Sometimes the dark days of winter can just feel blah!
But the right piano piece can turn blah into TA-DA!
Just like winter sports make the best of winter, these piano pieces embrace the best of the winter ‘feels!’ Why not make the best of the beauty, the frosty air and the cozy candle-lit hours when we get to stay inside play our pianos guilt-free!?
Pass on the joy of winter music to your piano students!
Picks for all levels!
- For winter pieces PREP to Level 2 (Early to Late Elementary), read below!
- For winter pieces Levels 3 to 6 (Early to Late Intermediate), click here!
- For winter pieces Levels 7 to 9 (Early Advanced to Advanced), click here!
In this post:
PREP (Early Elementary)
- Icing on the Cake (Snow in the Winter) — Rebekah Maxner
- Snow — Teresa Richert
- Snowdrifts — Martha Hill Duncan (1P4H)
- T for Toboggan — June Armstrong
Level 1 (Elementary)
- Silently Falls the Snow — Beverly Porter
- Snow Blossoms — Beverly Porter
- I for Icicles — June Armstrong
- Snowstorm — June Armstrong
Level 2 (Late Elementary)
- Fuzzy Slipper Shuffle — Rebekah Maxner
- White Frost on my Window — Rebekah Maxner
- Hockey Sticks — Susan Griesdale
- Winter Sun — Janet Gieck
- Outdoor Skating Rink — Janet Gieck
PREP
Icing on the Cake (Snow in the Winter) — Rebekah Maxner — PREP
“Here’s a winter frolic specially composed for Early Elementary students! It’s carefully designed to be taught by note and rote. The notation between the staff space Cs is well within the grasp of your early readers who are familiar with reading steps and skips. It features non-legato touch, two- and three-note slurs and hand-over-hand movement that we know kids love!” ~ Rebekah
Icing on the Cake is available as an eSheet from Rebekah Maxner’s shop. Click here!
Snow — Teresa Richert — PREP
“A dreamy piece featuring irregular meter, syncopated pedaling, hand crossovers, and a wide range of dynamics.” ~ Teresa
Snow is available in Teresa Richert’s piano collection Just Kidding!
Snowdrifts — Martha Hill Duncan (unequal duet 1P4H) — PREP/Level 4
“Snowdrifts is an unequal duet written for two of my more promising piano students, Madeleine and Sofia. The primo (the younger sister’s part) is within stationary 5 finger positions and can be read or taught by rote, while the secondo (the older sister’s part) is at a Level 3-4.” ~ Martha
To purchase Snowdrifts by Martha Hill Duncan, click here!
T for Toboggan — June Armstrong — PREP
“Pull the toboggan up the hill, slower and slower. Get faster as you speed down the hill! In a simple five finger position.” ~ June
Get T for Toboggan by June Armstrong in the piano collection, Alphabet, here!
Level 1
Silently Falls the Snow — Beverly Porter — Level 1
“Alternating right and left hand broken fifths on both white and black keys span most of the keyboard suggesting a gentle snowfall.” ~ Beverly
Available as a printed book, e-book and e-sheet from Beverlyportermusic.com.
Snow Blossoms — Beverly Porter — Level 1
“A charming duet for 2 equal players with a lilting waltz rhythm. In ABA form with secondo having the melody in the B section. 3 pages with a DS repeat.” ~ Beverly
The Snow Blossoms duet is available for sale, click here to get yours!
I for Icicles — June Armstrong — Level 1
“An atmospheric piece with the sustaining pedal in simple five finger position.” ~ June
Get I for Icicles in the piano collection Alphabet by June Armstrong here!
Snowstorm — June Armstrong — Level 1
“An impressionistic piece depicting the snow swirling around in a snowstorm or snowglobe with continuous sustaining pedal throughout.” ~ June
Get Snowstorm by June Armstrong in the piano collection Toy Box, here!
Level 2
White Frost on My Window — Rebekah Maxner — Level 2
“With a delicate ostinato bass underpinning the piece, White Frost on My Window has a lonely, pretty, frosty sound.” ~ Rebekah
White Frost on My Window is available as an eSheet or in the eBook and print book The Color Collection Junior.
Fuzzy Slipper Shuffle — Rebekah Maxner — Level 2
“In the winter it feels so cozy to put on fuzzy slippers! When you’re wearing fuzzy slippers there’s a kind of shuffle when you walk, so I tried to capture that feeling in this piece with a shuffle rhythm and popular feel.” ~ Rebekah
It’s so fun to learn and play! A great way to teach and review dotted rhythms!
Fuzzy Slipper is available as a studio-licensed eSheet or in the eBook and print book Rock That Train.
Hockey Sticks — Susan Griesdale — Level 2
“A fun Late Elementary (Level 2) piece for wintertime! Hockey Sticks is easy to learn and an exciting piece where the fingers get to score a goal!” ~ Susan
~ Hockey Sticks is listed on the Contemporary Showcase syllabus
To purchase Hockey Sticks by Susan Griesdale, click here!
Winter Sun — Janet Gieck — Level 2
“RH ostinato figures appear in Winter Sun with graceful LH crossovers to create shimmering and distant harmonic effects. The clef changes in the LH add reading challenges to the sparkling soundscape of this piece.” ~ Janet
Click here to go to the Red Leaf Pianoworks website to purchase Winter Sun.
Outdoor Skating Rink — Janet Gieck — Level 2
“Growing up in rural Saskatchewan, I got to skate on many outdoor rinks. Some were made in our yards by our dads, and some were ponds or dugouts that had the snow scraped off them by hand. Either way, they were beautiful and lovingly made. Imagine yourself on one of these rinks, creating a duet with the nature that you are a part of as you gracefully glide along. Enjoy the sound of the 7ths in the left hand, but make sure the melody is the most important part.” ~ Janet
Click here to go to Janet Gieck’s shop to purchase Outdoor Skating Rink.
Cheer up your winter this year with great piano pieces! Embrace the joy of winter!
- For winter pieces PREP to Level 2 (Early to Late Elementary), read this post!
- For winter pieces Levels 3 to 6 (Early to Late Intermediate), click here!
- For winter pieces Levels 7 to 9 (Early Advanced to Advanced), click here!
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