Positions

Do Position

Right Hand Do Position

Place the right hand on the keyboard so that the 1st finger falls on Middle Do. The $4$ remaining fingers fall naturally on the next $4$ white keys:

The names of the $5$ keys are: do, re, mi, fa, sol.

Notes for this position are writter on the trebble staff. See the following figure:

The treble clef sign is used for right hand notes.

We see that middle do is writter on a short line below the staff, which is called a leger line.

Left Hand Do Position

This position is obtained by moving the left hand so that the $5$th finger falls on the Do below the middle Do. The remaning $4$ fingers fall naturally on the next $4$ white keys.

Notes for this position are writter on the bass staff.

Right Hand Extended Do Position

This position is similar to the standard Do position, but modified as follows:

So now the first three fingers are on Do, Mi and Sol, while the last finger is on the next Do, an octave higher.

Sol Position

Until now you have played only in the Do POSITION. Now you will move to the Sol POSITION:

Middle Do Position

On this position the right hand is on Do Position, however the left hand is one key down from Sol Position, like so:

So both thumbs are over the middle Do.