Häschen in der Grube (Little Hare in the Hollow)

Traditionnel (Allemagne) · Level 1 (Novice) · traditional · Piano

A 19th-century German singing game: the little hare sleeps in its hollow, is it ill? then it leaps up: “Hop, little hare!”. An easy arrangement in C major: the right hand plays the tune, the left hand only plays the bass of each chord, one held note at a time.

▶ Play this piece with the interactive score

How to practise it

• Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
• Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
• Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
• Start with the right hand alone in Wait mode: the tune lies almost entirely under the five fingers, with no shifting. Then add the left hand, which only changes note with the chord.

More pieces by Traditionnel (Allemagne)

• O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum)
• Alle Vögel sind schon da (All the Birds Are Back)
• Hänschen klein (Little Hans)
• Fuchs, du hast die Gans gestohlen (Fox, You Stole the Goose)
• Alle meine Entchen (All My Little Ducklings)
• Die Gedanken sind frei (Thoughts Are Free)
• Schlaf, Kindlein, schlaf (Sleep, Baby, Sleep)
• Weißt du, wie viel Sternlein stehen (Do You Know How Many Stars)

Source : Arrangement Note after Note d’après le jeu chanté populaire allemand · Public Domain