Piano sheet music for children

The piano sheet music for children on this page consists of books for beginners: piano methods, studies and easy arrangements of pieces a child can manage in their first years of playing. Most of the Czech and Slovak titles are teaching collections, such as Klavírní škola pro začátečníky, Klavírní prvouka or the Slovak edition of pieces by Bach from the notebook for Anna Magdalena. The English-language books mainly offer popular songs and film music in easy arrangements from the Really Easy Piano series. Alongside piano sheet music, you will also find a few keyboard methods and key stickers that help children find their first notes.

A piano method, studies or a collection of short pieces?

A piano method guides a child step by step, starting with hand position and the first notes before gradually moving on to playing with both hands, which makes it a starting point. The selection includes Czech methods by Böhmová, Grünfeldová and Sarauer, Klavírní prvouka by Ludmila Šimková, and the English-language methods My First Piano Adventure and Lang Lang Piano Academy. Younger children may enjoy the playful Klavihrátky books, which also use coloured pencils or a pencil at the piano.

Studies practise a particular technique, such as scales, passagework or hand independence. These include Album etud, Elementární etudy by Vilém Kurz and passagework exercises by Czerny. Collections such as Snadné klavírní skladbičky by Martin Vozar or Malý virtuos offer short pieces for playing through and for first performances.

Which sheet music should you choose when a child wants to play familiar songs?

The Really Easy Piano series from publishers Wise Publications and Hal Leonard offers easy arrangements of hits and film music, including books with songs by ABBA, Queen, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran or from Disney films. A familiar melody will encourage a child to practise, but the arrangement must match their level: some books sit between beginner and intermediate difficulty. Books of music by Ludovico Einaudi and Yann Tiersen are suitable for older children who want to play modern piano music.

Most of these books are in English, which is not a problem for reading music, as musical notation is international and the language only affects the instructions and song lyrics. Some include online recordings or recordings on CD that let a child hear how a piece should sound. You can find sheet music for other instruments on the Sheet music for children page.