The First Classical Pieces You Should Learn on Piano

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[@kiyantarazi8394]

Lollll

[@jimphaldiahanwashcanzarqui1039]

You can choose any piece, as long it’s made by me

[@marcusaureliusregulus2833]

Couldn't find any composed by Mr Toilet man😂😂

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Mr Toilet man god bless you mister toilet man

[@oliver.hrn7]

Ok, Man living under a rock

[@akaBryan]

Okay ill only play pieces by you, Jim Phaldiahanwashcanzarquinfreinfreigfuk

[@topic260]

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[@danem2215]

Every time you call Fur Elise a song, Beethoven kills a kitten

[@LessonsOnTheWeb]

Haha, I even cringe when I do it.

[@danksamosa3952]

LessonsOnTheWeb HAha I even cringe on it

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[@bobfrediii2131]

its a piece, dont like poths tho

[@The_amazing_psychologist]

8 out of 10 cats does countdowns

[@nhs.14]

Instruction unclear. Ended up learning Moonlight Sonata 3rd movement

[@AlexS_COLE]

Pessimistic btw u prob suck LOL get goodo i can play chopins etude 25 no 12 no teacher be grateful loser

[@Hetsapa]

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[@xainabshuja4215]

@@AlexS_COLE holy crap

[@xander4043]

Franz Liszt what

[@Jam-zt4xe]

@@AlexS_COLE my piano can't play some notes at same time I can't learn most pieces bcz of this problem:(

[@davidharford3873]

I started learning 3 weeks ago, just got a Yamaha P115 today. First song I'm trying to learn is Zanarkand... Yeah, delusions of grandeur!

[@Bankai90]

How is it going? I got my piano a week ago and To Zanarkand was the song I aimed aswell, made it to 30seconds in 2-3days, but couldnt handle the next 10 (the 30-40sec mark). Moved now forward to learn easier things (bs. Im trying to learn River Flows in You which seems fked on the same level XD, if I won't make it I'll really step to easier things first ;D)

[@LessonsOnTheWeb]

Yeah Zanarkand is a bit tough for a first song, you may need to work up to it. Great song though, I really liked FFX back in the day. Keep practicing and you'll get there.

[@LessonsOnTheWeb]

River flows in you is a great one as well. Never actually played it though, but sounds nice. Like with David, I recommend you work your way up to it by learning some easier songs first.

[@davidharford3873]

LessonsOnTheWeb Yeah, Yiruma is an awesome pianist! River flows is definitely on the list. Very good lessons you have here on YT, keep it up!

[@Sid37612]

@@LessonsOnTheWeb Really, all of Yiruma's pieces touch heart.

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[@elysha4805]

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[@Adyapd]

@@AOwusu I prefer complete music reading trainer app

[@cluckeroo_chickenburg1056]

Lol same

[@bran7982]

And here we have me starting my first classical piece after 8 months of piano practicing technique. The c# minor prelude, just started it and got through TWO measures :)

[@mickeyfrickinmouse5533]

First piece on piano I ever learnt, self taught, was sonata no. 11 by Mozart, such a gorgeous piece

[@47-6F-64]

Imagine you see an Asian kid and you ask him which was his first piece and he answers “Paganini/Liszt etude no.6”

[@notmatt2313]

TheViperShow imagine he said Chopin etude op 25 no 11

[@vertexblue1007]

@@notmatt2313 fr that song is easy, i taught myself in one da

[@eloisanzara237]

Mine was Prelude in C Major. Then I moved on to Chopin’s Valse Op 64 No 2

[@eloisanzara237]

J.S. Bach Asian here, can confirm. If we don’t practice, no rice for dinner tonight lmao. NOTE: this is a joke

[@lalramdinavarte4987]

@@eloisanzara237 ling ling is disappointed

[@d.s1049]

My first study is czerny and burgmuller, it’s not only good for fingering but also have a nice sound to hear.

[@humandog3240]

My first classical piece was Ode to Joy if that counts.

[@PianoSpiceRackwithJim]

Yeah that counts..I just taught Ode to Joy on my channel. If you decide to check out-please let me know what you think. thanks!

