Chopin preludes which are easiest

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Impromptus Piano Solo. I wasn't sure if they all belonged on the list. But out of fairness to him, he didn't specifically say that each one was among the very easiest, just they were progressively harder. I can remove them from the list if you think it would be better that way.

What do you think of the order otherwise? Stormbringer I was just expressing my opinion. There's no way everyone would agree what should be on the easiest Chopin list even if the inclusion criteria was much more specific. Originally Posted by Sidokar It all depends where you put the bar. Joined: Oct Posts: 14, B bennevis Yikes!

Looking only at grades is a bit misleading. There are two types of difficulty, especially in Chopin. There are technical difficulties like how hard it is to play the notes, and there are musical difficulties like proper phrasing and voicing of the melodic lines.

This particular prelude is technically quite easy and most of it except the 3 measure climax can be sight read by someome of much lower standard. But because it's so simple it's hard to make it sound really beautiful. Musically it's difficult. So take these grades with a grain of salt. You might be able to have a go at it even if you can't make it sound great yet. That's a list of pieces in progressive order of difficulty easier to difficult , not a list of easy Chopin pieces.

Sam That was exactly my interpretation as well. You could have quibbled over the order of difficulty but it was obvious the easier pieces were at the top and harder ones at the bottom. Both the title of the thread and the heading for the list say "easiest Chopin pieces".

Quote When we're ready, we just want to be able to play the notes mechanically at first. I would rather listen to a well interpreted rendition of a piece from the Anna Magdalena Bach notebook or Schumann's Album for the Young than a mechanical rendering of Chopin's Em Prelude.

The reason it is RCM 7 is the interpretive challenge. Ignoring that aspect of the piece is no different than omitting notes from a piece to make it easier to play. Show Likes. Our Most Popular Forums. Piano Forum. FAQ - Piano Forum. Piano Tuner-Technicians Forum. Adult Beginners Forum. Themed Recital Sub-Forum. Pianist Corner.

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