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Complex Chords Beyond Accompaniment 1
First, how do you teach all the complex chords beyond the last Danny Boy piece in Accompaniment Book 1? Do you choose other lead sheets? Work on exercises with the other chords? Second, after Accompaniment Book 1, when is a student ready for Accompaniment Level…
- Last updated 5 years ago
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Fake Book Keys
Is there any advantage or disadvantage to buying a “key of C” fake book vs. just a generic fake book? The one I am looking at is not the “easy” fake book series, it just says “for C instruments”. For C instruments does not mean…
Accompaniment Variations pieces
As I begin to go deeper into the Accompaniment Variations, I wonder if you have recommendations for which songs to use for each generally, either within the SM program or outside. Have you found anything that works better than others? I have nearly finished Accompaniment…
- Last updated 7 years ago
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When to start Accompaniment 2
When is too early to incorporate Accompaniment 2? I have a student (my lead student) who has just finished Accompaniment 1. He has done a phenomenal job with it and has loved the challenge of the final Danny Boy. We have also done some Accompaniment…
- Last updated 7 years ago
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Accompaniment 2 exercises 3, 4, 5
Accompaniment 2 rhythm tracks (pages 6-7, exercises 3, 4, 5): After your students go through these exercises, do you have some favorite songs you can use to generalize these skills? I try this with some of my lead sheets and haven’t been able to find…
- Last updated 8 years ago
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