[@DKy0]

Moonlight Sonata (first movement) was the first piece I started learning, about 4 months ago. I was doing that for about 3 weeks. I've learnt the first 40ish seconds. Then moved onto Minuet in G which I've pretty much got down. My family are sick of hearing it by now 😅 Going to carry on with Moonlight Sonata and probably Time by Hans Zimmer which I started learning last week. It's probably too much for me at the moment but I'm gonna try anyway.

[@tronlady1]

Time is 4 chords!!!

[@241hnd]

In Fur Elise you are leaving out some of the 'E' octaves in the center of the piece.

[@medicropper]

Songs are sung, pieces are played.

[@hnddd_]

exactly, most people just don’t understand lol.

[@iliaslef]

Tracks are tracked

[@eduardcueloakimista4383]

Pieces are pieced and a game is gamed

[@divisix024]

Mozart’s first few keyboard pieces are also really great for beginners. Simple and enjoyable to play

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[@katttttt]

Did you?

[@thedemocraticfilipino6417]

First piece I completed was Mozart - K545 Sonata in C (1st Movt) 2nd is the Turkish March

[@imperatorcaesaraugustuspri5319]

Haha, funny

[@derrick2251]

Could you play them well. Or fumble through the whole piece with terrible rhythm and many mistakes? Those are difficult pieces for beginners

[@isasalleh3426]

This guy is good. You’re great at teaching bro . Keep up the good work

[@markusleyer3299]

The fact that you literally didn‘t play the one e in für Elise in the 12th measure...

[@sumdude6007]

just got through fur Elise and prelude in C, only minuet in G left

[@The_Lunatic_Toad]

Constructive criticism: At 9:13 when you changed pieces, you got me really confused. The change from one piece to another was so sudden that i started wondering why were you playing fur elise while explaining bach... Until i noticed you had changed pieces... I know the video is over a year old but just a reminder shouldn't hurt. Great selection nevertheless. Any suggestions of easy starting songs besides twinkle twinkle and similar?

[@qatsi4897]

You could try Gymnopedie No1 by Erik Satie. I found that kind of easy as well, because its so slow gives a lot of time to position fingers.

[@fraan0602]

João Sapo Stand By Me -John Lennon was my first song

[@divisix024]

Polonaise in g minor by Chopin, written when he was about 7 or 8.

[@jamb_21]

Mozarts 12 variations on twinkle twinkle little star

[@kingviper5700]

Of course Für Elise is here

[@LessonsOnTheWeb]

Of course!

[@frederick5197]

It's a great oiece

[@ioakimade1509]

I used to know it, i want to re-learn it

[@deussivenatura5805]

Pumbaa overplayed for a reason

[@adolescenterevoltado9008]

@Pumbaa only the intro

[@Lionhearted626]

Very soothing your instruction. Makes you feel like you can succeed!

[@yuanmingrao9266]

Is Hungarian rhapsodies No.2 for begginers?

[@LessonsOnTheWeb]

That one is a little advanced for beginners. Maybe you could find an easy version of it to play.

[@yuanmingrao9266]

LessonsOnTheWeb what about canon in d, what level of difficulty would that be

[@GabrielRibeiro-nm5uv]

Not sure if serious or trolling; Hungarian rhapsodie no.2 is one of the most difficult pieces by Lizst and Lizst is the most difficult composer among the widely known composers, you might study 10 year and still be uneable to play it. BTW Canon in D you might be able to learn after only 6 to 12 months depending on how much you study.

[@yuanmingrao9266]

Gabriel Ribeiro lol I know I'm trolling funny thing is I actually already know canon in d and now I'm learning beethovens 5th sythomy and Turkish march

[@mmukulkhedekar4752]

Hungarian Rhapsodies are really terrible they need a lot of practice

[@baguiobase4713]

This is a beautiful piece to practice.

[@yungbizzle84]

Literally could start the video at 2:48

[@mayarjameel6963]

Ricky Slick that was very helpful ,, thank you 😂💙

[@Logan-no7qi]

Ricky Slick thx

[@lilcicero77]

I disagree. The intro was functional.

