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Re: Danny Boy

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2019-04-26 22:16

BGBG wrote:

> I downloaded Danny Boy by Bernard Dewagtere from FreeScores.com
> and it was in Bb. A C# and an F#. Never had something so
> difficult to play with about 35 sharps.

By the way, if it has 2 sharps (F and C) in the key signature, it's in the key of D (not Bb) major, so practicing a D major scale could be a great help. (To be more accurate, it's in D major for the clarinet - it's in the concert key of C major, which is how the piano accompaniment is written). Say the names of the notes to yourself - going up the alphabet from D - but saying F-sharp and C-sharp instead of F and C. Then play what you've just said - I'm assuming you know the fingerings for the two C#s you need - one (the first note) is probably the note below the note you'll start the scale on. Practice one octave. If you run into a block, go back and say the notes out loud again.

Karl

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