Would you like to play the famous song Do Re Mi on the piano? You’ve come to the right place!
From the musical The Sound of Music, Do Re Mi is a timeless, enchanting melody composed by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II in 1959 on Broadway. This song, which has spanned the decades, remains one of the most emblematic pieces in the musical repertoire. It popularized music theory and is often used as a learning tool to teach musical notes and scales.
The film The Sound of Music, with the incredible performance of Julie Andrews, made the song even more famous and memorable for thousands of people.
In this article, we’ll take you step-by-step through learning to play the notes of Do Re Mi on the piano. We’ll start with the notes to be played by the right hand, followed by those to be played by the left. Then we’ll show you how to harmonize the two hands together for a successful performance.
By the end of this course, you’ll have mastered the art of playing Do Re Mi on the piano, a true musical experience for all pianists, even beginners!
Are you ready to embark on this pianistic adventure? Do, Re, Mi here we go!
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Before we start learning Do Re Mi, let’s take a quick look at piano fundamentals and familiarize ourselves with the keyboard. Take a look at the illustration below:
The name of the notes on a piano keyboard.
Of course, we’ll guide you in developing your piano skills. We’ll teach you how to find your way around a keyboard.
With this mental representation of the keyboard, you can start exploring and playing your first melodies. Don’t forget to visualize this representation regularly. It’s very important to work on your visual and tactile memory of the keyboard. Rehearse by closing your eyes and imagining the keyboard, using your fingers.
You need to immerse yourself in this world, to feel things. Mastering this technical part means you can then give free rein to your creativity and sensitivity. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
It’s good practice to learn the melody of a song before the accompaniment, often with the right hand. As the melody is the first thing we recognize about a song, it’s an excellent natural starting point for those in the early stages of learning.
And why the right hand? Because the melody is generally more complex than the accompaniment, and the right hand is often more dexterous.
Locate on your keyboard [ without looking at the diagram ] the first note of the Do Re Mi melody to be played on the piano: the note C.
C is the first note to be played with the right hand in the song Do Re Mi on piano.
So did you pass the test? Did you find the C instinctively? Great!
Now you’re going to play the complete sequence of notes that make up the melody. Press the following notes in succession:
C – E – G – G – G – F – A – A – G – D – A – A – E – B – B – F# – C – A – B – C – E – C – E – E – E – D – F – F – E – G – G – G – F – A – A – G – D – A – A – E – B – B – F# – C – A – B – C – F – C – C – D – C – E – C – E – D – E – F – F – E – D – F – E – F – E – E – G – A – G – F – C – E – F – G – D – F# – G – A – E – G# – A – B – B – A# – F – G – G – D – D – C – C – E – F – E – D – F – E – E – G – A – G – F – C – E – F – G – D – F# – G – A – E – G# – A – B – B – A# – F – G – C – D – E – G – A – B – G
Practice several times and insist on the sequences that pose a problem, especially in terms of fluency. Use the mental representation of the keyboard to guide your fingers to the right notes on your “real” keyboard.
When you feel more comfortable, you can start playing the C Re Mi accompaniment with your left hand on the piano.
Do Re Mi on the piano: the notes of the right hand.
Just below, you’ll find our tutorial video detailing the notes to play Do Re Me with your right hand. Watch each note carefully and assimilate the rhythm of the song. This video will enable you to create a dynamic rendition, aiming to clone the original.
Congratulations! You’ve mastered the notes of the song Do Re Mi to be played with the right hand with fluidity, now you can move on to those of the left hand!
Play the notes ofDo Re Mi with the right hand on an interactive app
La Touche Musicale app waits for you to play the right note with your right hand on your piano before moving on to the next one.
Here, we’ll follow the same method as before: identify the first note to be played with the left hand. For the Do Re Mi accompaniment, the first note corresponds to a chord, which means that you play the notes C, E and G simultaneously: C+E+G.
C+E+G is the chord corresponding to the first note of the left hand in the song Do Re Mi.
Have you managed to locate the starting note on your keyboard? Congratulations!