[@ElliottPiano]

Not true at all !

[@LukeMotionz]

The intro helped me out, I didn't know if I met all the requirements for my first piano piece.

[@imademedikasurya3917]

Wrong!!! The first and the easiest classical piece you already learn is John Cage 4'33!!!

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This is just superb, I been tryin to find out about "free music sheet classical" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Jonwen Doniden Rule - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? Ive heard some interesting things about it and my colleague got amazing results with it.

[@mich1725]

Hi there. I'm about to buy myself a keyboard (budget) please please please tell me which one i should get as my goal is to learn to only play classical music. Always been a dream of mine to play and learn. I would really appreciate it

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This is glorious, been searching for "classical music notes free download" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Jonwen Doniden Rule - (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my brother in law got cool success with it.

[@ChicagoJ351]

Good advice. Saves me the trouble of learning that Chopin, Rachmaninov, or smoke on the water tune I was going to tackle :)

[@Carmelobrian]

Great video. These are songs I feel I can tackle

[@LessonsOnTheWeb]

Thanks Rich!

[@ClaireBee82]

So I bought my first keyboard a week ago and never played before or could read music and I can now play the first part of Fur Elise, learnt it in 2 days

[@Videos-lq9io]

Thats bad, go a bit lower

[@roadtogod6556]

dont learn the rest of Für Elise its not for beginners

[@Videos-lq9io]

@@roadtogod6556 but what if you want to?

[@roadtogod6556]

Freezing Fury well you can but the other parts of the piece are much harder and faster and it will sound bad. I did the same mistake to learn the whole piece as a beginner but now after 4 months i can finally play it well and with the right tempo

[@Videos-lq9io]

@@roadtogod6556my problem is that I don't know how to progress xD

[@camfg8908]

Talking about positions, some real pianists sometimes hate me when they see me transpose songs and pieces to C major and A minor to make them easier to play haha. Which actually does not always make classical pieces easier to play... it works better with modern songs.

[@DaVid-un4mh]

I watched in 3 times and still don't know when you left menuet in g and went to Fur Elise. There was just literally no transistion

[@Arthur-hn5yk]

9:12 exactly, when he says, but I got confused as well

[@nippiepixels]

Hahaha Right? I had to rewatch to see if I missed it. I was waiting for the “introductory” clip he had for each piece.

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This video: *exists* Simply Piano Ad: I'm gonna do what's called a progamer move

[@Rombizio]

I learned all 3 recently even though I am not a beginner because I felt I had to know them anyway. Is like learning guitar and not knowing Stairway to Heaven or Wish you were here.

[@theoslatrevo3342]

Great video man keep it up with the classical you should start to do more tutorials on it

[@Kevin-be9iy]

My first classical piece was Chopin Waltz in A minor

[@jordanlosper5761]

saaaammmeee

[@David-kx3xf]

Question: My book that I use to learn piano (the John Schaum course) uses some finger numbers on the practice pieces, and I was wondering if it's a bad practice, when learning a new piece, to mark my own queues for moving hand positions in the form of an occasional finger number in places where the hand position is moved/extended finger position is used?

[@eliashils106]

No, it's good practice, keep doing it :-) especially when the pieces are becoming more complex, it really is necessary

[@David-kx3xf]

@@eliashils106 I will do that. Thank you for the reply!

[@ajvn3248]

I like how simply piano™ ad just threw in at the start

[@jacksonamaral329]

Cool. I must master a little more of exercises to get a song like that.

[@kuuderepiano2988]

Prelude in C major Fur Elise All Czerny pieces Franz Liszt Consolations

[@kenjit3dbanana]

Ay, minuet in G is my first classical piece:)

[@NK-dl4jj]

What piece is this called that you played at 12:34

[@louisetricia4936]

My first piece i learned was beyer no. 8. Little bit fast but easy :D

[@boldcautionproductions9203]

Helpful to get beyond beginner status. I am a bit adrift as to where I am going(!)

