Scottish knows. It actually is a jingle for candy, called Coulter’s Candy. You know how clever jingles can be? They get in your head and stay there for the whole day! Some people call them ear-worms! This song is very basic and simple…
This is a good piece for early beginning pianists and will most likely be featured in my upcoming Volume 3 of Play Piano For Kids. The sheet music uses my color system which is basically a rainbow starting from C. You should download Play Piano For Kids, Volume 1 as a PDF to see the…
The Beatles changed the world with their catchy pop melodies, excellent song structures and beautiful harmonies. This song is long a favorite for pianists, but playing it in the original key of C is quite difficult for most young singers who have the heart of their range from middle C (C4) to the one above…
How to play Happy Birthday on the piano. This is a popular perennial request and I’m posting here for educational purposes only. Recently, the courts in the USA have declared this as public domain! Woo hoo! Enjoy! Download the Happy Birthday song in PDF here.
This is an old French folk song called Petit Papá. I created my own English translation for the lyrics to help my students who need something to sing as they play. Here it is with colored note heads as per my color system. You can download this sheet music as part of our Musicolor Method™…
