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Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney: Easy Piano Sheet Music

November 17, 2015 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

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Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney is such a huge favourite at Christmas. So this funny little song makes an excellent choice for piano beginners and the easy piano sheet music is perfect for building confidence and getting them hooked! When Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney Easy Piano Sheet Music Tutorial If the child […]

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When The Saints Go Marching In Easy Piano Sheet Music

May 5, 2015 By Sara Mullett 4 Comments

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When The Saints Go Marching In is a good song choice for young pianists as it’s great for boosting confidence. This very easy version is in C major and is perfect for little hands. The simple repetitive five finger melody makes it easy to memorise and in this arrangement both hands play the tune in […]

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Easy Piano: Row Row Row Your Boat

April 20, 2015 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

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Row Row Row Your Boat is a great easy piano piece for young piano beginners. You’ll often find it in First Piano Lesson tutor books. The familiar tune is easy to pick up, the hands are in the beginner’s five finger position, and it’s a good one for introducing the left hand and bass clef. […]

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10 Ways to Motivate Piano Beginners

April 13, 2015 By Sara Mullett Leave a Comment

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Here are 10 ways to motivate piano beginners to help them develop the skills needed while hopefully having some fun along the way Small children need guidance and support with their practice when they start to learn an instrument. They need to learn how to be disciplined and organised which are both invaluable skills to have in life. But […]

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The First Piano Lessons eBook Launch

April 12, 2015 By Sara Mullett 1 Comment

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Let’s Play Music is just over two years old, and in that time the FIRST PIANO LESSONS has been so popular. There are lots of excellent piano resources out there that are perfect for older beginners, but these lessons are aimed specifically at the youngest and are designed to engage and encourage little ones while building the […]

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Easy Piano: Let It Go from Frozen

July 7, 2014 By Sara Mullett 12 Comments

Teaching Kids Let It Go from Frozen on the Piano

“Please can I play Let it Go from Frozen? I really love it, and I know all the words! ” And here the dilemma starts. You want to encourage a child to be ambitious with their piano pieces and know that if they love a piece you’re more than half-way there because they’ll be very […]

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Introducing the C Major Scale for Beginners

June 26, 2014 By Sara Mullett 1 Comment

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Everyone learns the scale and key of C major first on the piano, it conveniently starts on middle C and it has only white notes with no sharps or flats. The right hand is all ready to start in the beginners hand position, so it feels familiar. If you are just starting out, do visit […]

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Piano Hand Position for Kids: Little Hamster Pom-Poms

March 25, 2014 By Sara Mullett 11 Comments

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Learning the correct piano hand position is one of the first things that kids need to master when beginning to learn the instrument. Young children can often find this a difficult thing to remember, especially when they are trying to learn so many other new skills at the same time. These little hamster pom-poms are […]

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How To Read Music Made Easy

January 7, 2014 By Sara Mullett 45 Comments

Let's Play Music : First Piano Lessons - Getting Started

Learning to read music can be rather daunting, especially if you haven’t had any music lessons before. Of course, we all know there is no quick fix, it is something anyone can do with practice when broken down into easy steps. In this post I hope to dispel a few myths, and hopefully give enough encouragement […]

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First Piano Lessons: The Dice Game

May 20, 2013 By Sara Mullett 13 Comments

Let's Play Music : First Piano Lessons - A Fun Way to Encourage Musical Instrument Practice

New here? Make sure you visit our Introduction to First Piano Lessons before you start! The first piano lessons one to four form the structure of beginner’s piano lessons. Teachers should add a few easy first pieces from a piano tutor book to support these first principles. Each step only takes a few minutes, and depending on […]

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