[@arcitekk]

I would recommend the 1st movement of moonlight sonata for beginner-intermediate

[@hkgweigwei]

My teacher is grateful that I didn’t ask him to teach me Canon in D. Upper intermediate here is playing Mendelssohn’s Songs without words.

[@Dynabtw]

My first song i mastered was Al Chemin De Fer

[@lifedoom2922]

I started with prelude on c major as my first classical piece l, I never cared enough to learn the rest of it.

[@trampismat]

I'm a 59 yo total beginner noob with a question ... at 4:11 is there any specific reason your right hand position changed so you're playing the white keys in between the black keys where there's less ivory real estate???

[@huyiii2435]

Im a beginner ive learnt 3 classical pieces, i can play Beethoven's sonata no.12, Op 26, Mendelssohn's Op.62, and Chopin Sonata No.2 Op.35

[@juilietpritchard6560]

brilliant advice....superb

[@corebite]

Techniquely, yes bach c major prelude is easy. But MUSICALLY it's much harder to play than you think. There is always a certain sincerity that comes along with bach. Phrasing is key and evenness of playing is important as a pianist. Therefore practice all day everyday and you'll get there eventually!

[@Chimpy_Mc_Gibbon]

Minuet in g tutorial becomes for Elise without any transition or explanation?

[@objectivitycave11]

My first piece was raindrop by Chopin

[@shubhankardodwad]

Wtf

[@josuegarduno7154]

Wtf x2

[@xerthus345]

Wtf x3 i played it after 5 or 6 years lol

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[@ludwigvanbeethoven8870]

I just finished the whole fur elise piece and now looking for a intermediate piece my teacher recommends Turkish march by Mozart but I'm not sure if it's a good intermediate piece

[@rand0l0gy]

Just started learning myself, the piece I'd really like to work towards is prelude no 2 (bwv 847) by Bach but it looks way out of my ability for now 😄

[@somemusician3832]

*My opinion is that Fur Elise is the easiest one!*

[@mmukulkhedekar4752]

the last one is terrible

[@Deleted_user982]

Kill me.

[@azkatakebayashi1517]

Agreed

[@dhruvsawant9234]

@Tom wouldn't really call them movements though. But yes, the other sections are too hard for beginners.

[@parkerganz487]

thanks bro, i like your teaching. really comfortable. this vid helps allot thank you!

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[@juilietpritchard6560]

your advice is brilliant. thanks....

[@ranveer1171]

are you playing on a keyboard and can this piece on 61 keys keyboard

[@finden3362]

My first piece is the prelude in c of Bach (not finished yet), learned in the KZbin and sheet music (easy sheet music, not the hard one in google), but i ended God Save the Tsar (sheet music in wikipedia) first

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[@tacyak198]

So I shouldn't try to play Liszt's transcriptions of Beethoven's symphonies first? 😞

[@laskarjinggo]

The 2nd or b section of fur elise, i love it.

[@hanifkurniawan4642]

How about me..? , I learn Yiruma-River flow In You for my first piece.. then Prelude In E minor for Chord warmup, do u thing its good?

[@everythingexpert4795]

No

[@icebear9744]

SAME RIVER FLOWS IN YOU IS KY FIRST PIECE AS WELLLLL

[@maryn1385]

My first classical piece was fantasy impromptu, but In had allready been playing for more than seven years so it was quite possible

[@Siara87]

What were you playing for that 7y though?

[@iradiakalenz4225]

Great video, thank you

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[@musicmanhunter1]

i play by ear, retiring as an old man, think im gonna start to learn classical piano

[@Lifetap]

Thanks a lot for the recommendations :)

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[@teslanikole9919]

Just got a keyboard and I love playing but I am not so good at multitasking with my hands just yet. Are there any beginner tip videos or songs that are easy for beginners?

[@ariayang2980]

My first piece was Minuet in G

[@tegan2950]

My first classical piece was(I know)Fur Elise, but it was the whole thing. Right now I’m learning Mozart’s Rondo from his c major sonata and hisTurkish Rondo

[@DenZhdanovPianist]

Interesting! I have a completely different approach in my piano blog, but this is cool.

