How to play Spring (The Four Seasons, 1st Theme) on piano

The whole opening ritornello of 'La primavera', RV 269: the sunny E-major tune, its soft echo and the dancing second phrase, over the cellos' steady pulse. Learn it step by step in your browser: the music waits for you on every note, then you speed it up.

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Works with a MIDI keyboard, the on-screen keys or your computer keyboard.

Level3 of 5
ComposerAntonio Vivaldi
KeyE major
Time signature4/4
Tempo84 bpm
HandsBoth hands
VersionExcerpt
AccessPremium

The first notes

Right hand, first bars. The small numbers are finger numbers (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger).

E1|G♯3G♯3G♯3F♯2E1B5B5A4|G♯3G♯3G♯3F♯2E1B5B5A4|G♯2A3B4A3G♯2F♯1D♯3B1E1

In the app you see these notes falling onto the keyboard and on sheet music at the same time, with the right key lit up.

How to learn it fast

  1. Listen first: Listen mode plays the whole piece.
  2. Learn mode: the music stops and waits until you press the right key, one hand at a time.
  3. Play mode at 60–70% speed: real-time feedback on every note, early or late.
  4. Loop the hard bars: the coach finds them for you and speeds them up as you improve.
  5. Hands together at full speed.

New to piano? This song fits best after Unit 8: Rhythm Power of the free course path.

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