Mildred J. Hill (1859–1916)
Happy Birthday to You
Mildred J. Hill's tune, first printed in 1893 as Good Morning to All and sung to the birthday words since, arranged by Đặng An
No speed is printed on this score, so Clefsight plays it at quarter note = 120: the middle speed of the 69 pieces in 3/4 in the library whose files set one. Its length counts from that.
Plays on a MIDI keyboard in Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer, or Chrome on an Android phone or tablet, or on the keys on screen without one.
Versions
Each easier version only leaves notes out and adds none, so every note in it is the piece's own. Print any of them free.
- As written128 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots68 notes
- Right-hand melody52 notes
Its notes with letter names: the sheet music with each note's letter under it, and a drill of the notes it uses.
To practise it on paper: a practice chart for this piece, a week of steps from each hand alone to full tempo, with their speeds.
What it asks of you
- Treble clef from C4 to G5, with ledger lines
- Bass clef from C3 to F4, with ledger lines
- No key signature to keep in mind
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes
- Intervals: 2nds (steps), 4ths, 3rds (skips), 7ths, octaves, 5ths
- Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position, one hand moving while the other holds, hands taking turns
Sections
The piece in 3 sections, cut where its music breaks, each read at its own level. Tap one to loop it on the stand until it's clean, then the next.
- Bars 1–6level 2 of 7
- Bars 7–12level 2 of 7
- Bars 13–17level 2 of 7
What stands between you and this piece
Clefsight compares the notes of this piece with what you already read.
Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Mildred J. Hill died in 1916, and so is Đặng An’s arrangement. Credits
Community source. A score shared on MuseScore that passed our computer checks; not yet checked bar by bar against a printed edition. How we check