Piano Festival Samples Elementary Level 1 & 2

This post includes Piano Festival Samples for the Elementary Level 

(Piano Adventures 1, Blue Hal Leonard 1,  NFMC PP) BassF-Treble G 

(Piano Adventures 1, Purple Hal Leonard 2, NFMC P1) Bass C- Treble G, sharps or flats, some hands together

Choose at least 6 pieces to listen to. Write the name of the piece, then click the link to hear it and answer the following questions on your Festival Samples Listening Assignment Sheet:

1. Write 2 or more words to describe the mood of this piece.
2. What is the tempo (speed) of this piece (Adagio, Andante, Allegro, Presto, etc.)?
3. What articulation do you hear in this piece (staccato, legato, accents, pedaling etc.)?
4. Choose your personal rating for this piece from the following: 
1- I have no interest in learning to play this.
2 - This piece is okay
3 - Nice, but not my favorite
4 - I would like to play this piece.
5. I would love to learn to play this.

MUSIC AVAILABLE IN MY LIBRARY

 Festival Music Samples Piano Lab Listening Free Printable

Slower/Expressive Piano Music Level 1

Cheerful Chimes by Elizabeth Greenleaf (FJH Federation Favorites Bk 1)

Fish in Schools by Judith R. Strickland (FJH Federation Favorites Bk 1)

The Leaf and the Bird  by June C. Montgomery - (Sheet Music)

Eternally Music by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance Primer)

Waltzing Butterflies by Timothy Brown- (Composers in Focus: The Butterfly Garden)

Papillons by Timothy Brown- (Composers in Focus: The Butterfly Garden)

King of the Jungle by Martha Mier (Favorite Solos Bk1)

Medieval Castle by Martha Mier (Favorite Solos Bk1)

Song of the Orca by Phillip Keveren (HL Piano Solos Bk 2)

Faster/Exciting  Piano Music Level 1

I Found a Penny by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance Primer)

Pterodactyls, Really Neat by Nancy Faber  - (Faber Gold Star Performance Primer)

Zoom Zoom, Witch's Broom by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance Primer)

A Rainbow is a Smile by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance Primer)

Pony Express by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance Primer)

A Particularly Pleasing Piano Piece by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance Primer)

Squinchy-Pinchy Shoes by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance Primer)

Irish Celebration by Wendy Stevens - (Sheet Music)

Dancing Drums by Joyce L Grill - (Sheet Music)

Magic Pony by Edwin McClean - (Sheet Music and FJH Federation Favorites Bk 1))

Taco Fiesta by Martha Mier - (Sheet Music)

Cookies by Carolyn Miller - (Sheet Music)

Slower/Expressive Elementary Piano Music Level 2 YouTube Playlist

Nothin' to Do Blues by Martha Mier (Sheet Music)

One Scary Night by Kim Williams - (Sheet Music)

Rainbow Song by Timothy Brown (Sheet Music and FJH Federation Favorites Bk 1) pedal

Swingin' and Swayin' by Martha Mier (Favorite Solos Bk1)

Bumblebee Blues by Martha Mier (Favorite Solos Bk1)

Bullfrog Blues by by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance 1)

Monster's Midnight March by Nancy Faber -(Faber Gold Star Performance 1)

Colorful Sonatina: Dreamy Sky Blue by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance 1)

Dance of Two Seahorses by Carl Czerny -(Faber Gold Star Performance 1)

Mouses or Meese by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance 1)

Chugga Chugga Choo-Choo by Elizabeth Gutierrez - (FJH Federation Favorites Bk 1)

Little Song in D Minor by Heinrich Wohlfahrt (Rollin-Pathways to Artistry Masterworks 1)R

Little Etude by Elena Gnessina (Rollin-Pathways to Artistry Masterworks 1) C

Chinese Chow Chows by Tom Gerou (DogGoneIt! by Tom Gerou)

My Best Friend by Tom Gerou (DogGoneIt! by Tom Gerou)

The Rich Hound Dog by Tom Gerou (DogGoneIt! by Tom Gerou)

Take it Slow by Bill Boyd (HL Piano Solos Bk 2)

Grandmother's Lace by Carol Klose (HL Piano Solos Bk 2)

Those Creepy Crawly Things on the Cellar Floor by Carol Klose (HL Piano Solos Bk 2)

On Fourth Avenue by Fred Kern  (HL Piano Solos Bk 2)

My Blue Canoe by Nancy Faber (PA Performance 1)

Painting with Pastels by Nancy Faber (PA Performance 1)

Rusty Old Bike by Nancy Faber (PA Performance 1)

Apple Tree Waltz by Nancy Faber (PA Performance 1)

Faster/Exciting Elementary Piano Music Level 2 YouTube Playlist

Hello to the Drum by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance Primer)

