Hello friends,
Today’s sheet music offering is free to both members and visitors.
This is the beautiful gospel spiritual called Amazing Grace. It’s an easy arrangement for solo piano. Each note is labeled with its musical letter name.
Peace to All,
Kent
MEMBERS: Here’s a new custom sheet, Prelude in C by Bach, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book One. Prelude in C is an extremely popular piece that will never lose its appeal to piano players and listeners alike.
This sheet music has each note labeled with its musical letter-name, such as E, D#, A… Some markings (dynamics, etc.) have been omitted to make room for the added letters.
You can read about the pros and cons of marking in letters on sheet music, here.
(*Non-members can sign-up via this same link).
*Any requests? Members can make requests via my Contact Kent page.
Custom Sheet Music with Labeled Notes
As stated in my previous post:
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to learn several Christmas and holiday tunes, in time for family and friends gathering around the piano with eggnog and cookies, demanding that you play some holiday stuff.
Let’s make them happy this year!
Today, in order to get keep that project going (that is, building up your easy holiday repertoire), I’ve written and posted an exclusive arrangement of ‘Deck the Halls.’
— Abraham Lincoln
EASY AS PIE TO READ: This arrangement has each note’s musical letter-name labeled.
NOTE: PWK’s ‘letter-note’ sheets are primarily for people who are not currently taking private lessons — especially adults who’ve had past experience reading music, but who might have forgotten “the details.”
Have fun!
Kent
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to learn several Christmas and holiday tunes, in time for family and friends gathering around the piano with eggnog and cookies, demanding that you play some holiday stuff. You know how these people can get really insistent. Downright pushy, even. If you play piano at all, then you know what I’m talking about.
So let’s make them happy this year! I’ve got some easy ones for you.
Today, in order to get you started on building that easy holiday repertoire, I’ve written and posted an exclusive arrangement of ‘Carol of the Bells’ as my latest perk for PWK’s supporting members.
EASY AS PIE TO READ: This arrangement has each note’s musical letter-name labeled.
— Imaginary Dude.
— Probably Somebody Has Said This.
— Not Sure If Anyone Has Said That.
NOTE: PWK’s ‘letter-note’ sheets are primarily for adults who are not currently taking private lessons — especially for those who’ve had past experience reading music, but who might have forgotten the details.
Dear fans of Claude Debussy,
Here’s brand new sheet music for members of PWK; this one is arranged for early intermediate piano: Clair de Lune by Debussy. The arrangement is in the key of C, for ease of reading, plus it has been simplified (easier to play). In addition, it’s much shorter than the full version which is also on my sheets page.
Today’s version of Clair de Lune has every note labeled with its letter-name, such as E, D#, A. Some markings (dynamics, etc.) have been omitted.
These letter-note labeled sheets are primarily for adults who are not taking piano lessons — especially those who have past experience reading music, but who might have forgotten the details.
Clair de Lune is the third movement of Claude Debussy’s Suite Bergamasque, in D♭ major. Its name comes from Verlaine‘s poem “Clair de lune“, which means “moonlight” in French.
Claude Debussy is probably the best known composer of the Impressionist school, a handful of pioneers who were mostly active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Maurice Ravel, who wrote the popular orchestral piece called Boléro (along with tons of ground-breaking serious works), is also a famous Impressionist.
DEAR MEMBERS:,
Here’s a new custom sheet, The Entertainer by Scott Joplin. This sheet music is simplified and abridged (two pages, key of C). I have also labeled the notes. Some markings (dynamics, etc.) have been omitted to make room for the added letters. Enjoy!
Here’s a link to a nice info-graphic, covering of the basics of reading music. This was created by a collaborator of mine. It can be a great help to beginners, as well as anyone who needs a brush-up on the subject.
Cheers!
Kent
*My courses are available on Udemy, Skillshare and Curious.com.
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