Easilearn Piano: Fundamentals Grade 2: Piano Book

A book that matches student capability to musical satisfaction. Pieces are substantial enough to feel like real songs rather than exercises, building the kind of confidence that keeps young pianists coming back to practice.

Beginning pianists in their second year of study who have solid finger independence and can read both treble clef lines and spaces. Students typically ages 7-10 progress through this material, though adult learners moving through a structured curriculum also benefit from its measured approach.

• Assign pieces sequentially rather than jumping around; each exercise builds on finger patterns and hand positions from the previous page.
• Schedule regular sight-reading sessions using unfamiliar exercises from later in the book to build confidence without pressure.
• Encourage students to play duets with a sibling, parent, or peer using pieces at similar levels to reinforce rhythm and listening skills.
• Record student performances of completed pieces weekly to create a portfolio that tracks technical growth over the term.

Work through this systematically as your primary text for a Grade 2 student across the academic year, using individual pieces as recital repertoire when they're solidly learned. Supplement theory work and technique drills with the material here, and reference exercises whenever a student needs targeted reinforcement of a specific hand position or rhythmic pattern.

• Five-finger positions and hand shape awareness
• Eighth-note and sixteenth-note rhythms
• Reading ledger lines above and below the staff
• Dynamic control (forte, piano, mezzo-forte)
• Sustained note values and rests across multiple beats
• Introduction to accidentals (sharps and flats)
• Basic articulation: legato and staccato