Week 3
Your left hand joins in
Your left hand is a mirror. Pinky on the left, thumb on the right.
Your left hand has to learn too. It is a mirror of your right hand, so the numbers go the other way. Your left pinky plays C, and your thumb plays G.
Get ready
- 1Find the C below middle C. It is the next red key to the left of the middle of the piano.
- 2Put your left pinky (5) on that C and your thumb (1) on G.
- 3Left hand notes sound lower. Listen for the deeper sound.
The colours of the notes:
- Cred
- Dorange
- Eyellow
- Fgreen
- Gsky blue
- Ablue
- Bpurple
Finger exercises
Warm up your fingers
One finger, one key. Walk up the stairs, then back down.
The five-finger walk
Left hand
Colour is the note. The number is your finger. A wide block means hold it longer.
Press Play to hear it. Then try Your turn!
- Put your thumb on C. One finger on each key after it.
- Press the key all the way down, then let it come back up.
- Make every note the same loudness, like marching.
Play each key four times with the same finger, like a tiny hammer.
Little hammers
Left hand
Colour is the note. The number is your finger. A wide block means hold it longer.
Press Play to hear it. Then try Your turn!
- Tap from your knuckle, not from your whole arm.
- Keep the other fingers resting on their keys.
- Start slow. Speed comes later.
Songs to play
Your tunes
The same song, but on the other side of the piano. Your left pinky is number 5 and it plays red.
Hot Cross Buns (left hand)
Left hand
Colour is the note. The number is your finger. A wide block means hold it longer.
Press Play to hear it. Then try Your turn!
- Left hand fingers go backwards! Thumb is 1, pinky is 5, but pinky is on the left.
- Your pinky plays C. Then 4, then 3 as you go up.
- Listen. It sounds lower and deeper.
A slow, dreamy French song. It is the first half, played twice.
Au Clair de la Lune
Right hand
Colour is the note. The number is your finger. A wide block means hold it longer.
Press Play to hear it. Then try Your turn!
- Make it sound like a lullaby: soft and slow.
- Three reds in a row, then orange, then yellow.
Win four stars
Your quests
0 of 4 stars. Tap a star when you finish a quest.
Grown-up corner
The left hand is usually weaker and slower at first. That is completely normal. Keep sessions short and let them play the right-hand songs they already know when they need a win.
Plan for the week: about 10 minutes, 5 days. Warm up (2 min), scale or hard bar (3 min), the tune (3 min), then play anything you like (2 min).