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SHARP TUNE : F# C# G# D# A# E# B#
SHARP TUNE RULE: 1/2 step up from the last sharp names the key
New SCALE: D Major 2#'s F#, C# one octave - hands separate and hands together
Fingering: Like C
May 16, 2023
Back to the Beginning (Fearless Fortissimo)
26-28
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Hands together!
May 9, 2023
The Shire (Lord of the Rings)
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The music of The Lord of the Rings film series was composed, orchestrated, conducted and produced by Howard Shore between 2000 and 2004 to support Peter Jackson's film trilogy based on J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel of the same name.
Work until the check mark - once you have mastered the chords, put together slowly. Remember to hold the dotted quarter notes a little longer than a quarter note since we are playing this by ear rather than counting.
May 23, 2023
He's a Pirate
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"He's a Pirate" is a 2003 track composed by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer for the 2003 Disney film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
Don't treat the eighth notes as staccatos and use the eight rest to lift in order to play the next note. Start playing hands together bit by bit in very mechanical way with the 6/8 counting. This will allow you to play at speed with accurate rhythm.
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Learn slowly with 1-2-3-4-5-6 counting - learn as written for ease of reading hands separately. Once learned you can move the left hand down an octave.
6/8 time - eighth notes get 1 count, quarter notes = 2 counts, dotted quarter notes = 3 counts.
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This is in the Key of D minor which has 1 flat - B flat.
Oct 18, 2022
Supersonics Quick Start (Repertoire)
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This week's assignment
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Vivaldi's Spring - careful finger reading - hands together
Nov 6, 2021
Rhythm Menagerie
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