Lesson 2: Five fingers, five notes

Add F and G, play with your whole right hand and discover your first great classic.

What you'll learn

Today, your whole right hand gets to work: five fingers, five notes, and a very famous song at the end.
To start, find your place again: thumb on the middle C, index finger on D, middle finger on E. Listen first: C, D, E, then back down.
A new landmark: look at the groups of three black keys. Just to their left, there's a white key: that's F. Watch first: we play the two Fs on the keyboard.
Go back to your place on the middle C. After E come F and G. Your ring finger, finger 4, goes on F, and your little finger, finger 5, goes on G. Now every finger has its own key. Listen first to the five notes going up.
Now, let's go back down from G to C, one finger after the other. Watch first.
Today's song starts on E, with your middle finger. Listen first: the melody climbs up to G, then comes back down to D.
Here's what comes next. Listen carefully to the end: not all notes last the same time. A longer bar means you keep the key pressed down longer.
Your song: Ode to Joy, by Beethoven. You already know all of its notes. Listen to it once, then follow the falling notes.
Well done, you just played a great classic. Your hand is in C position: five fingers resting on five notes, from C to G. You'll be able to play lots of melodies without moving your hand.