Week 7
A new home: G major
The same star song, in a brand new place.
You can play the same pattern starting on different keys. This week you start on G and meet your first black key, F sharp. Then you play Twinkle again, and it sounds different!
Get ready
- 1The G scale has the same fingers as the C scale. Only the notes are different.
- 2The black key is F sharp. It is the second-to-last note going up.
- 3Twinkle in G uses the same finger pattern as last week.
The colours of the notes:
- Cred
- Dorange
- Eyellow
- Fgreen
- Gsky blue
- Ablue
- Bpurple
Scales
Your scales
G major, right hand
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!
The black key is the second-to-last note going up. Your 4th finger plays it.
G major, 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!
Same fingers as C major with the left hand. Watch for the black key, F sharp.
Songs to play
Your tune
The same star song, played in a new place on the piano. It sounds a little brighter.
Twinkle in G
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!
- Start on sky blue (G). It is the same pattern, just moved over.
- Listen for the difference. Does it sound happier?
- The fingers are the same as last week: 1, 4, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Win four stars
Your quests
0 of 4 stars. Tap a star when you finish a quest.
Grown-up corner
Moving a tune to a new key is called transposing. Hearing the same tune higher and 'brighter' is a lovely early taste of how music is built. The left-hand G scale is optional if they are tired.
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).