Mary Had a Little Lamb
Traditional · 4/4 · C major key signature · treble clef
- Only C, D, E and G — right-hand thumb on middle C.
- Half notes in bars 2–4 last two beats: count "3-4" while holding.
Songs
Read first, then press Play to check yourself. Lower the tempo if you need to. All pieces are public domain.
Hot Cross Buns
Traditional · 4/4 · C major key signature · treble clef
- Bar 3 is all eighth notes — count "1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &".
- Three notes only. Use it to practise steady eighths.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Traditional (French melody) · 4/4 · C major key signature · treble clef
- The leap C → G in bar 1 is a 5th: skip from ledger line to line 2.
- Bars 5–8 are the same phrase twice.
Ode to Joy
L. van Beethoven (Symphony No. 9) · 4/4 · C major key signature · treble clef
- Almost entirely stepwise — read by direction, not by name.
- Bar 4: dotted quarter (1½) + eighth (½). Count "1 2 & 3 4".
Au Clair de la Lune (bass clef)
Traditional French · 4/4 · C major key signature · bass clef
- Bass clef: C3 is the second space. Left hand, fifth finger on C.
- Don't read it as treble clef — that would make these notes A, A, A, B.