Mary Had a Little Lamb

• Keep the three one-beat silences in time.
• Reach the upper note without interrupting the phrase.

Composer: Traditional; published reading by Natalie Sarrazin

Original: F major; p. 8; Music and the Child (2016)

Prepare the upper note in Lesson 3.

Notes Used: G4, A4, B4, D5

Notes Used: C5, D5, E5, G5

Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: G major

Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: C major

Fingering Review

Published melody

Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb.
Mary had a little lamb, her fleece was white as snow.

Practice exercises

Reading ©2016 Natalie Sarrazin, Music and the Child; transposed recorder adaptation: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.

Performance Goal: Keep every rest silent and hold the last note for four beats.