Elementary fingering

First of all, you will need to think of each finger (and your thumb) as numbered from one through five. Your thumb is "finger 1" and your pointer is "2" and so on. Of course, your left hand will begin with the thumb as "1" as well. Here is a diagram of your right hand with the finger numbers. See if you can count your own fingers like this right now...






Next, use the fingers of your hand to play 5 notes in a row. Those notes do NOT have to start with C. You can start on ANY note. For example, the following diagram shows the five notes you will play begin with D. 







When you play the notes, make sure that your fingers are curved as follows... because it's important than each key be struck with the same amount of pressure. Only when your fingers are curved can you control your finger muscles properly to control how loud or soft the note will be. Learning to do this early is important. Notice in the picture below that the hand is holding tennis ball. By imagining your hand holding a tennis ball as you play, you will have the proper curve on your fingers.