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Robert Schumann (1810–1856)

Humming Song, Op. 68 No. 3

From Album for the Young, Op. 68 (1848)

In Album for the Young

Level
3 of 5
Key signature
no sharps or flats
Time
4/4
Length
24 bars
Plays in
about 1 min

Practise it

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The opening bars of Humming Song, Op. 68 No. 3
The opening bars

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.

  • As written276 notes
  • Melody and a simpler left hand246 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots112 notes
  • Right-hand melody88 notes

What it asks of you

  • Treble clef from D4 to G5
  • Bass clef from D3 to G4, with ledger lines
  • No key signature to keep in mind
  • Accidentals: sharps outside the key
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 6ths, 4ths, 5ths, 3rds (skips), 7ths
  • Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position

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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Robert Schumann died in 1856. Credits