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Scarborough Fair
Chords, modes, feisty lyrics and endless variations Downloadable PDFs of Scarborough Fair: Tune line, chords and full lyrics. Scarborough Fair in Dm (the key in the LCM book) Scarborough Fair Am (our key) Scarborough Fair Em (Simon and Garfunkel’s key) One … Continue reading
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Tagged chords, dorian mode, folk song, music teaching, piano, Scarborough Fair, sheet music, singing
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Pentatonic in 3
This duet is a firm favourite, and one of the first I wrote. Although it is the only one to venture out of the five-finger position, it is actually one of the easiest. I generally introduce it second after Breeze. … Continue reading
Allegro
Now that I have recorded all of my Delightfully Easy Duets with the unstoppable Rei Kozaki, I have been meaning to feature a different duet each week. So here is Allegro, duet 1 from book 1. It has an upbeat, … Continue reading
Mixing it Up: Two Tunes in One
Happy New Year everyone! I thought I’d kick off 2016 with two tunes: a really old tune and a brand new one that fit together perfectly. I’m lucky enough to attend a folk music workshop with Laurel Swift one evening … Continue reading
Posted in Ensemble, Fun, music teaching, sheet music, violin
Tagged Buttered Peas, Buttered Scones, duet, ensemble, folk tune, Fun, group music teaching, Laurel Swift, simple
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Workshop Day! Using Harmony Right fom the Start
The infinite benefits of Um Cha and Um Cha Cha A few Sundays ago I attended the event, Casio workshop for Piano Teachers in Waterloo. It was great to share some of my teaching ideas and techniques with the group … Continue reading
Casio Workshop for Piano Teachers
Come and see me and get in for cheap! Since Launching Fun, Games and Party pieces I have been really pleased with how versatile it has proved to be in my own teaching. I added chord diagrams to each tune … Continue reading
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
I recently realised that ‘He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands’ would make a wonderful two-chord song for beginners and wondered why I hadn’t thought of it before. It was a song we sang at school right at the … Continue reading
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Tagged children's band, easy song, group music teaching, whole world
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Mairi’s Wedding
Mairi’s Wedding is a gorgeous folk song that is a real delight to sing and play. I chose it as one of the numbers that everyone would play together in my most recent Big Fat Music Party because of its … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Fat Music Party, easy song, folk song, group music teaching, Mairi's Wedding
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Pick a Bale of Cotton
The group tunes for this term’s Big Fat Music Party were all tunes recently rediscovered from my past. ‘Pick a Bale of Cotton’, a work song from the deep south made famous by Leadbelly, is a great one that I … Continue reading
End of term = Big Fat Music Party!
I held my 7th Big Fat Music Party the other week. These are my concerts that don’t feel so much like a concerts. I want to get away from the feelings of dread which seemed inseparable from performing to other … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Fat Music Party, easy songs, fun music concert, music teaching
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Conrad's Chords 