Laurel & Lantern Inn
The Music Room at dusk: a walnut grand piano on a patterned rug, a velvet bench, a cello by tall arched windows, candlelight, flowers, and a fire in the hearth.

The Music Room

The candles are lit and the piano is open. Play what you know, or learn something new, one key at a time.

Lessons at the Piano

Sixteen pieces, from three gentle notes to the Recital Room. As you play, the keys light the way: copper for your right hand, teal for your left. Take them in any order, at any pace.

  1. Level One

    First Keys

    Right hand only. Rest your thumb on middle C and let the lamps lead you.

    1. Hot Cross BunsTraditional
    2. Mary Had a Little LambTraditional
    3. Ode to JoyLudwig van Beethoven
  2. Level Two

    Both Hands

    The left hand joins with one quiet note at a time.

    1. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little StarTraditional French melody
    2. Frère JacquesTraditional
    3. Au Clair de la LuneTraditional French
  3. Level Three

    Reading the Page

    Two-note chords in the left hand, and a steady count.

    1. Lightly RowTraditional
    2. GreensleevesTraditional English
    3. Lullaby (Wiegenlied)Johannes Brahms
  4. Level Four

    Parlor Pieces

    Hands moving independently, and the keyboard opening up beyond five fingers.

    1. Minuet in GAttributed to Christian Petzold (from the Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook)
    2. Für Elise (simplified)Ludwig van Beethoven
    3. Morning Mood (opening theme)Edvard Grieg
  5. Level Five

    Recital Room

    Longer pieces with full arrangements for both hands.

    1. Prelude in C (opening)Johann Sebastian Bach
    2. Canon in D (simplified)Johann Pachelbel
    3. Für Elise (first section)Ludwig van Beethoven
    4. Gymnopédie No. 1 (opening)Erik Satie

Each piece is arranged for the Inn from music in the public domain. Your progress stays in this browser only.