[For Beginners] Enjoy Parent-Child Piano Duets! Recommended Songs Introduced
Seeing your child practice the piano may inspire many parents to dream of playing a duet together.
Why not make that dream come true? In this article, we’ll introduce recommended pieces for parent–child piano duets from a wide range of genres.
Duets might sound difficult at first, but there are many published duet scores for familiar music—nursery rhymes and folk songs sung in preschools and kindergartens, theme songs from animated films, and pieces that beginner piano students learn—making them approachable for parents and children alike.
Even if your child has just started lessons and you, as a parent, are trying the piano for the first time, you can give it a go with ease.
We hope you and your child will experience the joy of breathing together and making music as one!
Playlist
| [For Beginners] Enjoy Parent-Child Piano Duets! Recommended Songs Introduced | |||
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| 1east | CanonJohann Pachelbel | play_arrow | Known both as a famous piece of classical music and for its frequent appearances on television and… |
| 2east | Wish Upon a StarLeigh Harline | play_arrow | The Disney film released in 1940, ‘Pi…’ |
| 3east | Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Starfuransu min’yō | play_arrow | You could almost say it's a staple in beginner-level piano method books... |
| 4east | Carrying YouHisaishi Joe | play_arrow | The iconic songs from Studio Ghibli films can be widely enjoyed with duet piano arrangements at various levels. |
| 5east | Ode to JoyLudwig van Beethoven | play_arrow | Ludwig van Beethoven, ‘Joy…’ |
| 6east | Doraemon: Make My Dreams Come TrueKurosu Katsuhiko | play_arrow | A melody brimming with excitement and rizz… |
| 7east | My Neighbor TotoroHisaishi Joe | play_arrow | The film My Neighbor Totoro, released in 1988... |
| 8east | Mickey Mouse MarchJimmie Dodd | play_arrow | The well-known Mickey Mouse theme so… |
| 9east | SummerHisaishi Joe | play_arrow | Its refreshing yet somehow wistful melody is captivating... |
| 10east | Small WorldRobert Sherman/Richard Sherman | play_arrow | Robert, who worked on famous songs from Disney films, … |
| 11east | I Stepped on the Cat | play_arrow | 'I Stepped on the Cat' is played mainly using the black keys... |
| 12east | My favoriteRichard Rodgers | play_arrow | 『My Favorite Things』… |
| 13east | A Town with an Ocean ViewHisaishi Joe | ![]() | Joe Hisaishi has composed numerous works, focusing primarily on the films of director Hayao Miyazaki... |
| 14east | Mountain MusiciansDoitsu min’yō | play_arrow | The German folk song “The Happy Wanderer” is known in Japan as “... |
| 15east | Toy Cha-Cha-ChaKoshibe Nobuyoshi | play_arrow | A composer who left a significant mark on Japan’s music scene, … |
| 16east | The Bear of the Forestamerika min’yō | play_arrow | This work, known as a traditional American folk song... |
| 17east | Grandfather’s ClockHenry Clay Work | play_arrow | An American popular song, and in Japan… |
| 18east | chopsticksArthur de Lulli | play_arrow | When Euphemia Allen was 16 years old... |
| 19east | strollHisaishi Joe | play_arrow | Widely known as the theme song of the film My Neighbor Totoro… |
| 20east | A Whole New WorldAlan Menken | play_arrow | A live-action version starring Will Smith was released in 2019... |
| 21east | Super Mario Bros. duet arrangementKoji Kondo | play_arrow | A bright, lighthearted melody that everyone knows... |
| 22east | Dragon Quest V “Overture”sugiyama kouichi | play_arrow | The Dragon Quest Overture is perfect for a piano duet |
| 23east | From Kirakira Piano: Famous Piano Duets for Children, Volume 1 — “Catbus”Todoroki Chihiro | play_arrow | Is Chihiro Todoroki a composer of piano pieces for children, or... |
| 24east | Alright! HeartCatch Pretty Cure!Takatori Hideaki | play_arrow | "I want to play Pretty Cure songs!" On the piano, a... |
| 25east | Suite ‘The Nutcracker,’ Op. 71a – TrepakPyotr Tchaikovsky | play_arrow | Introduction to Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite |
| 26east | Dragon Quest V “Wedding Waltz”sugiyama kouichi | play_arrow | The Wedding Waltz from Dragon Quest V has been arranged for piano duet |
| 27east | Beautiful RosemaryFritz Kreisler | play_arrow | Piano duet arrangement of Kreisler’s “Schön Rosmarin” |
| 28east | The Fairy Garden, No. 5 from the suite “Ma mère l’Oye”Maurice Ravel | play_arrow | The beauty of the fairy-tale suite in Ravel’s piano four hands |
| 29east | Waltz of ParisCatherine Rollin | play_arrow | Famous American composer, Catherine Lori… |
| 30east | Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Dash Across the New WorldOgasawara Yuta | play_arrow | Classical is nice too, but something bright and glamorous… |
| 31east | Sing, Sing, SingLouis Prima | play_arrow | This song, composed by Louis Prima, is sui… |
| 32east | He’s a Pirate from the movie Pirates of the CaribbeanKlaus Badelt/Hans Zimmer | play_arrow | Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer... |
| 33east | Jolly Old Saint NicholasBenjamin Hanby | play_arrow | Saint Nicholas, who is considered the origin of Santa Claus, ... |
| 34east | Suite “Dolly” Op. 56 No. 1: Berceuse (Lullaby)Gabriel Faure | play_arrow | The French composer Gabriel Fauré loved… |
| 35east | HumoresqueAntonín Dvořák | play_arrow | A fusion of Czech and American music, an elegant miniature beloved in Japan |
| 36east | Rather than “The Carnival Has Come,” it went, “There were two mischievous kittens.”Hirayoshi Takeshu | play_arrow | Recommended for intermediate players in piano duets |
| 37east | Animal Crossing: New Horizons “Resident Services”Todaka Ikusei | play_arrow | A duet piece from Animal Crossing: New Horizons |
| 38east | Aladdin “Friend Like Me”Alan Menken | play_arrow | Enjoy Disney songs from the movies with piano duets |
| 39east | Aladdin: A Whole New WorldAlan Menken | play_arrow | Disney Masterpieces: Magic Carpet Piano Duet |
| 40east | Quintet Theme ‘Evening Quintet’Miyagawa Akira | play_arrow | The opening of an NHK Educational TV music appreciation program… |
| 41east | My Neighbor Totoro ‘Catbus’Hisaishi Joe | play_arrow | A lighthearted and mysterious rid—unfolding in the film… |
| 42east | From the suite ‘Ma mère l’Oye’: No. 1 Pavane of the Sleeping BeautyMaurice Ravel | play_arrow | An elegant piano duet inspired by the theme of Sleeping Beauty |
| 43east | From the suite “Ma mère l’Oye,” No. 3: “Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas”Maurice Ravel | play_arrow | Expressing an Oriental fairy tale of a cursed princess on the piano |
| 44east | From the suite ‘Ma mère l’Oye’: No. 4, ‘Dialogue of Beauty and the Beast’Maurice Ravel | play_arrow | A masterpiece piano duet themed on Beauty and the Beast |


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