Gentle Annie
by Stephen Foster (1826–1864) · Romantic · Beginner
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner · Level 1 | 1 of 5 | G major | 0:32 |
The player above plays the first 20 seconds. Learn all 0:32 of Gentle Annie 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.
- Era
- Romantic (1830–1910)
- Mood
- Calm · slow and peaceful
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
Stephen Foster (1826–1864) is the composer of Gentle Annie, a Romantic piece that is unhurried and gentle. The version here is level 1 of 5 (beginner), in G major and about 0:32 long.
About Stephen Foster (1826–1864): American songwriter of Oh! Susanna, Camptown Races and Beautiful Dreamer.
How to play Gentle Annie on piano
- Find your starting position before you play: look at the first notes on the falling-notes player and place your hand over them, one finger per key.
- Start in Wait mode: the music waits until you press the right key, so you can learn the notes without worrying about speed.
- Practise the right hand alone first. If there's a left-hand part, let the app play it while you learn the melody, then swap.
- 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
Arranged by a MuseScore user, from the PDMX dataset. License: Public Domain. Source: MuseScore.
Both the composition and the source file are in the public domain.
PDMX files come from the PDMX dataset (Long et al., 2024, CC BY 4.0).
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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