MusicYears 1–3Piano

Piano Grade 1: Sight-Reading

Sight-reading a short passage in C, G, or F major; 4/4 or 3/4 time; crotchets, minims, semibreves

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine a piano 🎹. When you read music, you're reading a secret code that tells your fingers where to go!

  2. 2

    Which finger is number 1 on your right hand?

  3. 3

    Tap the piano keys that match these notes 🎶. The note goes UP when you move to the RIGHT on the piano.

  4. 4

    Let's read a little tune together! 🎵 The notes go: C (finger 1), D (finger 2), E (finger 3).

  5. 5

    If you start on C with finger 1, which finger plays D?

  6. 6

    Now play this pattern: finger 1 (C), finger 3 (E), finger 5 (G). Tap the keys in order!

  7. 7

    What note does finger 3 play? (Remember: C=1, D=2, E=3, F=4, G=5)

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