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Piano Songs for Beginners

Aparna Jadhav
There are many songs that can be played on the piano by the beginners. Mentioned here are some easy songs, so find some of your favorites!
Learning the piano is all that difficult, as once you get your hand at it, all you have to do is practise. Many teachers find it very stressful to teach their new students. But with the right approach, they can learn at a quicker rate. If you want to master any kind of musical instrument, you have to learn a bit of theory first.
With the piano you have to learn to read and write note music. These notes help us to find the right tunes when we listen to them on the instrument and therefore help us play it on the piano. For this reason, there are a few standard songs which are taught in class to every beginner.
As mentioned in the earlier paragraph, if you want to learn how to play the piano, there are certain notes you have to follow. These notes are made up of the piano song chords and leads, which make up one entire song.
These notes are given to all the newcomers in their sheet music, which they can refer to. Once, you have learned how to read music from these sheets, the easiest thing to do is follow them and play the keys.
There are some songs which are usually taught in these classes. These are mentioned in the following list, so take a look at them and try some on your own! You can also find some great piano notes for songs.
  • French Child's Song ~ Franz Behr
  • In May ~ Franz Behr
  • Ah! Vous Dirais-je-maman ~ Anonymous
  • Au Clair de la Lune ~ Anonymous
  • Theme from Andante ("Surprise" Symphony) ~ Franz Joseph Haydn
  • Melody ~ Robert Schumann
  • Fur Elise ~ Beethoven
  • The Harebell ~ William Smallwood
  • The Fair ~ C. Gurlitt
  • Long Long Ago ~ T. Bayly
  • Silent Night, Holy Night ~ Franz Gruber
  • Theme from "The Unfinished Symphony" ~ Franz Schubert
  • Cradle Song ~ Johannes Brahms
  • Oberon ~ Carl M. von Weber
  • America ~ Henry Carey
  • Spring Song ~ Felix Mendelssohn
  • Perfect Day ~ Lou Reed
  • Jingle Bells (Different Version) ~ Christmas Songs
  • We Three Kings
  • Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
  • We Wish You A Merry Christmas
  • Away In A Manger
  • The First Noel
  • Silent Night (Big Note Version)
  • O Come All Ye Faithful (Big Note Version)
  • Maybe I'm Amazed ~ Paul McCartney
  • Tiny Dancer ~ Elton John
  • When The Saints Go Marching In ~ Katherine E. Purvis, James M. Black
  • London Bridge ~ Nursery rhymes
  • He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
  • Your Song ~ Elton John
  • The Way You Look Tonight ~ Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields
  • Moonlight Sonata ~ Beethoven
  • The Wedding Song (There is Love) ~ Noel Stookey
  • Unforgettable ~ Irving Gordon
The songs mentioned earlier, are some of the easiest and popular songs to play. Their music too is very easy to read, and therefore, these songs are some of the common ones which are included in the sheet music. So, enjoy learning these easy songs and you can surely master them in no time!