Good piano songs to begin with??

Lord Midi · 12-13-2003, 10:32 AM

Hi...!

I just started playing piano, but right now, I can't seem to find any songs that sounds good, but aren't too difficult to play...

So what I'm asking for, is good piano songs, that can be played by a beginner, but still aren't too easy, as I'd like some challenge...

Any suggestions??

(If this is the wrong forum to post this, please tell me which one is the right one... I looked, but I couldn't seem to find a forum where this question fitted in, so I tried this one...)

midi_delight · 12-13-2003, 02:22 PM

sounds great

Lord Midi · 12-13-2003, 02:45 PM

I don't think you get it...

I'm asking for suggestions on which songs to play...

I'm not suggesting anything...

MisterRogers · 12-13-2003, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lord Midi
I don't think you get it...

I'm asking for suggestions on which songs to play...

I'm not suggesting anything...

He's just trying to get his posts up...

I recommend looking for a beginner's piano book at a store. They have all sorts of books and such, including easy movie themes that you may enjoy.

tarzan007 · 12-14-2003, 03:02 AM

8notes.com

clarielle · 12-14-2003, 04:49 AM

i guess its good lor... keke... doncha think so?

Lucky Snitch · 12-14-2003, 01:20 PM

Star Wars is a pretty easy one

When I started the basics it was with movie music. You'll see that a lot of them, mainly John Williams, you can learn quite quickly.

sjj8171984 · 12-16-2003, 10:46 PM

anything with fruit loops in it is fine with me

Lord Midi · 12-17-2003, 08:28 AM

, I wonder how you make a fruit loop on a piano...

In other words, I don't think you understand the topic... else, you're just another spammer...

To all people who've replied:

Thanks, I really like your ideas, keep 'em coming

ZelRiptha · 12-17-2003, 10:52 AM

J.S. Bach's Two-part Inventions are beautiful to hear and not terribly hard to play. Beethoven's Für Elise is lovely and not too hard (though overplayed by electronic devices

). Also, Bela Bartok's Mikrokosmos is good for practicing and is not too hard to play.

ZelRiptha · 12-17-2003, 10:55 AM

You can find example of many of these at Classical MIDI Connection:

http://www.classicalmidiconnection.com/cmc/list.html

The-Fritz · 12-17-2003, 12:37 PM

there are some great websites to help...

jolly · 12-17-2003, 11:07 PM

Chopin has some really easy 16/32 bar waltzes. Mozart has some easy piano music too. Also, shostakovich has a book of children's music out - quite fun!

Quizzle · 12-22-2003, 08:22 AM

how bout some pop songs like clocks, the scientist and trouble from coldplay
another easy one is black & blue from counting crows

greetings

Capt.Sparrow · 12-30-2003, 04:15 PM

yeah i had the same problem, i only started playing a few weeks ago and i the first song i learned was to zanarkand from final fantasy 10, i cant actually read sheet music that well but when i get bored of playing songs that sound crap and arent fun to play i would just practice and spend time memorizing a harder but better sounding song, it doesnt help with sheet music reading but the practice makes playing more complex songs easier. am i making sense?

Lord Midi · 12-31-2003, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Capt. Sparrow
yeah i had the same problem, i only started playing a few weeks ago and i the first song i learned was to zanarkand from final fantasy 10, i cant actually read sheet music that well but when i get bored of playing songs that sound crap and arent fun to play i would just practice and spend time memorizing a harder but better sounding song, it doesnt help with sheet music reading but the practice makes playing more complex songs easier. am i making sense?

Yea, I guess you are making a little sense

At least I understood what you wrote...

Which songs do you use for practicing??

Capt.Sparrow · 01-01-2004, 10:58 AM

i use a book i got with my piano to play songs like symphony no9, fur elise, canon, menuett and really basic songs ill play just the right hand until im used to it and then start using the left hand bit. its good practice but the songs get reallly annoying really quickly.

aPINTofPINTO · 01-01-2004, 08:31 PM

yep i agree

nigeyd · 02-03-2004, 10:46 AM

Good call on the counting crows number... one of their best!!

zsnyder · 02-07-2004, 08:07 PM

There a one man band called Vast. The guy is a prodigy and has some interesting piano lines on several songs. I reccomend "Don't take your love away from me" by vast. kazaa should have the song.

JCPhoenix · 02-07-2004, 09:48 PM

some of the BEN FOLDS FIVE stuff...etc...but you have to have someone singing too in order for them to sound good

but most of the transcriptions you can find online are quite easy, but not super easy. in fact, for drama class, everyone had to sing a song for the musical theatre unit and i played and sang brick by ben folds five...

jsbee · 02-09-2004, 02:58 AM

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Originally posted by midi_delight
sounds great

I AGREE!

haha just kidding, that was a pretty stupid reply.

Have you heard clubbed to death by rob d? It has a nice piano part that's pretty easy to learn. The very beginning is a copy of uh....enigma variations, but the piano solo in the middle is his own I believe.

freeform · 02-16-2004, 05:59 AM

you could also try coldplay clocks very simple to play yet sounds great

regs · 03-03-2004, 10:41 PM

If you'd like to learn a pop song, try I Hope You Dance. It's very easy and still sounds nice on the piano. I know it comes in easy single sheet for piano. Good luck.

NyN · 03-09-2004, 08:19 AM

You can try Mad World by Gary Jules. It's a really simple song but it sounds great.