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These practice tunes are in .pdf format. Just click the links below.
Then you can print them on 8.5 by 11 paper. You will need
Adobe
Acrobat Reader (free) for the .pdf music. ALL printable music here
is either old enough to be public domain or is offered as free samples
by the composer.
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Minuet by Henry Purcell
(1600s) - 2-voice, defines terms "forte," "piano" and "ritard."
Silent Night by Franz Gruber
arr. Ken Davies (Christmas) - 2-note chords in left hand, presented 3 times
in 3 different keys (based on "home tones" of B flat, C and D flat), easy
fingering. Fairly easy.
Melody by Robert Schuman
(1848) - accent, slurs, left hand has continuous 8th-notes.
Going Down by Ken Davies
(2001) - 2-voice, chromatic descents in mostly half-steps, fingers cross
over thumbs, tricky coordinations for beginners.
Prelude #1 from Well-Tempered
Klavier by J.S. Bach (1700s) - this famous and popular piece introduces
16th notes (4 notes to a beat), the piece is made up of arpeggiated (broken
chord) figures, reading is not excessively difficult.
Minuet by J.S. Bach. A fairly
easy favorite.
Let's Rock by Ken Davies (2001) - Very Easy, 2-voice unison and 3rds. Introduces sharp sign and natural sign. A "natural" sign means you play the white key as usual. It is sometimes used as a reminder if a note on the same line or space just had a flat or sharp. A "sharp" preceding a note means you play the black key to the RIGHT of the white key. So "sharp" is opposite of "flat."
Repeated Figures by Ken
Davies (from my old minimalist days). A two handed piece with lots of cool
repetitions.
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