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Traditional

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Jane Taylor's poem (1806) to the French tune Ah! vous dirai-je, maman, arranged by Zachary Demetriou

In Folk songs and spirituals

Level
2 of 7
Time
4/4
Length
12 bars
Plays in
about 1 min

Practise it

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.

The opening bars of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
The opening bars

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 written64 notes
  • Melody and left-hand roots54 notes
  • Right-hand melody42 notes

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 A4, with ledger lines
  • Bass clef from C3 to C4, with ledger lines
  • No key signature to keep in mind
  • Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes
  • Intervals: 2nds (steps), 5ths, 3rds (skips), 4ths, octaves
  • Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, moving the hand to a new position, hands taking turns

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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is a traditional tune, and so is Zachary Demetriou’s arrangement. Credits

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