Avery was excited to learn to play a short piece on the piano. We noted that an octave has 8 notes. I pointed out the root word of octave and that the root word of 'octopus' and 'octave,' means eight. Avery practiced remembering this fact. I then showed her the proper fingering of the C scale and had her practice bringing her thumb underneath her hand for the 'F' key while practicing the C scale. Avery then followed the numbers I had written on a musical notation pad that corresponded to the numbers I had written on the keys. By the end of the half hour, Avery was able to play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' and was able to remember which numbered key came next when we recited it out loud.