Monthly challenge
Five pieces on a theme, a new set every month. Play them all to earn the month’s badge.
Earn a star on each piece this month, 60% or better in a Listen run or Mark complete, and the month’s badge is yours. Free to join: just play.
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January
Fresh start
A new year and five friendly tunes to start it on the right note.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (Easy) New0:30Traditional FrenchCounted this month
Ode to Joy (Easy) New0:44Ludwig van BeethovenAlso at Levels 3 and 5Counted this month
Study in C major, Op. 190 No. 1 New0:50Louis KöhlerCounted this month- For He's a Jolly Good Fellow (Easy) New0:21Traditional FrenchCounted this month
- Auld Lang Syne (Easy) New0:44Traditional ScottishCounted this month
February
Love songs
Five tender melodies for the month of hearts, to play for someone or just for you.
Aura Lea (Easy) New0:23George R. PoultonCounted this month
My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean (Easy) New0:24Traditional ScottishCounted this month
Greensleeves (Easy) New0:30Traditional EnglishCounted this month- Londonderry Air (Danny Boy) (Easy) New0:53Traditional IrishCounted this month
Wedding March, from A Midsummer Night's Dream (Easy) New0:28Felix MendelssohnCounted this month
Want more? Wedding music.
March
Spring is coming
Buds, ducklings and a little rain. Five pieces that sound like the season turning.
- In May New1:36Franz BehrCounted this month
- Lightly Row (Easy) New0:38Traditional GermanCounted this month
- All My Little Ducklings (Easy) New0:24Traditional GermanCounted this month
Rain, Rain, Go Away (Easy) New0:19Traditional EnglishCounted this month
Spring, from The Four Seasons (Easy) New0:31Antonio VivaldiCounted this month
April
Hymns of spring
Five bright hymns for Easter and the lighter evenings.
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today (Easy) New0:44Robert WilliamsCounted this month
For the Beauty of the Earth (Easy) New0:33Conrad KocherAlso at Levels 3 and 5Counted this month
All Creatures of Our God and King (Easy) New1:05Traditional GermanCounted this month- Hot Cross Buns (Easy) New0:19TraditionalCounted this month
- Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (Easy) New0:40TraditionalCounted this month
May
Dance month
A minuet, a waltz and three folk dances. Your toes may tap.
- Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114 (Very Easy) New0:30Christian PetzoldAlso at Levels 3 and 5Counted this month
The Blue Danube (Easy) New0:41Johann Strauss IICounted this month- Korobeiniki (Easy) New0:16Traditional RussianCounted this month
La Cucaracha (Easy) New0:12Traditional MexicanCounted this month- Sur le pont d'Avignon (Easy) New0:10Traditional FrenchCounted this month
June
A night at the theatre
Five show-stoppers from opera and ballet, cut down to size.
Brindisi, from La traviata (Easy) New0:31Giuseppe VerdiAlso at Levels 4 and 10Counted this month
Les Toréadors, from Carmen (Easy) New0:32Georges BizetCounted this month
Anitra's Dance, from Peer Gynt (Easy) New0:29Edvard GriegCounted this month- In the Hall of the Mountain King (Easy) New0:26Edvard GriegAlso at Levels 6 and 10Counted this month
Neapolitan Dance, from Swan Lake (Easy) New0:27Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyCounted this month
July
Campfire songs
Five songs made for summer evenings and singing along.
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat (Easy) New0:18Traditional AmericanCounted this month
Michael, Row the Boat Ashore (Easy) New0:20Traditional African American spiritualCounted this month- Red River Valley (Easy) New0:21Traditional AmericanCounted this month
Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) (Easy) New0:46Stephen FosterCounted this month- Waltzing Matilda (Easy) New0:40Christina Macpherson, arr. Marie CowanCounted this month
August
The great composers
Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn and friends, each made easy enough for a summer afternoon.
Turkish March (Rondo alla Turca) (Very Easy) New0:34Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAlso at Levels 4 and 9Counted this month- Sonata Facile, K. 545, opening (Very Easy) New0:50Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAlso at Levels 5 and 9Counted this month
Surprise Symphony Theme (Easy) New0:19Joseph HaydnCounted this month
Canon in D (Easy) New0:47Johann PachelbelCounted this month- Für Elise (Easy) New0:21Ludwig van BeethovenAlso at Levels 5 and 9Counted this month
Want more? Recital pieces.
September
Back to the books
Five short studies to sharpen your reading as the year gets going again.
- Study in C major, Op. 190 No. 2 New0:25Louis KöhlerCounted this month
- Study in C major, Op. 190 No. 3 New0:16Louis KöhlerCounted this month
- Study in C major, Op. 190 No. 4 New0:22Louis KöhlerCounted this month
- Study in C major, Op. 190 No. 5 New0:53Louis KöhlerCounted this month
Melody, Op. 68 No. 1 (Album for the Young) New1:36Robert SchumannCounted this month
October
Quiet evenings
The nights draw in. Five gentle pieces for playing by lamplight.
Gymnopédie No. 1 (Easy) New0:57Erik SatieAlso at Levels 5 and 8Counted this month- All Through the Night (Easy) New0:51Traditional WelshCounted this month
- Weißt du, wie viel Sternlein stehen (Can You Count the Stars) (Easy) New0:34Traditional GermanCounted this month
Lullaby, Op. 49 No. 4 (Easy) New0:38Johannes BrahmsCounted this month
Largo "Going Home", from the New World Symphony (Easy) New1:36Antonín DvořákCounted this month
Want more? Relaxing pieces.
November
Songs of thanks
Five warm hymns of thanks for the harvest table.
Old Hundredth (Easy) New0:33Genevan Psalter, attr. Louis BourgeoisCounted this month
We Gather Together (Easy) New0:33Traditional DutchCounted this month
Now Thank We All Our God (Easy) New0:48Johann CrügerCounted this month- Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (Easy) New0:43Traditional GermanCounted this month
Amazing Grace (Easy) New0:33James P. Carrell and David L. ClaytonAlso at Levels 3 and 5Counted this month
December
Holiday favourites
Five carols to have ready by the time the tree goes up.
- Jingle Bells (Easy) New0:34James Lord PierpontAlso at Level 4Counted this month
Silent Night (Easy) New0:33Franz Xaver GruberCounted this month- O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (Easy) New0:26Traditional GermanCounted this month
- Deck the Halls (Easy) New0:36Traditional WelshCounted this month
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Easy) New0:24Traditional EnglishCounted this month
Want more? Christmas piano sheet music.