First Lessons in Bach: 28 Pieces (Schirmer Performance Editions)

First Lessons in Bach is an easy piano sheet music collection of 28 pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, for elementary to intermediate players exploring Baroque keyboard repertoire. Edited by Christos Tsitsaros in the Schirmer Performance Editions series, it combines Books I and II of the classic Bach/Carroll edition into a student-friendly resource, ideal for developing pianists, private lessons, and teachers seeking structured classical repertoire.

The pieces are carefully selected in standard piano notation, arranged for advancing beginners. Online audio access provides performance references to guide stylistic understanding and confident practice. Clear engraving and layout make the music accessible while preserving Bach’s original works.

The repertoire emphasizes essential Baroque forms-minuets, gavottes, bourrées, polonaises, marches, prelude, sarabande, and scherzo-helping students develop articulation, phrasing, hand coordination, and musical expression. Teachers will appreciate the progressive structure, and students will find repertoire that builds both skill and musical awareness.

Song List
Bourree, BWV 996 * Gavotte II, BWV 811 * Gavotte, BWV 816 * Gavotte en Rondeau, BWV 811 * Gavotte I, BWV 808 * March In D Major, BWV App. 122 * March In E-Flat Major, BWV App. 124 * March In G Major, BWV App. 124 * Menuet In C Minor, BWV App. 121 * Menuet In D Minor, BWV App. 132 * Menuet In G Major, BWV App. 114 * Menuet In G Major, BWV App. 116 * Menuet In G Minor, BWV App. 115 * Minuet 2, BWV 822 * Minuet, BWV 817 * Minuet, BWV 820 * Minuet I, BWV 813 * Minuet 1, BWV 822 * Minuet 3, BWV 822 * Musette, BWV 808 * Musette In D Major, BWV App. 126 * Polonaise In G Major, BWV App. 130 * Polonaise In G Minor, BWV App. 124 * Polonaise In G Minor, BWV App. 119 * Polonaise In G Minor, BWV App. 125 * Prelude, BWV 823 * Sarabande, BWV 810 * Scherzo, BWV 827