20 Classical Piano Pieces for Elementary Piano Students (with all piano fingering)
by Various
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Composed by Various. Arranged by Scott Camp. Classical,Concert,Instructional,Standards. Score. 75 pages. Scott Camp #4295699. Published by Scott Camp (A0.553100).

This is the collection of classical piano repertoire I created for work with my own students, most of whom were not primarily interested in "classical" music.  

In my experience, every elementary piano student should be given the opportunity to successfully play:
Spinning Song (even if you leave out the middle section at first)
Minuet in G (page one)
Fur Elise (page one)

Eventually, they should experience (if not master--that's ultimately up to them) each piece in this collection.     

All hand positions and finger numbers are presented so that students can spend their time preparing successfully--not "figuring out" with endless frustration and incorrect solutions.  

"Minuet in G" from the Bach notebook is a great example.  Let's consider just the first page.  Many (most) elementary students would love to play this piece.  The RH by itself is easy.  The LH is also "not difficult", but it's not self-evident, either.  The notes are easy enough, and the fingering choices seem inconsequential.  You could play it with several different fingering solutions.

Hands Together:  Humans can pay attention to only one thing at a time:  in this case, the RH or the LH.  Whichever hand is receiving the attention, the other must be on "automatic pilot".  You can switch focus rapidly to give the appearance that you are paying attention to two things equally, but that is not what is happening.  

So... both hands need to be rehearsed (better word than "practiced") until the correct execution is the "default" behavior. 

If that (sufficient correct repetetition) has not happened, then consistent successful performance with both hands is never achieved.   Students complain that they wish they could be more "consistent".  They don't have a chance, sadly. 

"Practice Makes...  "

If you said "Perfect" then you've fallen into a sinister trap.  

"Practice makes Permanent."  When a student actually does what has been assigned, in many cases that is the beginning of the end of their piano career.  

Here's the process in general:
Students  "write in their own fingering" and then, and then practice (repeat) their incorrect solutions.  They are unable to perform the desired piece consistently and don't know why.  How long can a student tolerate this ineffective approach?

That's something for us professionals to consider.
 

Perfect for introducing classical repertoire (similar to Suzuki, Bastien Piano Literature, etc). The advantage here is that all fingering is included so that students play more!

Contents

Minuet in G                 from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Minuet in G                 from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Minuet in G minor     from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Musette in D               from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
Minuet in F                                               Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ecossaise in G                                                 Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonatina in G                                                   Ludwig van Beethoven
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