Easy Piano Sheet Music

Swan Lake (Het Zwanenmeer)

Easy piano sheet music Swan Lake, FREE, for little ballerinas, or any child who loves the mysterious sound of the minor scale.

Here is another arrangement of a classical piece, this time from the ballet repertoire of Tchaikovsky, sent to me by Tabitha Slemmer. She is a piano teacher, arranger and composer from the Netherlands, where Swan Lake is called "Het Zwanenmeer." This easy arrangement lays nicely in the hands of a beginner.



Download free beginner sheet music Swan Lake

Though this version of the ballet Swan Lake theme is so simple, the mind of a child can supply all the mystery of the orchestral background as their fingers move over the keys -- especially if you introduce them to it. Try this link to a Youtube video, Siegfried Meets Odette. (Unfortunately "embedding" is disabled, but this link will take you there.) It starts with the villain, looking like a huge black-and-white owl. The ominous music suits him very well.

To turn this piece into a duet, try broken Am chords played quickly from left to right and held, followed by an F broken chord, and ending with a deep Am again. Another beautiful harmonization is the progression Am - Dm - Am - Dm - Am. When your student plays Swan Lake at home, the ear of the imagination will fill in the missing harmony. (At least I think it will -- I could always hear the missing orchestra in my head as a kid! How about you?)

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