[Children's Piano Sheet Music] Packed with Familiar Tunes! Introducing Recommended Series
A problem every piano teacher faces at least once: choosing sheet music for kids! Even if you want to find the perfect score for each student, there are so many options that it’s hard to narrow it down to just one.
So this time, we’ve picked out some of the most popular, serialized piano method books for children.
We’ll introduce them in detail along with performance videos of the pieces they include.
This will be helpful not only for piano teachers struggling to choose method books for their students, but also for parents who are thinking of trying a bit of teaching at home.
Be sure to use it as a reference!
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[Children’s Piano Sheet Music] Packed with Familiar Tunes! Introducing Our Recommended Series (21–30)
I played it all by myself! My Beloved Piano 1Yamaha Myuujikku Entateinmento Hoorudingusu
The introductory material “I Could Play It by Myself! My Favorite Piano 1” lets you perform familiar tunes like “Bumblebee” and “Happy Birthday to You” without moving your hands from their positions on the keyboard.
Once students can play the melody with both hands, they move on to arrangements where the right hand plays the melody and the left hand plays the accompaniment—pieces they can perform solo.
Playing together with the teacher’s accompaniment is, of course, important, but the sense of achievement from “I played it all by myself!” is truly special for children.
This text helps nurture sight-reading skills and musicality while letting them experience the joy of playing and the fun of the piano.
My First Piano Adventure Lesson Book Azen ongakufu shuppansha
From the very beginning, students learn the four essentials for piano playing—reading, listening, writing, and playing—using the comprehensive musicianship text “My First Piano Adventure: Lesson Book A.” The series is divided into three volumes, A, B, and C, and starts with pre-reading that does not use the musical staff.
Although its approach is somewhat specialized, teacher manuals and audio materials are available, and many teachers find that once they get used to it, it’s even easier to use with beginner students than textbooks that immediately require staff reading.
It may be especially well-suited for children who are highly sensitive or have rich musical sensibilities.
Alfred’s Basic Piano Library: Prep Course Lesson Book Level Azen ongakufu shuppansha
Created by three piano teachers and published in the United States, the Alfred series offers a comprehensive approach.
The Alfred Basic Piano Library: Prep Course Lesson Book is an introductory method that builds technique while playing musical pieces.
In addition to the main Lesson Books—six volumes from Level A to F—the series includes a full range of supplementary materials such as Solo Books and Ear Training and Music Theory, enabling well-rounded musical development throughout the series.
Level A is perfect for children who are touching the piano for the first time!
Piano Dream [Preschool Edition] for Young Children Beginning Pianogakken purasu
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This is the preschool edition of the “Piano Dream” series, designed to expand a child’s range from middle C using both hands.
The progression is intentionally very gentle so it can be used from around 2 years and 6 months of age.
Over the course of one book, children learn three notes—C, D, and E—on the keyboard and on the staff, one-hand playing and alternating hands, as well as quarter notes and quarter rests.
With only very short pieces of 2 or 4 measures, kids can move forward quickly, boosting their motivation.
Adorned with cute illustrations, it’s a highly popular piano method for young children, especially among girls.
Bastien Piano Basics Young Beginner Piano Primer ATouon Kikaku
The preschool version of the Bastien Piano Basics series, which teaches the “Bastien Method”—a comprehensive approach to developing overall musical ability created by American educators Jane and James Bastien.
Aimed at children ages 5 to 6, this series is divided into two books, A and B.
It begins with “pre-reading” that uses the Bastien Method’s distinctive illustrated notation instead of the five-line staff, then transitions smoothly to reading standard staff notation.
Effective instruction is crucial for pre-reading materials.
We recommend learning the teaching approach from the published instructor guides and seminars before incorporating it.
Piano Land 1: Sing and Play Together with the Teacherongaku no tomo sha
Piano Land is a series packed with the methods of Ryoko Kihara, who is highly regarded in the piano education world.
By practicing original pieces that captivate children—such as “Dodododo-Donuts” and “Hungry Song”—students can develop sight-reading and expressive skills.
There is also a Pre-Piano Land series to use before starting this book, so if your child might feel anxious seeing the staff right away and think, “Maybe piano is hard…,” starting there is recommended!
Singing and playing together happily: Song and Piano Picture Book 1 — Right Handongaku no tomo sha
This is a textbook where children can develop sight-reading skills and musicality by singing short melodies with lyrics or playing them on the piano.
As you can tell from the word “picture book” in the title, every page is printed in color, allowing learners to progress without getting bored while enjoying cute illustrations.
Another charm of this series is that it proceeds in order: after “1 Right Hand,” you move on to “2 Left Hand” and then “3 Both Hands.” For children who are good at focusing on one thing at a time, this approach—clearing right hand, left hand, and then both hands one by one—may suit them better than starting with two-hand playing.