[@sunilasalikoshy5496]

My first piece was Fur elise it was quite simple the tutorial made it really easy. The tutorial is from pianopig really simple

[@Nono-ie4ew]

La Candeur is a very easy classical piece as well.

[@sketchygamer4025]

Who else Got this on recommended after 4 years

[@juliacreek]

Can you post links of where to purchase the sheet music for these songs?

[@lilcicero77]

Julie Pelletier they're free. They're old that's why.

[@dsugimoto313]

Like the West Chester University hoodie. Go Golden Rams!

[@pascalxavier3367]

And also moonlight sonata, 1st movement (the 3rd movement is harder).

[@rowandoescovers]

just saying the '3rd movement is harder' is a huge understatement

[@prajvalmv9219]

@@rowandoescovers indeed

[@fachrizalyans]

Thanks a lot..! Your explaination is good!

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[@ston3rgal]

I'm actually looking for the name of a song I'm aware a lot of people learn but had alternative endings. It starts "E# D# F# Bb-Gb(played together and twice)" this is repeated and the left hand goes down to D# and C#.. if anyone recognizes this and knows the name please comment and let me know(: thanks

[@mgplays5083]

The first classical piece I learned was Walt’s in a minor

[@annatiarec]

Appreciate your lessons. I am learning lots from your videos! Where would you recommend to find the sheet music for these pieces? Thank you so much!

[@lilysthapit2222]

Do you think I'll be able to play difficult classical songs soon? I learned Canon in D (Easy Version) with left hand in 4 days so what should I play next that will be a bit more challenging?

[@rek3018]

Liebestraum - Franz Listz. Just take it slow if it's too much especially somewhere near the middle Edit: Actually, it *is* a bit too much in the middle but you'll be fine

[@xerthus345]

Try some Mozart.

[@earlleonardo]

Hello, what app do you use for the sheet music? Thank you.

[@leecolon321]

Are there any others you would recommend? I’ve already done those pieces with my teacher. It doesn’t have to be him who answers (of course) it can be someone in the comments

[@frejastrandberglarsen7234]

Try moonlight sonata 1st movement by Beethoven. That was one of my first pieces to learn

[@BDrones]

Do you have any recommendations for someone who is legally blind. I do not have the ability to be able to read sheet music however I still have enough site to see my iPad I have been playing for a year and I have the white PG 235. I am hoping for my birthday soon I will be getting the DGX 660 and would like any advice that you can get. I am currently practicing scales cords and I have a multitude of songs that I can play for example dream is one of my personal favorites. I would really appreciate any advice you can offer

[@h_curly6384]

My first piece was tchaikovsky's january by the fireside.

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[@kevinhartmemes3821]

Fur Elise is definitely not a beginner song. I recommend Transcendental Etudes, like Mazeppa, and Etudes from Chopin are easiest, especially his Etude Op 25 No 11

[@adityawigoena6255]

Thanks, i almost believe in you,

[@mjcs6399]

I used to play at West Chester University every now and then...

[@somemusician3832]

Finished the first part of Fur Elise!

[@LessonsOnTheWeb]

Nice! That second part can be a challenge though.

[@prajvalmv9219]

@@LessonsOnTheWeb I'm beginner-intermediate and have been trying to learn it for a year

[@prajvalmv9219]

2nd part's really hard

[@judyhorton5521]

Are you playing the bas clef or can you just play this using cords

[@linus_d_music]

Judy Horton, Well most of the time one hand is bass clef and one is treble. Chords still fit into a clef so both

[@Batman-hb9dh]

My first classical piano piece was rondo alla turca

[@soumyadeepchatterjee7525]

I've already learnt prelude to c but can you recommend how to be better in playing classical pieces & learn to play different rhythms & hand movements?

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[@wowwow8028]

Done

[@TheKnightLikeGamer]

hey ive learned all these and various other beginner peices, where should i go from here idk what to learn next

[@Troglodytarum]

But I don't want to subscribe to you.