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Year 7 · Music · Notation and keyboard · Lesson 4

Playing a melody from notation

Playing a melody from notation in C position: Hot Cross Buns and Beethoven's Ode to Joy, finger numbers, dotted notes and practice strategies.

Whiteboard video lesson: Playing a melody from notation

17-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

  • Use C position fingering
  • Read pitch and rhythm together
  • Understand dotted notes
  • Perform a melody from notation

The method

  1. Clap rhythm.
  2. Name notes.
  3. Finger numbers.
  4. Slow, then faster.

Key words: C position, fingering, melody, dotted note, stepwise, leap.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

In C position, which finger plays C?

  1. Step 1: Thumb

Answer: 1 (thumb)

Question 2

In C position, which finger plays D?

  1. Step 1: Index

Answer: 2

Question 3

In C position, which finger plays F?

  1. Step 1: Ring

Answer: 4