The girl lies on her front across a yellow cushion, head raised and knees bent behind her. An open score is spread in front of her, staves and handwritten lines drawn across the pages. Her pink dress is edged in gold at the hem, blue bows are tied at the collar and in her hair, and red slippers show at her feet. The cushion is painted with small blue flowers and outlined in gold at the corners. The red slippers stay the one sharp note of colour against the pale cushion.