I'm 42 and took piano lessons as a kid, then quit for about 30 years.
Hey everyone. I'm 42 and took piano lessons as a kid, then quit for about 30 years. My daughter just started lessons and we bought a digital piano, so now I sit down at it in the evenings too. I want to play actual songs we both like, stuff from Imagine Dragons or movie soundtracks, not scales. The free sheet music online is often full of mistakes. Where do you guys buy decent arrangements for adult returners? My wife jokes that I'm competing with our daughter, which might be true.
Welcome back to the club, I came back to piano at 40 when my son started lessons, and it's been a blast. The free stuff drove me nuts too, wrong notes everywhere. These days I buy most of my sheets from Notes Store https://note-store.com/ - they have a difficulty filter, and the Easy piano arrangements are perfect for rusty hands: you still recognize the song, but it doesn't wreck your fingers. You can listen to a preview and see the first page before paying, so no surprises. The PDF is available right after purchase. It's not free, obviously, but pricing is reasonable. Movie soundtracks are well covered there. Tip: play the same song together, her the melody, you the chords, it's a great way to practice.
