Sound Explorers 8/16

Posted on August 16, 2023 by miriamtroxler

Today’s class started with play-by-ear in D Flat Major. Then we worked on the second verse of Buffalo Gals in A Year of Folk Tunes book. Fingerings were given for piano, violin, and cello. If you missed it, you can catch up with the video.

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Be Thou My Vision Duet

Posted on August 9, 2023 by miriamtroxler

This version of Be Thou My Vision lets both parts have the melody. You can listen to it on YouTube.

Sheet music is now available as a digital download for two violinists or treble clef instrumentalists, two violists, or two cellists or bass clef instrumentalists. Each of the duet versions has both parts in score form. The duets are compatible with each other for a mixed ensemble.

Have fun playing with a friend and get yours today.

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Sound Explorers 8/9 Learn the chorus of Buffalo Gals

Posted on August 9, 2023 by miriamtroxler

Today we reviewed the D Flat Major Scale. We learned the next part of Buffalo Gals by ear. Fingerings for violin, viola, cello and piano were demonstrated. If you missed it, catch up with the video.

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Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2, Frederic Chopin

Posted on August 4, 2023 by miriamtroxler

Sophie’s summer project was Chopin’s Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2. Enjoy this video performance.

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Amazing Grace for Viola and Piano

Posted on August 2, 2023 by miriamtroxler

An elegant new duet arrangement of Amazing Grace is now available. It is suitable for church or recital performance. The viola and the piano both have melodic sections. The viola part requires some shifting but doesn’t go higher than third position. The sheet music is available as a digital download. If you would like to hear it, listen to the cello version video on YouTube.

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Sound Explorers 8/2 Starting Buffalo Gals and D Flat Major

Posted on August 2, 2023 by miriamtroxler

Today we began working on the D Flat Major Scale. We also started to learn Buffalo Gals in by ear. Fingerings for violin, viola, cello and piano were demonstrated to make it was easy to learn the D Flat Major Scale. If you missed it, catch up with the video.

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Amazing Grace for Violin and Piano

Posted on August 2, 2023 by miriamtroxler

An elegant new duet arrangement of Amazing Grace is now available. It is suitable for church or recital performance. The violin and the piano both have melodic sections. The violin part could be played entirely in first position. The sheet music is available as a digital download.

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Yankee Doodle Girls

Posted on July 29, 2023 by miriamtroxler

What do the results of three weeks of practice sound like?

For a beginner

Look, it’s memorized!

I learned the whole song.

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Yankee Doodle Piano Solo

Posted on July 26, 2023 by miriamtroxler

The sheet music for Yankee Doodle is now available as a digital download. Included in A Year of Folk Tunes for Piano, the digital download version has F Sharp Major warm-ups and preparatory studies to make it easier to learn the piece.

Beginning on F Sharp, this version of Yankee Doodle uses lots of black keys. The first verse can be played with no hands together notes and could stand alone as a solo. The second verse requires hands together. 

Watch and listen to the Yankee Doodle piano solo. Get your own copy and start practicing it today.

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Sound Explorers 7/26

Posted on July 26, 2023 by miriamtroxler

This morning we worked on the D Sharp harmonic minor scale, F Sharp Major Scale and G Flat Major Scale. We reviewed last week’s learn by ear harmony part for Yankee Doodle and played Yankee Doodle in F Sharp Major. If you missed it you can catch up with the video.

Did you hear Yankee Doodle doing the cha-cha?

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