Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart)

The opening fanfare in G major: rests you have to count, and an F sharp.

Level:
4 of 6
Hands:
Right hand
Key:
G major
Notes:
36
Range:
D4 to D5
One run:
about 25 seconds at 80 bpm

The notes, in order

36 notes, one at a time.

  1. G4
  2. D4
  3. G4
  4. D4
  5. G4
  6. D4
  7. G4
  8. B4
  9. D5
  10. C5
  11. A4
  12. C5
  13. A4
  14. C5
  15. A4
  16. F#4
  17. A4
  18. D4
  19. G4
  20. D4
  21. G4
  22. D4
  23. G4
  24. D4
  25. G4
  26. B4
  27. D5
  28. C5
  29. A4
  30. C5
  31. A4
  32. C5
  33. A4
  34. F#4
  35. A4
  36. D4

How to practise it

  1. The rests are part of the tune. Lift cleanly and count the silence
  2. The leaps from D up to G and from A up to C are the same shape: finger 1 to finger 4
  3. Play it twice, the second time a little louder, and keep the rhythm crisp

The scale behind it

This one is built on the G Major scale: G A B C D E F# (one sharp). Its right-hand fingering runs 1-2-3-1-2-3-4-5, and the scale page has the full diagram if you want to hear the shape on its own first.

How to play it here

Play along on the keys with your mouse, your computer keyboard, a touch screen, or a MIDI keyboard you have plugged in. Every key can show its own name, and the metronome will hold the tempo while you work through the 36 notes.

What it trains

  • adult beginner
  • classical
  • rests
  • jumps
  • black keys

More adult beginner course

Piano for adult beginners, in the order the method books teach it: black keys and finger numbers, Middle C, pentascales, primary chords, then real pieces with both hands.

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