First Songs — Level 3
C, F, G, B♭, or D major
Brookwater
Your first paired eighths — two even notes inside one beat, always beginning right on the count — rippling through G major from G4 up to a single G5 in bar six.
G Major · 4/4 · G4–G5 · whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, paired eighths, rests
Amber Light
B♭ major keeps low and warm between A4 and E♭5 for six bars before the line finally opens out to G5 in bar seven, so save your air for it — and every E♭5 along the way is a half-hole note, rolled rather than lifted.
B♭ Major · 4/4 · A4–G5 · whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, paired eighths, rests
Swift Errand
Quick D major, with F♯ and C♯ both in play: the line crests on G5 in the second bar, drops all the way to a low D4 — your lowest note so far, and only ever a quarter — then hurries back up to finish on D5.
D Major · 4/4 · D4–G5 · whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, paired eighths, rests
Cider Press
A quarter and then that same note again to open an eighth pair — the press coming down — begins five of these eight bars; once the line tops out on G5 it walks steadily down to E4 and climbs home to C5.
C Major · 4/4 · E4–G5 · whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, paired eighths, rests
Lantern Waltz
Three beats to a bar in B♭ major, with a pair of eighths tucked inside the swing — the lantern lifts to G5 halfway through, then spends the whole second half drifting back down through A4 to the final B♭4.
B♭ Major · 3/4 · A4–G5 · dotted half notes, half notes, quarter notes, paired eighths, rests