Jan 26

Beginner Piano Lessons - How to Play “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” on the Piano

“Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” is a popular English nursery rhyme. Mozart wrote Twelve Variations on the tune. It is a great song to start off playing as it only uses 6 notes on the piano - C D E F G and A.

Find the note C. It is the white key that lies to the left of 2 black keys.

To become familiar with the notes on the piano, first play C. Now play D. This is the white key on the right of C. Now play E. This is on the right of D. As you move from left to right the notes rise up through the alphabet. After G there is no H in music! The note on the right of G is A.

Say and play the 6 notes from left to right - C D E F G A

Now practice it the other way round. Say and play the 6 notes from right to left - A G F E D C.

The first and last note of the song is C. C is also the lowest note in the song, so all the other notes will be on the right of C.

Here is “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”

C C G G A A G

F F E E D D C

G G F F E E D

C C G G A A G

F F E E D D C

There are 6 lines of music in the song. Notice which lines are identical.

This is a useful tip when you are starting off playing the piano - look for any patterns in the music before you begin.

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