7 Piano Pieces Beginners Should Play

Which of these pieces are your favourite? 0:00 Intro 1:29 Piece 1 (Year 1) 2:37 Piece 2 (Year 1) 4:03 Piece 3 (Year 1) 5:18 Piece 4 (Year 2) 6:28 Piece 5 (Year 2) 8:09 Piece 6 (Year 3) 10:01 Piece 7 (Year 3) 11:15 BONUS Piece 8 (Year 3)

I’ve played piano for about 16 years. I stopped for 5 years and lost some of my technique and etiquette. I felt like a complete failure 😭. Watching this video made me realize that I can still play most of these pieces , so not all hope is lost . I just need to clean up my technique. Thanks for bringing me back home 😌

As someone who’s been playing piano for 8 months, I’ve been practicing “comptine d’un autre été” for a couple weeks, it’s definitely my favorite piece yet, and it upped my playing skills by a lot. It's so satisfying to play. Love the list!

I started to learn piano, without any formal lessons, in October last year. After becoming comfortable with the notes I picked up both Gymnopedie No.1 and Moolight Sonata Mvt.1 within a couple months of playing and I have moonlight memorised but still struggle with the technique of the gymnopedie. Just recently I also learned Gnossienne No.1 by Satie and have been learning pieces, with relative success, that the person I play piano is surprised I can learn considering how short I have been playing for. I think Moonlight Sonata should be encouraged as a first year piece because of it's length and for the reasons listed. It is a challenging piece that requires a lot of interpretation and skill to play well (I personally like playing slower than 60 bpm bc of how it sounds and feels to play). these videos are great btw :)

There is something truly magical in the way you play the Amelie piece at 08:09. Simply the best version I have heard. Soulful. Beautifully played.

I’d recommend beginners to learn Mozart Allegro in B- flat major, K3, between years 1-3 depending on how fast they progress, it isn’t too difficult and it’s a short piece. Also quite fun to learn.

Nuvole Bianche by Ludovico Einaudi is such an amazing, heart-touching piece. I stumbled upon it randomly one day. I think It is a great benchmark for a person in their 2 year of playing.

I am into my 2nd year and been learning the pieces you recommended in one of your previous videos. I will be definitely attempting moonlight sonata in the new year. Your tutorials are invaluable! Especially like the video memory vs sight reading!

Just started playing the piano in November 2021 and the very first song I learned is Comptine d'un Autre été. Took me 2-3 months to be able to play it flawlessly but I had to practice almost every single day. So it's quite encouraging that you put it in the 3rd year of piano playing in this video 😁 Love your videos btw, they are really encouraging!

Your teaching is so good, especially now I cannot attend classes. I’m first year and have practiced prelude in C! I am so inspired by these choices and your teaching. Thank you very much for your gift of playing and sharing. A blessing.

I love your videos so much. At 60, I take piano lessons (with a man whose last name is also Lee), more for my brain than desire to perform. Your videos compliment my lessons so well, as you have a similar teaching personality. I appreciate the way you explain things in a way that is supportive, positive, and easy for my "mature " brain to process. I also love hearing you play. Beautiful.

I am playing the piano for 20 years now, and seeing that I learned playing with these exact pieces, brought a smile to my face. I think you nailed it, these pieces are a great to learn with!

Hi Jazer. I’ve been playing the piano for about 18 months now and I’ve played most of the pieces you’ve listed (except the Amelie theme). Even though I’m not quite at the 3 years I’ve gotta say your list is spot on! The pieces are not too easy but also not too difficult either and keep the challenge up for a beginner. Good video!!

I’m a senior and beginner playing a piano, but thank you I’ve learned a lot from your teaching, I’ll continue practicing until I can pray today’s pieces that you recommended.

Very interesting. I started 11 months ago (at 58 years old) and these are songs that immediately interested me and i learn by myself. I play Fur Elise more or less appropriately, I play the Gnossiènne n ° 1 by Satie and I'm learning the Moonlight Sonata. It seems that I'm going a little too fast but at my age i have no time to waste :-) In any case, these are all very pleasant pieces. Personally I also try my hand at jazz and I learn The Entertainer from Scott Joplin. Not easy at all but I also like jazz. It would be easier if I knew music theory but I'm learning that too. The days are not long enough. I would like to be Bill Murray in Groundhog day :-) Thanks for your videos.

Awesome. Very inspiring. Love the Bach c prelude and moonlight sonata Beethoven! At 69 years of age a one year old student! 🙏

I am working though Bartok's Mikrokosmos books--just finishing Vol. 1. I am an accomplished flutist, and one of the biggest challenges for me is reading two staves in two clefs simultaneously. Although the Bartok starts at a very elementary level, I have found that the steady progression of the exercises has helped my brain to read both staves. And some of the pieces are really lovely! I am also working on the Petzold right now and some Bach. And scales, of course.

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The Comptine, d'un autre Ete (Rhyme of Another Summer) is very beautiful. I just watched Amelie last night and thought that this theme was really pretty. Could not believe when you started to play it! Will definitely try that one.

Loved this. I just bought my piano and I was looking what songs to learn. I'd love to see more of this recommendations which are organised in levels of difficulty. Thank you so much.