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A Home-Target Recall Lesson for Three Little Kittens
This exercise makes the C home target recur in different right-hand forms instead of treating a chord name as a place in the camera frame. Section one presents C–G7–C/E–F. After F locks, the section-complete screen waits for Next section; the second half continues through A minor–G7–F–C. The route tests whether degree I remains recognizable after dominant, inversion, subdominant and minor-world changes.
The traditional public-domain title is context for an independently authored chord-control study. This page does not reproduce lyrics, melody notation, a recording, samples, backing audio or a third-party arrangement. In Settings, use Wrist tilt for the left-hand world control and Fingers for the right-hand quality control so the major, minor, inversion and dominant-seventh targets can all lock.
Play the instrument ↑- Key
- C major
- Tempo
- Fixed 92 BPM reference
- Structure
- 2 sections · 4 targets each
- Focus
- Degree-I recall across changing qualities
Map the Two-Section C-Major Recall Route
Section one is C–G7–C/E–F: I–V7–I in first inversion–IV. Section two is A minor–G7–F–C: vi–V7–IV–I. C and C/E share the one-finger left degree-I pattern and major wrist world, but their right-hand qualities differ. Normal C uses one raised right-hand finger; C/E uses two. That difference is the central recall check.
For G7, show all five left-hand digits for degree V, hold the left wrist in the major world and raise four right-hand fingers. F uses four raised left-hand fingers and one on the right. A minor uses the index-plus-little-finger degree-VI pattern, a minor left-wrist tilt and one raised right-hand finger. The chart responds only when degree, world, quality and octave all match.
Read the chord chart from top to bottom before starting and rehearse the two repeated endpoints without audio. The first section asks degree I to return as an inversion; the second asks it to return as a normal triad. That contrast makes the exercise more useful than memorising a single C pose, because the left hand stays accountable to degree while the right hand carries the voicing change.
- Target 1: establish C with one raised finger on each hand and a major left-wrist position.
- Target 3: return to degree I but raise two fingers on the right for C/E instead of repeating the C triad.
- Target 5: form degree VI with left index and little fingers, tilt to the minor world and keep one right-hand finger raised for A minor.
- Target 8: close the route on normal C with one raised finger on each hand.
Recall C Without Moving to an Imaginary Chord Zone
Keep both hands in stable, separate areas of the webcam view. Horizontal position does not select C, G or F. The left hand chooses the scale degree, the left wrist chooses the major or minor world, and the right hand chooses the chord quality. When C returns, rebuild those explicit controls instead of travelling back to a remembered screen location.
A complete state must remain readable for about 350 milliseconds. After confirmation, use the 650-millisecond pause to name the next change: left degree, left world, right quality, then octave. For C-to-G7, both finger counts expand. For G7-to-C/E, close the left hand to degree I and the right hand to two fingers while keeping the left wrist major.
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Use the Section Break for a Deliberate Recovery
The first four targets stop on F. When the section-complete screen appears, relax both hands, preview the degree-VI pattern for A minor and choose Next section only when the new shape is clear. The break is user-controlled; the practice overlay does not race into target five or advance because a metronome beat elapsed.
Use Repeat section after the final C to rehearse A minor–G7–F–C until every return is intentional. If a target is missed, reform the target currently displayed or use Skip target. Returning early to C cannot satisfy A minor, G7 or F because the four match properties are evaluated against the active target.
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Use the Fixed 92 BPM Reference and Fix Misreads
First finish both sections with the built-in metronome off. Then enable the optional click, which begins after the first detected chord and stays at the song's fixed 92 BPM. It is a timing reference, not a target-advance timer. The click turns off at the section break and can be enabled again after Next section.
If C/E reads as C, keep the one-finger left degree-I pattern and open two right-hand fingers. If A minor remains major, keep left index and little fingers raised and tilt the left wrist toward the minor world. If G7 reads as G, separate four right-hand fingertips. A correct visual lock with delayed sound indicates output latency rather than a chord-position mistake.
Use three clean passes as a completion test: one without the click, one with the fixed reference and one repeating only the second section. Count a pass only when all eight targets lock without Skip. This test measures camera-readable control, not whether the exercise follows a lyric, melody or published arrangement, none of which the lesson supplies.
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Answers before you play
Three Little Kittens Gesture Synth FAQ
Does this page include Three Little Kittens lyrics or melody?
No. It teaches an original eight-target chord-control exercise in public-domain context without lyrics, melody notation, a recording, samples, backing audio or a third-party arrangement.
Why do C and C/E use the same left-hand degree?
Both are degree I in this exercise. The right hand distinguishes their quality: one raised finger for the C triad and two for the C/E first inversion.
What should I do at the section break?
Relax both hands, preview A minor, then choose Next section. The second section begins only after that action; the metronome does not advance it.
Can I change the guided 92 BPM click?
No. The built-in song click is fixed at 92 BPM. Complete the targets with it off first, or use the separate metronome tool when you need another tempo.