Playing Two Notes With One Fingering
The next three notes you will learn are higher versions of E, F# and G (one octave higher). These notes use exactly the same fingering as E, F# and G in the lower register.
To sound the higher versions you simply blow harder. Practice alternating between the low and high octaves of these notes as shown in the following example. Be patient with it and in time you will be able to do it easily.
To become familiar with the new notes, say the names of them to yourself as you watch the written music.
Here is a melody in the key of D major which uses the new notes introduced previously, along with all the other notes you know.
The Dotted Quarter Note
A dot written after a quarter note indicates that the note is held for one and a half beats.
A dotted quarter note is often followed by an eighth note.
Here is another example to help you become familiar with dotted quarter notes.
Take care with the placement of the dotted quarter note rhythm in the third line of music.
