Playing hymns is challenging to the new piano student. This is due to the fact that hymns were first written for four part vocal harmony, not for piano. The four parts--soprano, alto, tenor and bass—make it hard for a pianist to read all four notes at the same time.

As one of the most popular songs for St. Patrick's Day, Danny Boy is patterned from Londonderry Air.  You can easily learn to play this on the piano. Londonderry Air is an easy piece and can be learned by pianists even at the beginner level.