Lesson 6: Moving your hand

Discover the note A, learn to slide your hand along the keyboard and play “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”.

What you'll learn

Until now, your right hand always stayed in the same place, from C to G. Today, you'll discover a new note, A, and learn how to move your hand. At the end, you'll play Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.
Find a group of three black keys. The white key tucked between the second and third black keys is A. It comes right after G. Watch first: we play the two As on the keyboard.
To reach A, your right hand slides one key to the right. Your thumb goes on D, your index finger on E, your middle finger on F, your ring finger on G, and your little finger on A. Listen first to the five notes going up.
Today's song starts in C position: put your thumb back on the middle C. It plays two Cs, then your hand slides one key to the right to play G with your ring finger and A with your little finger. Listen first.
Here's what comes next. Your hand doesn't move: F with your middle finger, E with your index finger, D with your thumb. Then your hand goes back to its place to finish on a C that lasts two beats. Listen first.
The middle of the song is played without moving your hand, with your thumb on D. G with your ring finger, then we go down note by note to D. Listen first.
Your song: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. The beginning and the end are played the same way, and the middle comes back twice. Listen to it once, then follow the falling notes.
Well done, you now know how to move your hand to reach new notes. In the next lesson, you'll discover B, and you'll play every note from C up to the next C.