Description

This studio-licensed elementary Christmas piano sheet music collection “Nutcracker Suite” includes 9 pieces from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, approximately Level 1B-2A. Click here for the pre-staff version.

Each piece in this Nutcracker Suite elementary piano sheet music collection has been carefully arranged and edited especially for elementary piano students and introduces students to the beautiful music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

With titles such as Miniature Overture, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Dance of the Reed Flutes, Waltz of the Flowers, and more, this piano book is designed to provide a solid foundation for elementary piano students while offering a festive, Christmas-themed learning experience.

The entire collection of elementary piano solos can be performed by one student or a group of students in the order presented in the book, or any order of your choosing.

The pieces can also be performed individually and are fantastic options for a Christmas piano recital, winter performance, and more.

 

Key Features of the Nutcracker Suite Elementary Piano Sheet Music:

• 9 elementary arrangements from The Nutcracker Suite: With and without clipart
• Choose the set with or without clipart to suit each individual student’s needs
• Clean, distraction-free layout with ample white space
• One colorful graphic per page (black and white version has no clipart)

 

Titles of the Nutcracker Piano Solos:

• Miniature Overture
  
• March
  
• Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
  
• Spanish Dance (Chocolate)
  
• Arabian Dance (Coffee)
  
• Chinese Dance (Tea)
  
• Russian Dance (Trepak)
  
• Dance of the Reed Flutes
  
• Waltz of the Flowers

 

Musical Elements Included in the Nutcracker Suite Elementary Piano Sheet Music:

• Note values: Quarter, half, dotted half, and whole notes
• Rests: Quarter, half, and whole rests
• Accidentals: Sharps and flats
• Barlines, double barlines, repeats
• Dynamics: Pianissimo, piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, forte, fortissimo
• Tie
• Articulation: Staccato, slur, accent
• Italian tempo terms
• Minimal finger numbers within each piece
• Keyboard diagram shows finger numbers for the piano keys that are used in each piece

 

Nutcracker Piece Characteristics:

• Single-note melodies
• Steps and skips within each hand
• Leaps between hands
• Some pieces include leaps within the hand

 

Customization Options for the Nutcracker Suite Elementary Piano Sheet Music:

Teachers may add the following elements at their discretion:

• Additional articulation
• Additional dynamics such as crescendo, decrescendo
• Additional finger numbers

 

Teach Beginners to Play Musically with 3 Music Rules

I firmly believe that all students are musical.

Even if they don’t know how to play musically at first, they can be taught how to play musically.

We just need to provide them with the necessary information and tools at their level in ways that are easy for them to understand and use.

To help my piano students play musically from the very beginning, I introduce them to 3 Music Rules.

You can learn more about these rules and download a set of free posters by reading 3 Simple Rules to Help Your Piano Students Play Musically.

Use the 3 Music Rules to teach your students to play the pieces from the Nutcracker Suite musically.

 

Why your piano students will love this Nutcracker Suite elementary piano sheet music collection:

• Beautiful and familiar pieces to play during the Christmas season
• Plenty of white space on each page eliminates distractions and helps students maintain focus on what’s important.
• Your online students will love this Nutcracker Suite elementary piano sheet music as much as your in-person students will.
• Easy to 3-hole punch and keep in their piano binders

 

❤️ Related resources you’ll love!

• 5 Sight-Reading Games for Piano – Feed the Nutcracker Pre-Staff to Intermediate Bundle
• Christmas Carols Color by Note Music Coloring Pages & Worksheets for Piano
• Music Coloring Pages and Christmas Music Worksheets BUNDLE – Piano & Music Class

 

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