Piano songs to learn with falling notes
Every piece in Pianuvo, from three-note nursery tunes to Debussy. Pick one, watch the notes fall onto the keys, learn it with the music waiting for you, then play it in time. 88 pieces in 9 stages, all free.
Stage 1: First Notes
Meet the keys
Find middle C and play simple tunes with one hand in a comfortable five-finger position.
Stage 2: Both Hands
Left and right together
Add the left hand: simple bass notes and chords under a melody.
Stage 3: Little Classics
Your first pieces by the masters
Short, charming pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Schumann and friends, written for young players.
- Minuet in G major (Petzold)
- "Surprise" Symphony Theme
- Applicatio
- Greensleeves (easy version, the verse only)
- La Candeur
- Minuet in G minor
- Old French Song
- Minuet in G major (Bach)
- Morning Prayer
- Musette in D major
- Soldiers' March
- Arabesque
- March of the Wooden Soldiers
- Melody
- Sonatina in C: Andante
- Für Elise (the opening theme)
- The Happy Farmer
Stage 4: Baroque Builders
Bach and his world
Patterns, dances and two-voice counterpoint from the Baroque: where all great technique begins.
Stage 5: Classical Charm
Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven
Clear melodies, lively scales and elegant phrasing from the Classical masters.
- Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59)
- Minuet in E-flat
- Sonata in G: Andante
- Andante grazioso (Theme)
- Sonatina in C: Allegro
- Menuet
- Menuetto (Haydn)
- Sonata in G: Tempo di Menuetto
- Sonata in G minor: Andante
- Sonatina in C: Rondo
- Sonata Facile: Andante
- Sonata in G: Allegro, ma non troppo
- Menuetto (Mozart)
- Sonata Facile
Stage 6: Romantic Dreams
Chopin, Schumann and song
Singing melodies, rich harmony and expressive rubato from the Romantic era.
Stage 7: Moonlight & Mood
Slow, colourful and atmospheric
Quiet, atmospheric pieces where tone colour matters more than speed. A bridge to Debussy.
Stage 8: Colours of Sound
The doorway to Debussy
Debussy's playful Children's Corner and other pieces that paint pictures with sound.
Stage 9: Debussy
Clair de lune and beyond
The goal: Debussy's best-loved piano music, played beautifully.