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Nancy Drew 21: Warnings at Waverly Academy Hints
What am I supposed to be doing with the piano?
1 of 11: If you think you're going to have to play the piano at some point, you're right. Read to the end of this hint for specifics on how to do this. With pictures.
2 of 11: You can find out more about what you're doing here on page 2 of Rita's journal that you got from the cornerstone.
3 of 11: Rita says her cat Usher likes the tune that's memorialized on the lamps. Look around and see if you can identify those lamps; they're here in this same room.
4 of 11: The two lamps in the foyer have lampshades that look like piano keys. If you click on them, they rotate to show --
5 of 11: -- a bunch of apparently meaningless letters and numbers. What on earth does that mean?
6 of 11: When in doubt, look it up in the library! What you need to look for here is something about the way music is written.
7 of 11: Go to the computer in the library and do a search for musical notation. The computer says it's checked out to Mel, so let's go talk to her. Mel says she'll give you the book if you get her a snack. Go do a round at the snack bar, and the last item will be Mel's snack.
8 of 11: Okay, so we've got the book. It's a little complicated, but what it talks about is a system in which each of the piano's 88 keys has a different name. The lowest C is C1, the next is C2, and so on, with middle C being C4. When you look closely at the piano keyboard, middle C is the one with the star on it.
9 of 11: Rita's note says to do the bass melody first, then the coloratura. That is, first you're going to play the melody that's all low notes (between C1 and C4), and then you're going to do the one that's all high notes (between C4 and C6).
10 of 11: If you think you know which notes you need to play, go at it. Zoom in on the piano and make sure the star is in the right place -- when you do the bass, it should be on the right; when you do the coloratura, it should be on the left -- and start playing.
11 of 11: Still confused? Here are screenshots showing exactly which notes to play and in which order:
