Your First Norteño Melody

Short original melodies: note sequences, phrasing and rhythm with pitch, built up slowly to a full beginner piece.

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1. 1Phrase one, slowlyMeet "Estudio del Río", an original beginner melody on the middle row, and learn its first phrase: seven notes, all on the push.Free · 14 min
2. 2Note sequences and memory: phrase twoLearn phrase 2, which answers phrase 1 on the pull, and use chunking to remember note sequences.Members · 14 min
3. 3Breathing with the bellows: phrase threeSee how each phrase of "Estudio del Río" matches one bellows direction, plan where to change and reset, and learn phrase 3 higher up the row.Members · 15 min
4. 4Rhythm and pitch together: phrase fourTap the rhythms of the phrases before playing them, including two quick notes in phrase 3, and learn phrase 4, which changes bellows in the middle.Members · 16 min
5. 5Practice at reduced tempoPut the four phrases together at a slow tempo, raise the tempo in small steps, and hear the melody with its bass accompaniment.Members · 18 min
6. 6The complete melody: "Estudio del Río"Play "Estudio del Río" from start to finish, hear it with its bass accompaniment, and play every phrase from memory.Members · 20 min