Now we’re ready to continue our tutorial with the other notes of the accompaniment. Play the following notes in succession with your left hand:
C + E + G – C + E + G – B + F + G – C + E + G – B + F + G – B + F + G – C + E + G – C + F + A – D + F# + A – D + G + B – E + G# + B – E + A + C – F + A + C – G + B + D – C + E + G – C – C – C – C – B – B – B – B – C – C – C – C – B – B – B – B – C – C – C – C – D – D – D – D – E – E – E – E – F + A + C – G + B + D – C + E + G – C + E + G – C + E + G – C + E + G – B + F + G – B + F + G – C + E + G – C + E + G – G – E – G – G – E – G – G – E – G – G – E – G – G – F – G – G – F – G – G – F – G – G – F – G – G – E – G – G – E – G – G – E – G – G – E – G – G – F – G – G – F – G – G – F – G – G – F – G – G – E – G – G – E – G – A – F – A – A – F – A – A – F# – A – A – F# – A – B – G – B – B – G – B – B – G# – B – B – G# – B – C – A – C – C – A – C – B + F + G
When you align these notes consecutively, you sound the accompaniment to the song Do Re Mi on the piano, played by the left hand.
Practice this sequence of notes over and over, so that you feel more and more at ease with them.
Do Re Mi on the piano: the notes of the left hand.
As with the right hand, we’re sharing a tutorial video from our app La Touche Musicale. It shows you the notes to play with your left hand. This will enable you to observe in real time all the notes you have to play in succession, as well as the overall tempo of the music.
Play the notes of Do Re Mi with the left hand on an interactive app
The La Touche Musicale app waits for you to play the correct note with your left hand on your piano before moving on to the next.
Well done! You’ve now mastered this piano musical staple by playing with both hands separately!
It’s so satisfying to be able to move on to the next step: playing with both hands simultaneously on the keyboard!
Learning to play the piano with both hands simultaneously is an important and unavoidable step. To do this, we need to challenge our brains, which are not used to dissociating the use of both hands.
To optimize your hand coordination at the piano, here are a few exercise tips:
Octave exercise: Start by playing octaves with each hand separately. Choose a note and play it with the index finger and thumb of each hand simultaneously. Concentrate on synchronizing your movements and making sure both hands hit the keys at the same time.
Scale exercise: A scale is simply a series of musical notes played in a particular order. Practice scales with both hands at the same time. Start by playing slowly, making sure that every finger on every hand hits the right note at the right time. Work on fluidity and coherence of movement.
Crossed hand exercise: Play passages where one hand crosses the other to reach a note. This forces the hands to work together in a coordinated way. Start slowly and gradually increase speed as you become more comfortable.
Exercise moving chords: Practice simple chords by moving your hands across the keyboard. Concentrate on synchronizing your movements as you change chords, and make sure that both hands move in harmony.
Play simple pieces with both hands: Choose simple pieces that involve the use of both hands. Start with slow pieces and gradually work up to more complex ones. Concentrate on synchronizing movements and consistency. The song Do Re Mi is a good place to start!
By practicing these exercises regularly, you’ll gradually improve your hand coordination at the piano. Be patient and persevere, as it will take time!
Do Re Mi on the piano: the notes of both hands.
Use this last video to learn how to play the notes of music with both hands simultaneously on your keyboard.
Look carefully at the different tempos and make sure you coordinate the notes of both hands. Be careful: some notes need to be played simultaneously, while others need to be played in succession.
Don’t hesitate to pause the video when the notes appear on the virtual keyboard, so you can take the time to reposition your fingers on the keyboard to play the right C Re Mi piano notes at the right time.
Note: If you’re using the La Touche Musicale app, you won’t need to pause the video. The app is interactive and will wait for you to play the right notes.
Play the notes of Do Re Mi with both hands on an interactive app
The La Touche Musicale app waits for you to play the right notes with both hands on your piano before moving on to the next.
Fantastic! Now you can play this classic musical on the piano with both hands, congratulations!
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With the help of this tutorial, you’ve acquired the essentials for playing the notes of Do Re Mi on the piano from beginning to end, while synchronizing both hands on the keyboard.
As promised at the outset, we’re giving you access to the sheet music for this song. Click on the following link to download the sheet music for Do Re Mi in PDF format.
Now you’re free to play this piece wherever you like! Have fun!
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