Pianolus
The sunrise music from Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt (1875). The melody rocks gently between a few notes, which makes it a calm and rewarding piece for early players.
- Level
- Easy
- Style
- Easy classical piano
- Key
- C major
- Time
- 6/8
- Length
- 9 bars
- Fingering
- On every note
This is lesson 25 of the free Pianolus course (New places on the keyboard). Tip: Five notes, one position, and a beautiful sunrise.
How to learn Morning Mood on piano
- Connect your digital piano to your computer, phone or tablet with a USB cable and tap Connect piano. No piano? Use the on-screen keys.
- Open the song and press Listen to hear it while the notes fall onto the keyboard.
- Tap Lesson. The song is split into 3 short sections of four bars: each one with the right hand, then the left hand, then both hands slowly.
- Keep Wait for me on: the music waits until you press the right keys. Finger numbers show which finger to use.
- Play the whole song slowly, then at full speed. Reach 90% to pass each step.
This arrangement was made for Pianolus from music in the public domain and is free to play.