Beginning Note Reading
Middle C and Anchor E Song, Hot Cross Buns and Mary Had a Little Lamb
1. Place your right hand in the same starting position as Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater.
1. Place your right hand in the same starting position as Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater.
2. Follow the music as shown in the video below. Finger 1 (thumb) will play Middle C and Finger 3 (middle finger) will play Anchor E.
NOTE: In Hot Cross Buns and Mary Had a Little Lamb, the 2nd finger (pointer) will play the note in between C and E. Even though we know this is D, we are going to say "step up" or "step down". We save saying D for Anchor D, which is several lessons away and not this same D.
Also, the student may play these MUCH slower, even 20 seconds per note.
NOTE: In Hot Cross Buns and Mary Had a Little Lamb, the 2nd finger (pointer) will play the note in between C and E. Even though we know this is D, we are going to say "step up" or "step down". We save saying D for Anchor D, which is several lessons away and not this same D.
Also, the student may play these MUCH slower, even 20 seconds per note.
Middle C and Anchor E Song
Hot Cross Buns
Mary Had a Little Lamb