Clown Car by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance Primer)

Bananappeal by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance Primer)

Roller Skate Ride by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance Primer)

Chugging Choo-Choo by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance Primer)

The Llama by Judith R. Strickland - (FJH Federation Favorites Bk 1)

Ramblin' Rails by Melody Bober -(FJH Federation Favorites Bk 1)

Tarantula's Twist by Rebecca A Pulju - (FJH Federation Favorites Bk 1)

Mr. Cat by Pat Heldman Johnson - (FJH Federation Favorites Bk 1)

Crazy Cars by Elizabeth Gutierrez - (FJH Federation Favorites Bk 1)

Circus Tumblers by Christopher Goldston - (FJH Federation Favorites Bk 1)

Festiva! by Christopher Goldston - (FJH Federation Favorites Bk 1)

The Run-Around Rag by Jason Sifford -(In Recital with Jazz, Blues and Rags Book 1)

Swingin' Cats by Christopher Goldston - (In Recital with Jazz, Blues and Rags Book 1)

Sunshine Rag by Edwin McLean, primo -(In Recital with Jazz, Blues and Rags Book 1) no video

Leprechaun's Jig by Melody Bober - (Sheet Music)

Splash, Splash by June C. Montgomery - (Sheet Music)

Race Car Rally by W.T. Skye Garcia (Sheet Music)

Look at What I Can Do! by Nancy Faber (Sheet Music)

Jiggity Jig by Carrie Kraft - (Sheet Music)

The Bunny with No Name by Nancy Faber - (Sheet Music)

Most of All I Like Rainbows by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance 1)

Colorful Sonatina: Sunshine Yellow by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance 1)

Colorful Sonatina: Happy Red by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance 1)

Three Pirates by Nancy Faber - (Faber Gold Star Performance 1)

Please Stay, Chihuahua (DogGoneIt! by Tom Gerou)

March of the Monarchs by Timothy Brown- (Composers in Focus: The Butterfly Garden)

Dalmations! (DogGoneIt! by Tom Gerou)

Late to the Races (DogGoneIt! by Tom Gerou)

DogGoneIt! by Tom Gerou (DogGoneIt! by Tom Gerou)

Doctor Dacshund by Tom Gerou  (DogGoneIt! by Tom Gerou)

Rescue in the Alps by Tom Gerou (DogGoneIt! by Tom Gerou)

The Butterfly Garden by Timothy Brown - (Composers in Focus: The Butterfly Garden) no video

Pretend by Timothy Brown- (Composers in Focus: The Butterfly Garden)  no video

Flutter By by Timothy Brown- (Composers in Focus: The Butterfly Garden)  no video

Mariposa by Timothy Brown- (Composers in Focus: The Butterfly Garden)  no video

Charlie's Adventure by Martha Mier (Favorite Solos Bk1)

The Hiccup Song by Martha Mier (Favorite Solos Bk1)

Katie Cricket by Martha Mier (Favorite Solos Bk1)

Prima Sonatina by Kevin Olson no video

The Macaroni Cha-Cha by Philip Keveren (HL Piano Solos Bk 2)

Leaps and Bounds by Italo Taranta (HL Piano Solos Bk 2)

Dance of the Court Jester by Bill Boyd (HL Piano Solos Bk 2)

Tribal Celebration by Christos Tsitsaros (HL Piano Solos Bk 2)

Viva la Rhumba by Carol Klose (HL Piano Solos Bk 2)

School is Out by Barbara Gallagher (HL Piano Solos Bk 2)

Jack and the Beanstalk by Nancy Faber (PA Performance 1)

The Clock Shop by Nancy Faber (PA Performance 1)

Square Dance by Nancy Faber (PA Performance 1)

The Crazy Clown by Nancy Faber (PA Performance 1)

The Crawling Spider by Crystal Bowman (PA Performance 1)

I've Got Music by Nancy Faber (PA Performance 1)

Rain Dance by Nancy Faber  (PA Performance 1)

San Francisco Trolley by Nancy Faber (PA Performance 1)

The Animal Band by Jane Smisor Bastian (Bastian Performance 1)

Sleepy Witch by Jane Smisor Bastian (Bastian Performance 1)

Little Indian Lance by Jane Smisor Bastian (Bastian Performance 1)

Ladybug by Jane Smisor Bastian (Bastian Performance 1)

Time for Jazz by Lee Evans (Color Me Jazz 1)

Classic Piano Literature Elementary Piano Music

In an Old Castle by Ferdinand Beyer (Faber Prep Piano Lit) R

A Merry March by Cornelius Gurlitt  (PA Performance 1)

Beginnings are Difficult by Daniel Gottlob Turk (Nancy Bachus Prep Classics) C

Allegretto by Louis Kohler (Faber Prep Piano Lit) R

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