A Child's Wish
by G. K. Iliev (1977–) · Intermediate
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate · Level 3 | 3 of 5 | E minor | 2:36 |
The player above plays the first 20 seconds. Learn all 2:36 of A Child's Wish in the PianoKite app: every version, both hands or one at a time, Wait mode on every bar, play-along at 50, 75 or 100% and per-bar feedback. Get early access.
- Mood
- Melancholic · slow, in a minor key
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
A Child's Wish is a piece by G. K. Iliev (1977–), a slow minor-key piece with a reflective mood. There is one arrangement: Intermediate (level 3 of 5), 2:36 long, in E minor.
How to play A Child's Wish on piano
- Split the piece into sections and learn them one at a time, hands separately first.
- Loop the bars that keep going wrong. The app's per-bar feedback shows exactly where they are, so you don't waste time on the bars you already know.
- Move up the play-along speeds in steps, 50% then 75% then 100%, only when a section is clean at the current speed.
- Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.
In the PianoKite app you can learn it with your own digital piano over Bluetooth or USB, or with any piano through the microphone: the score scrolls past a playhead, the keys light up, and every bar gets a score so you can see what's learned. See how it works. New to the piano? Start with the beginner lessons. Get early access.
License and credits
Typeset by Grigor Iliev for the Mutopia Project. License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. Source: Mutopia Project.
The source file may be shared and adapted with credit to the typesetter; the preview on this page is an excerpt of it, under the same license.
Text events such as lyrics were removed; the notes are as published. The player on this page plays the first 20 seconds.
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