The key piece from Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”, “Tale as Old as Time” is deceptively low and quite tricky to play, so makes a great practice piece for intermediates. On the flute / piccolo / recorder, I found it most comfortable to play this shifted up +7 semitones, so the note range is D-^G […]
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Castle on a Cloud – Les Miserables
A sweet lullaby-style song sung by the young Cosette in the stage play and feature film, Les Misérables. It’s a lovely simple melody with a small range, making it perfect for beginners. You may find the letter notes easier to play if you shift them up a bit, especially if you’re on flute or recorder, […]
Get Happy – Judy Garland / Glee
“Get Happy” is a traditional Christian song which has been performed by many famous artists including Judy Garland, the Glee cast, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby and Barbra Streisand. Enjoy the music notes below, they are perfect for beginners on most instruments 🙂 Did you know?! Low notes start with a dot (.) and […]
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
Such an awesome tune, “Billie Jean” is one of my favourite by Michael Jackson and is super fun to play as the notes aren’t as challenging as they sound, so perfect for beginners! Did you know?! Billie Jean has been covered by Flying Pickets, Blackstreet, Chris Cornell, Faithless, Flying Pickets, Justin Bieber, London Symphonic Orchestra and […]
More Than Words – Extreme
A popular love-ballad, “More Than Words” topped the charts around the world in 1990 and has since been covered by Westlife and parodied on TV shows. It’s been a tricky one to work out as parts are sung in duet, so I focused on the notes of the lead singer – I hope you enjoy […]
Don’t Dream It’s Over – Crowded House
The 80’s pop-rock ballad topped the charts around the world and has been covered by big names such as Sixpence None the Richer, Donny Osmond, Faith No More, Susan Boyle, Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande and has been performs by the cast of Glee. It’s relatively simple and will be perfect practice for beginners and intermediates […]
I Dreamed a Dream – Les Miserables
The iconic feature song from the 1985 musical Les Misérables, “I Dreamed a Dream” was sung in the 2012 film by Anne Hathaway but has also been famously sung by Aretha Franklin, Elaine Page, Susan Boyle, Collbaro, Neil Diamond, and the Glee cast! It’s a great practice piece for beginners as the melody is relatively simple […]
Never Enough – The Greatest Showman
More from the new film The Greatest Showman, this song “Never Enough” is a lovely, simple ballad which I’ve written as simply as possible to help out beginners! It goes quite low, so could be make a great practice piece for beginner pianists or guitar/ukulele, aiding note recognition. Woodwinds may need to shift the key […]
Colors of the Wind – Pocahontas (Disney)
A lovely, low tune to practice – “Colours of the Wind” is the main song from the Disney film Pocahontas. I particularly enjoyed this one on flute, it (nearly) sounds lovely! Beginners, piccolos and recorders may need to shift the notes up a bit to play comfortably, pianists should have no problem. Enjoy! Colors of […]
My Girl – The Temptations
The Temptations released “My Girl” in 1965 which then became their first number 1 hit in the US. Otis Redding also had sucess with the same song, adding a more blues vibe. Both versions have appeared in film and TV. Enjoy the letter notes below 🙂 My Girl – The Temptations was last modified: February […]