Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

  • Keep the repeated notes separate and even.
  • Return to the opening after the middle phrases.

Composer: Traditional French melody

Original: Sarrazin, Music and the Child (2016), p. 6; C major

Use the low-note fingerings from Lessons 4–5.

Notes Used: C4, D4, E4, F4, G4, A4

Notes Used: F4, G4, A4, Bb4, C5, D5

Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: C major

Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: F major

Fingering Review

Melody

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Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.

Practice exercises

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

Performance Goal: Keep the minims sounding for two beats.