First Songs — Level 3
G, C, D, F, or A major
written notes stay the same — sounding as alto
Boardwalk
F major is all walk back here: it reaches its top note, F5, before bar two is out, then ambles six bars down to F4 — and every B♭4 is a full quarter, never an eighth, so you always have time to set the bis key.
F Major · 4/4 · F4–F5 · whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, paired eighths, rests
Late Bus
A major, three sharps, and the tune keeps crossing between C♯5 and D5 — three times, always quarter to quarter, so the octave key has time to engage cleanly — before it climbs to a peak F♯5 on beat three of bar six.
A Major · 4/4 · E4–F♯5 · whole notes, quarter notes, paired eighths, rests
Neon Sign
A two-note flicker sits on beat two of six bars running, and the first three phrases each start a scale step higher — G4, then A4, then B4 — until a single G5 arrives in bar seven; the only leap wider than a third is the fifth that drops you home.
G Major · 4/4 · G4–G5 · whole notes, quarter notes, paired eighths, rests
Side Alley
Nothing goes above B4 for six bars and there is one low D4 in bar two, then the last two bars step up and out — C♯5 to finish bar seven, D5 held through bar eight, the only time the octave key comes on.
D Major · 4/4 · D4–D5 · whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, paired eighths, rests
Painted Ponies
A waltz around twice: the first turn settles on a repeated C5, the second climbs to F5 in bar six, and every eighth pair lands on beat two — breathe at the rests in bars four and six, and take each B♭4 as a full quarter.
F Major · 3/4 · E4–F5 · dotted half notes, half notes, quarter notes, paired eighths, rests