yo gimme songs to play

[Yugi]

I'm currently a grade 5 piano student who needs a couple more songs on his repotroire so that he can learn how to read better. I don't know what songs match my level of skill. This is where you guys come in.

Just a couple of things I should probably say first:

• Please actually be something that compliments my skill level, I don't want something too easy or too hard
• I'd like it if the song you recommend is something from a game I know/like. I'm not stopping you from nominating songs that you personally like, its just that I'm more likely to care about an arrangement from a game you know I like rather than a game I either don't know or are competely apathetic to (e.g please don't nominate tales stuff, and i'm on a case by case basis for most mario games)
• You can nominate off site stuff, but the first two rules apply
• Please have the sheet in question actually be half good.

[Bespinben]

Are there certain skills you're trying to acquire? I find these helpful:

*Playing syncopated rhythms in one hand against straight rhythms in the other (SSBM Fountain of Dreams)
*Playing melody with LH with RH doing accompaniment (LoZ Dungeon [the NES one])
*Voicing 3 distinct melodies in counterpoint? (RBY Pallet Town [use THIS ARRANGEMENT, not the on-site one]. Lots of 1st and 2nd gen Pokémon music is like this, actually.
*Distinguishing duplets vs. triplets (Super Mario Bros. 3 "Airship")

[Bubbles]

This probably isn't the best forum to say it on lol but I grew up on herbalcell's zelda sheet music. There's an option on her site for a separate pdf with the letter inside the note bubble, and over time it really helped me to sight read extremely fast if thats what you're looking for. She has difficulty levels next to each sheet and a bunch of other games too but I don't know them too well.

I'm not sure what level of difficulty Level 5 is, but I'm kinda in the same position as you now -- everything is either boringly easy or just unreasonable for anyone without 3 hands.

[Yugi]

Oh, btw


Songs I am currently supposed to learn are the Forrest Gump Theme, O Fortuna, and Gabriel's Oboe, if that helps.

[Bespinben]

I find this exercise really helpful for building the strength and independence of weaker fingers (like 4 and 5).



Gabriel's Oboe mmmm.... that takes me back to my mom listening to Il Divo all the time growing up XD ("Nella Fantasia...")

[SlowPokemon]

PIECES* NOT SONGS OMFG

[mikey]

what's grade 5?

[braix]

play the piece of storms

[Maelstrom]

Song of Healing

[mikey]

play the piece of storms

[K-NiGhT]

Song of Healing

more like piece of healing you uncultured swine

[KefkaticFanatic]

I find this exercise really helpful for building the strength and independence of weaker fingers (like 4 and 5).

To add on to that (though if you're "grade 5" then you should certainly know this already), you should most definitely have Hanon's Virtuoso Pianist exercises in your collection.

[SlowPokemon]

Come on guys it's a piece that happens to be called "Song of Storms" is it that difficult to understand

[K-NiGhT]

Come on guys it's a piece that happens to be called "Song of Storms" is it that difficult to understand

that's what I said!  Piece of storms sounds stupid lol

[SlowPokemon]

B)))