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Playing Music with 1 Flat

In A Year of Folk Tunes, December’s key of the month is F Major and D Minor. I wrote four rounds to help navigate this key. Everyone who played them, got a lot better at the hand positions required for F … Continue reading

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Ring Out, Wild Bells Recital Photos

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Good King Wenceslas Recital Photos

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Playing Music with 2 Flats

In A Year of Folk Tunes, November’s key of the month is B Flat Major and G Minor. I wrote four rounds to help navigate this key. Everyone who played them, got a lot better at the hand positions required for … Continue reading

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Playing music with 4 flats

In A Year of Folk Tunes, September’s key of the month is A Flat Major and F Minor. I wrote four rounds to help navigate this key. Everyone who played them, got a lot better at the hand positions required for … Continue reading

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Playing Music with 5 Flats

In A Year of Folk Tunes, August’s key of the month is D Flat Major and B Flat Minor. It’s not a key that shows up in a first- or second-year method book. However, when you need to be able to … Continue reading

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Sound Explorers 8/23

On Wednesday we had a long play by ear session in D Flat. Then there was a quick review of Buffalo Gals from A Year of Folk Tunes. If you missed it, catch up with the video.

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Playing Duets with 6 Sharps

In A Year of Folk Tunes, July’s key of the month is F Sharp Major and D Sharp Minor. It’s not a key that shows up in a first- or second-year method book. However, when you need to be able to … Continue reading

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Sound Explorers 8/16

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 … Continue reading

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Sound Explorers 8/9 Learn the chorus of Buffalo Gals

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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