Lesson 34: Chromatic Notes and Accidentals

• Play G#4/Ab4 and Eb4/D#4 clearly.
• Play C#5/Db5 and Ab4/G#4 clearly.
• Keep chromatic steps and the Mozart excerpt even.

Chromatic notes move by half steps; sharps raise notes, flats lower them, and naturals cancel either change.

G#4 / Ab4

C#5 / Db5

Two names here share one fingering; use the chart, then move slowly between the new note and each neighbour.

Eb4 / D#4

Ab4 / G#4

Play: Alla turca — pickup and bars 1–4

This E-minor excerpt reaches G5; practise D#4 and D#5, then the four-note upbeat before joining the bars.

This A-minor excerpt reaches C6; practise G#4 and G#5, then the four-note upbeat before joining the bars.

Source: Zedeler and Sawer, Mutopia 108, public domain; exact upper-line excerpt.

Now play these

Swing Low — Johnson 1925

Complete G-major vocal part; retain A#4 and the grace notes.

Complete C-major vocal part; retain D#5 and the grace notes.

Spring — complete opening A section

A major, with G# and C#; prepare F#5 and two trills.

D major, with C# and F#; prepare B5 and two trills.

Spring — complete Largo solo part

F-sharp minor; E-sharp uses the F fingering.

B minor; A-sharp uses the B-flat fingering.

Red River Valley — complete 2020 verse

Keep low E-flat distinct; count the final rest.

Keep low A-flat distinct; count the final rest.

Alla turca — complete upper line (later study): all returns, both endings and the coda require advanced technique through C6.

Alla turca — complete upper line (later study): all returns, both endings and the coda require advanced technique through F6.

When the half-step scale and Mozart’s upbeat sound even, continue to Lesson 35.