List of Best Piano Étude Books & Repertory from Beginners to Intermediates in a Reasonable Order of Study | Jean-Michel Serres, Composer-pianist (Apfel Café Music): Website

– Piano Étude Book

1 – Beyer: Elementary Method for the Piano, Op. 101

The most popular piano étude score book for all children and piano beginners. It’s instructive also to play fun.

Level 1/5

Beyer: Elementary Method for the Piano, Op. 101
(Alfred Masterwork Edition)

Beyer: Elementary Method for Piano Op. 101
(Edition Peters)

Finger Exercise – Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises

A popular piano étude book for learning stable and equal touch and sync of both hands.

Level 1-2/5

Hanon
The Virtuoso Pianist In Sixty Exercises
For The Piano, Vol. 925. Complete
(Schirmer’s Library Of Musical Classics)

Hanon
The Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises
(Alfred Masterwork Edition)

Mechanical and Accurate Play Practice – Czerny: 100 Progressive Studies without Octaves, Op. 139

A very popular piano étude book for beginners. It’s consist of very short and short songs to study accurate fingering, reasonable positioning and right playing in Classical Music, and mechanical and technical playing. Most piano beginners use together with “Beyer” and “Burmüller”.

Level 1.5 – 2/5

Czerny: 100 Progressive Studies without Octaves, Op. 139
(Alfred Masterwork Edition)

Czerny: 100 Progressive Studies without Octaves, Op. 139
(Schirmer Library of Classics)

Supplementally Text – Kabalevsky: – 24 Pieces for Children, Op. 39

Level 1 – 1.5/5

Kabalevsky: Easy Pieces
24 Pieces for Children, Op. 39 & 33 Easy Pieces, Op. 89
(Schirmer’s Library of Musical Classics)

Kabalevsky: 24 Pieces for Children, Opus 39
(Schirmer Performance Editions)

First Book of Musical Work – Mozart: Die Notenbücher der Geschwister Mozart für Klavier / The Music Books of Mozart and His Sister for Piano

Very easy and simple monophony music scores which Mozart wrote in his childhood.

Level 1 – 2/5

Mozart: The Young Mozart: Easy original pieces for piano
Written by Mozart at the age of six and eight years
(Schott Piano Classics)

Mozart: 14 of His Easiest Piano Pieces
(Alfred Masterwork Edition)

Mozart: An Introduction to His Keyboard Works
(Alfred Masterwork CD Edition)

Supplementally Text – Gurlitt: Album for the Young, Op. 140

Musically profound, technically easy piano pieces for Children.

Level 1.5 – 2/5

Gurlitt: Album for the Young, Op. 140
(Alfred Masterwork Edition)

2 – Burgmüller: 25 Progressive Pieces, Op. 100

Very popular piano étude score book for children finished “Beyer”. It’s compatible with melodious and technical.

Level 2/5

Burgmüller – 25 Progressive Pieces, Op. 100
Book & CD (Alfred Masterwork CD Edition)

Burgmüller – 25 Études Faciles Et Progressives Op. 100 for Piano
(Edition Peters)

Burgmuller – 25 Progressive Studies, Opus 100
Schirmer Performance Editions Book Only
(Schirmer Performance Editions-Hal Leonard Piano Library)

Mechanical and Accurate Play Practice – Czerny: 110 Easy and Progressive Exercises, Op. 453: Schirmer Library of Classics Volume 749 Piano Technique

More difficult to “Czerny: 100”, and “Burgmüller” learners use tougher with it.

Level 2 – 2.5/5

Czerny: 110 Easy and Progressive Exercises, Op. 453
(Schirmer Library of Classics)

Supplementally Text – Gillock: Lyric Preludes in Romantic Style

A reputable melodious and lyric also technical piano étude book.

Level 2 – 2.5/5

Gillock: Lyric Preludes in Romantic Style
24 Short Piano Pieces in All Keys
(Alfred Music)

Supplementally Text – Gurlitt: Selected Works for Piano

Level 2/5

Gurlitt: Selected Works for Piano
(Kjos Music Company)

Supplementally Text – Kabalevsky: Pieces for Children, Op. 27

Level 2/5

Kabalevsky: Pieces for Children, Op. 27 and 39
(Schirmer Performance Editions)

Kabalevsky: Short Pieces for Piano
(Schirmer’s Library of Musical Classics)

Supplementally Text – Diabelli: Eleven Sonatinas

Level 2 – 2.5/5

Supplementally Text – Kabalevsky: Thirty Children’s Pieces Opus 27

Piano pieces with titles and are fun, for piano students, good for their expression and imagination.

Level 2 – 2.5/5

Kabalevsky: 24 Pieces for Children, Opus 39
(Schirmer Performance Editions)

3 – Sonatina Album: A Collection of Favorite Sonatinas, Rondos, and Other Pieces for the Piano

Very popular piano score book for piano beginners finished “Burgmüller”. It’s the book for preparation of authentic piano songs and to be an intermediate piano player.

Level 2.5 – 3.5/5

Sonatina Album: Schirmer Library of Classics Volume 51 Piano Solo
(Schirmer’s Library of Musical Classics)

Sonatina Album: Comb Bound Book & 2 CDs
(Alfred Masterwork CD Edition)

Sonatina Album for Piano
(Edition Peters)

Sonatina Album
Schirmer Performance Editions Book
(Hal Leonard Piano Library Schirmer Performance Editions)

Supplementally Text – Tchaikovsky: Album for the Young (24 Easy Pieces), Op. 39

Tchaikovsky wrote this pieces for children and his nephews. Romantic taste imaginative and unique étude songs with title, is good for expression and acquire styles. Also good for a concert repertory.

Level 3/5

Tchaikovsky: Album for the Young (24 Easy Pieces), Op. 39
(Schirmer Library of Classics)

Supplementally Text – Burgmüller: 18 Characteristic Studies, Op. 109

Level 3/5

4 – Sonata Album

A collection of the famous and royal road First Viennese School sonatas by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven for intermediate and high lank piano learners.
(But, I think this book is not necessary for learning. You may find and play your favourite intermediate and upper-intermediate level piano pieces, for example Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Grieg, Fauré, Satie and Granados, and complete sonata collections of Haydn and Mozart.)

Level 3.5 – 4/5

Sonata Album, Vol 1: Comb Bound Book
(Alfred Masterwork Edition)

Sonata Album, Vol 2: Comb Bound Book
(Alfred Masterwork Edition)