Exercise for the piano based loosely on Kuhlau Op 55 No 1

Heya! I'm on an extended vacation so I decided to start taking piano lessons again after a five year break during university. My teacher's speciality is actually composition and music theory - so she had been pushing me for years to try my hand at composing. I finally gave in! I'm not sure I have the talent to pull through though :P Nonetheless, it is a passion and I've always wanted to pursue composition as a hobby - so highly motivated to learn!These are my first five pieces - with the exception of No1, they were all composed within the last week or two. (Hehe - I did say I was an utterly newbie composer :P) Admittedly, I cannot posting them in the most logical order as not all of them are finished yet, so it's hard to see a sense of growth in my understanding of compositional theory. (Hehe - is there one? Or am I paddling in circles? :P )I think I might drive her slightly mad now that Op 1 No 3&5 are finished while Op 1,2 &4 languish, waiting desperately for recapitulations/variations of the main themes followed by a coda. All this jumping from branch to branch and working on multiple things simultaneously... Not good for one's sanity...Ok, as far as the piece goes: It's meant to be a short compositional exercise - in other words, homework for this week's lesson. We were looking at Kuhlau Op 55/1 last week to warm up my keyboard skills again. We tried to analyse it as we went to introduce me to musical theory. And of course, there had to be homework...Anyway, I'd appreciate it if I could hear some thoughts/comments/critique on the piece to help me learn/grow as a composer before I submit it.I kind of hate the beginning - any ideas on what I could do there?Btw Sibelius is performing it, albeit a little flatly.Cheers!

Not bad at all for beginning! Keep practicing and listening a lot!

Nice job! The beginning is not as bad as you think!