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Famous piano pieces: 15 classical works everyone knows
The 15 most famous classical piano pieces, from Für Elise and Clair de lune to La Campanella, with the composer, year, level and what each teaches, plus sheet music.
Easy Christmas piano songs for beginners: the 10 to learn first
The ten easiest Christmas songs to play on the piano, ranked by the skill each one asks for first, with what every song teaches, a summary table and sheet music for each pick.
Best saxophone songs for beginners: the 10 to learn first
The ten best saxophone songs for beginners on alto or tenor, ranked by how soon they come out whole, with what each one teaches and sheet music for every pick.
Easy drum songs for beginners: the 10 best to learn first
Ten genuinely easy drum songs for beginners, ranked from easiest to most demanding, with the tempo feel, the one technique each needs, and the skill it teaches.
Clarinet songs for beginners: the 10 best to learn first
The ten best clarinet songs for beginners, ranked easiest first: what each one teaches on a B♭ clarinet, which ones stay below the break, and a score link for every song.
Flute songs for beginners: the 10 best to learn first
Ten flute songs a beginner can really play, ranked easiest first: the register, the key and the one technique each song teaches, with a MuseScore score link for every pick.
Violin songs for beginners: the 10 best to learn first
Ten violin songs a beginner can actually play, ranked: the key, the tempo feel and the one bow technique each teaches, from Amazing Grace to a session jig.
Bass songs for beginners: the 10 best bass lines to learn first
Ten bass songs for beginners, ranked from a first-position riff to a syncopated funk line, with the key, the technique each one teaches and a score link per song.
Trumpet songs for beginners: the 10 best to learn first
The ten best trumpet songs for a beginner, ranked from Taps to the Trumpet Voluntary: why each one is easy on a B♭ trumpet, the skill it teaches, and a score to play from.
Recorder songs for beginners: the 10 best to learn first
Ten recorder songs ranked for a beginner on the soprano recorder: why each is easy, the one skill it teaches, a score link per song and how to pick your first two.
Harmonica songs for beginners: the 10 best to learn first
Ten easy harmonica songs for a beginner on a 10-hole diatonic in C, ranked from easiest to most demanding, with the holes each one uses, the technique it needs, and what it teaches.
Ukulele songs for beginners: the 10 best to learn first
The ten best ukulele songs for beginners, ranked easiest first, with the chords each one needs (C, G, Am, F…), what it teaches your hands and a score for every song.
Easy piano songs for beginners
The best easy piano songs for beginners use a small hand span, few black keys, and repeating patterns. Here are 12 real pieces and what each one teaches.
Easy guitar songs for beginners
A dozen genuinely easy guitar songs for beginners, grouped from two chords to four — with the exact chords each one uses, why it’s simple, and where a capo fits in.