First Songs — Level 2
G, C, or D major
written notes stay the same — sounding as alto
Corner Store
Every single move here is a step: the line peaks early on E5, walks all the way down to E4 by bar six, and climbs back to D5 — breathe at the quarter rests ending bars two and four.
D Major · 4/4 · E4–E5 · whole notes, dotted half notes, half notes, quarter notes, rests
Streetlamp
The lamp comes up by degrees — each phrase reaches a step higher than the last, A4 then C5 then D5, and the fourth holds off until bar seven, where E5 finally lights; breathe at each rest.
G Major · 4/4 · E4–E5 · whole notes, dotted half notes, half notes, quarter notes, rests
Blue Awning
Two arches, and the second is bigger: the first tops out on a held D5 in bar two, sinks to E4 in bar four, then climbs to F5 in bar six — the two rests differ in length, so count that half rest right through.
C Major · 4/4 · E4–F5 · whole notes, dotted half notes, half notes, quarter notes, rests
Rooftop
Three bars to climb, then it stays up on the roof through bars four to six, never dropping below C♯5; each of the three steps from C♯5 up to D5 turns the octave key on, and none is faster than a quarter.
D Major · 4/4 · F♯4–E5 · whole notes, dotted half notes, half notes, quarter notes, rests
Ferris Wheel
Three beats to a bar and two turns of the wheel: the first lifts straight to E5 and holds it in bar two, the second only reaches a held D5 — keep counting through the quarter rests where the wheel stops to load.
G Major · 3/4 · G4–E5 · dotted half notes, half notes, quarter notes, rests