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441. Our First Note
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Welcome to the wonderful world of saxplaying. Your teacher has shown you howto hold your instrument and make a soundon the mouthpiece.
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44& " y z z z . , g " y y y P 426. Caribbean Cruise
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44& w w w ! ! g w w , g g g ! w , ,27. Country Hoe Down
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4428. Eighth Note Slide
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4429. The Cabbage Song
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30. Old MacDonald Had a Farm
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& " " "Half note rests get
two beats of silence.
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4431. Stodola Pumpa
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When you reach the repeat sign under the first ending, stop andgo back to the beginning. When you get to the first ending again,skip it and go to the second ending.
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44& y z y " g " . ! g P g " .32. London Bridge
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&A "slur" is a curved line that connects
two or more notes of different pitches.
Tongue the first note and move to the
next notes without tonguing. Don't stop blowing.
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&A "tie" is a curved line that connects
two or more notes of the same pitch.
Hold the note for the combined value of the notes.
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3433. Southern Roses
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44&Note(s) that come before the first
full measure of a piece of music.
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&Hold (keep blowing) the note
until your director tells you to stop,
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44& w " g " y ! . " g ! g P 435. Aura Lee
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36. JingleBells
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4437. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
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D. C. al Fine
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44& gGo back to the sign andplay until "Fine".
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g ! ,38. Ode to Joy
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D.S.al Fine
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& #A "natural" cancels a flat or sharp.
It stays in effect for the entire measure.F Naturalxn
4439. Yankee Doodle
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4440. Little Cabin in the Wood
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A "time signature" tells you how many
beats there are in each measure of music.
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&A "key signature" changescertain notes throughouta piece of music.
When you see this key signature,
play all the notes natural.
4441. It's a Ringer!
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4442. Polly Wolly Doodle
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& #A "sharp" raises the note
one half step. It s in effect
for the entire measure.
"C Sharp"
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44& # 2# g ! g 2# 2 G g g - 2# z ^43. Mary's Other Lamb
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2446. Jolly Old St. Nick
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2.
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The Israeli National Anthem, HATIKVA, means "The Hope."
Hatkiva expresses the hope of the Jewish people that they
would someday return to the land of their forefathers.
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4448. Slippery Slurs
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4449. Are You Sleeping?
& # 1w !Playing the same music beginning at different times.
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2450. Minka, Minka
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PianoPlay with a soft volume.
FortePlay with a full volume.
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4451. Rollin' Back and Forth
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A dotted quarter note gets oneand one half counts.