I CAN PLAY: SWAN LAKE | THE STORY ORCHESTRA

A dedicated Swan Lake piano book from the award-winning Story Orchestra series — I Can Play: Swan Lake invites children to step into Tchaikovsky's magical ballet and play the music themselves. With a built-in 14-key piano keyboard and colour-coded dot, triangle and star notation on every page, children can play 8 short melodies from Swan Lake one finger at a time — no lessons needed.

Follow Odette, Prince Siegfried, the evil sorcerer and Odile through the story as you play. Each spread pairs a breathtaking Jessica Courtney-Tickle illustration with a story description, playing tips and tempo guidance — from slow and expressive for Flight of the Swans to fast and tense for the Odile reveal. There's also space to compose your own tunes using the full 14-key keyboard.

The 8 Swan Lake pieces to play include:

• Flight of the Swans — Slow and expressive (Siegfried is mesmerized by the glowing swan under the moonlight)
• Evil Sorcerer Appears — Slow and passionate (Here comes the evil sorcerer)
• Odile — Fast and tense (No! No! Oh no! Who is Siegfried dancing with now?)
• Plus 5 further Swan Lake melodies

• I Can Play: Swan Lake — The Story Orchestra series
• Illustrated by Jessica Courtney-Tickle
• Published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books (Quarto)
• Hardback, published 2 October 2025
• ISBN: 9781836007449
• 14-key piano keyboard built into the book with colour-coded dot, triangle and star stickers
• 8 easy one-finger Swan Lake melodies with colour-coded notation, story text and playing tips
• Includes space to compose your own tunes
• Press keys firmly to activate the sound

A wonderful birthday or Christmas gift for children aged 3+ who love ballet, music and stories — and a brilliant first step towards learning to play the piano.