Dumb it down - simplified piano accompaniments

The ‘dumb it down’ series offers simplified piano accompaniments to works for violin, viola, violoncello, flute, clarinet and other instruments. The edition includes QR codes to playalongs in various tempi with original piano settings. Level of difficulty 1 : Beginners, can be sight-read The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘ISSUE (please select)’.

From practice for practice: ‘dumb it down’ is a series of simplified piano accompaniments by Philip Lehmann to standard works for various instruments, which also offer pianists without a degree the opportunity to accompany their pupils, children, friends etc.. In keeping with the intention of this series of editions to provide simplified piano accompaniments, no pedagogical entries are added to the part of the solo instrument. The aim is to simplify the piano part as much as possible. The arrangements therefore do not claim to be original or musicological. The editor and publisher feel the need to clearly point this out, especially in the case of this concerto by Telemann. Here, an examination of the performance practice of the Baroque period is required in order to be able to appropriately organise and embellish the basic structure of the solo part offered here. The edition contains QR codes for play-alongs in various tempi with the original piano setting. Level of difficulty 3 : Fingerings may need to be entered and practised The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘Issue (please select)’.

The series ‘dumb it down’ offers simplified piano accompaniments to works for violin, viola, violoncello, flute, clarinet and other instruments. Original for violin and piano. The edition includes QR codes to playalongs in various tempi with original piano parts. Level of difficulty 2 : Must be looked at before the lesson, practised before the concert The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘Issue (please select)’

According to the encyclopaedia ‘Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart’, the ‘Sicilienne’ became famous through the arrangement for violin and piano by Samuel Dushkin. The key he used is E flat major. The edition contains QR codes to playalongs in various tempi with the original piano setting. Level of difficulty 2 : must be looked at before the lesson, practised before the concert The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘ISSUE (please select)’.

From practice for practice: ‘dumb it down’ is a series of simplified piano accompaniments to standard works for various instruments, which also offer piano players without a degree the opportunity to accompany their pupils, children, friends, etc. Often only the first movement of this standard work of violin literature is used in lessons. We have therefore decided to indicate the level of difficulty as ‘3’. Despite the simplifications, the last movement is rather more difficult. On the other hand, the accompaniment with the left hand only is attractive from a musical point of view. Some of the repeated quavers/sixteenth notes have been notated with abbreviations. These repetitions can, but do not have to be played. The edition contains QR codes to playalongs in various tempi with the original piano setting. Level of difficulty 3* : Fingerings may need to be entered and practised * For the most part, it is sufficient to play the left hand (in lessons). The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘ISSUE (please select)’.

From practice for practice: ‘dumb it down’ is a series of simplified piano accompaniments by Philip Lehmann to standard works for various instruments, which also offer piano players without a degree the opportunity to accompany their pupils, children, friends, etc. This ‘Chanson triste’ is the second movement of the cycle ‘12 Piano Pieces op. 40’, which Tchaikovsky composed for piano two hands. The edition contains QR codes to playalongs in various tempi with the original piano setting. Level of difficulty 2* : Must be looked at before the lesson, practised before the concert * For the most part, it is sufficient to play the left hand (during lessons) The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘ISSUE (please select)’.

Simplified piano accompaniments by Philip Lehmann from practice for practice. ‘Dumb it down’ is a series of simplified piano accompaniments to standard works for various instruments, which also offer piano players without a degree the opportunity to accompany their pupils, children, friends etc. The edition includes QR codes to playalongs in various tempi with the original piano setting. Level of difficulty 3* : Finder movements may need to be memorised and practised * For the most part, it is sufficient to play the left hand (during lessons) The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘Issue (please select)’.

From practice for practice: ‘dumb it down’ is a series of simplified piano accompaniments by Philip Lehmann to standard works for various instruments, which also offer piano players without a degree the opportunity to accompany their pupils, children, friends, etc. Paganini wrote the ‘Moto Perpetuo’ like many other works for himself for violin and orchestra. The edition includes QR codes to playalongs in various tempi with the original piano setting. Level of difficulty 2* : Must be looked at before the lesson, practised before the concert * For the most part, it is sufficient to play the left hand (in class). The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘Edition (please select)’.

The "Meditation" is only a very small piece in the opera "Thais", originally scored for violin and orchestra. Due to the numerous rubati, we have decided against providing play-alongs. From practice for practice: ‘dumb it down’ is a series of simplified piano accompaniments to standard works for various instruments, which also offer piano players without a degree the opportunity to accompany their pupils, children, friends etc. Level of difficulty 2 : must be looked at before the lesson, practised before the concert The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘Edition (please select)’.

Simplified piano accompaniments by Philip Lehmann from practice for practice. ‘Dumb it down’ is a series of simplified piano accompaniments to standard works for various instruments, which also offer piano players without a degree the opportunity to accompany their pupils, children, friends etc. This concerto is one of the standard works that are inevitably learnt on the way into the world of violin literature. In order to make this popular performance work accessible to cello students, it has been transposed to D minor. The edition contains QR codes for play-alongs in various tempi with the original piano setting. Level of difficulty 3 : Fingerings may need to be entered and practised The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘Issue (please select)’.

From practice for practice: ‘dumb it down’ is a series of simplified piano accompaniments by Philip Lehmann to standard works for various instruments, which also offer piano players without a degree the opportunity to accompany their pupils, children, friends etc.. The edition includes QR codes to playalongs in various tempi with the original piano setting. Level of difficulty 4 : Compared to the original, the piano setting has been greatly simplified, but can still be practised by amateurs The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘ISSUE (please select)’.

From practice for practice: ‘dumb it down’ is a series of simplified piano accompaniments to standard works for various instruments, which also offer piano players without a degree the opportunity to accompany their pupils, children, friends, etc. Often only the first movement of this standard work of violin literature is used in lessons. We have therefore decided to indicate the level of difficulty as ‘3’. Despite the simplifications, the last movement is rather more difficult. On the other hand, the accompaniment with the left hand only is attractive from a musical point of view. Some of the repeated quavers/sixteenth notes have been notated with abbreviations. These repetitions can, but do not have to be played. The edition contains QR codes to playalongs in various tempi with the original piano setting. Level of difficulty 3* : Fingerings may need to be entered and practised * For the most part, it is sufficient to play the left hand (in lessons) The edition is also available as a pdf file. Click on the drop-down menu under ‘ISSUE (please select)’.