| "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" is a popular English nursery | | | | The first and last note of the song is C. C is also the |
| rhyme. Mozart wrote Twelve Variations on the tune. It | | | | lowest note in the song, so all the other notes will be |
| is a great song to start off playing as it only uses 6 | | | | on the right of C. |
| notes on the piano - C D E F G and A. | | | | Here is "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" |
| Find the note C. It is the white key that lies to the left | | | | C C G G A A G |
| of 2 black keys. | | | | F F E E D D C |
| To become familiar with the notes on the piano, first | | | | G G F F E E D |
| play C. Now play D. This is the white key on the right | | | | G G F F E E D |
| of C. Now play E. This is on the right of D. As you | | | | C C G G A A G |
| move from left to right the notes rise up through the | | | | F F E E D D C |
| alphabet. After G there is no H in music! The note on | | | | There are 6 lines of music in the song. Notice which |
| the right of G is A. | | | | lines are identical. |
| Say and play the 6 notes from left to right - C D E F | | | | This is a useful tip when you are starting off playing |
| G A | | | | the piano - look for any patterns in the music before |
| Now practice it the other way round. Say and play the | | | | you begin. |
| 6 notes from right to left - A G F E D C. | | | | |