difficulty with accompaniment

This comes up a lot with students in Accompaniment… which way to play the chords, move them up or down? For instance in Amazing Grace students tend to go up for the F and G chords. Also, should C (or any tonic root notes) be…

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I have a 7-year-old student in Level 3. He plays beautifully and has a strong ear for music. He really struggles with accompaniment, though. He understands the chords and can play each chord on its own. But when playing songs, he skips lines, plays lines…

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