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New Party - Simple Gifts
The Shaker Hymn, Simple Gifts is a great tune!
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@stringy  @Katie L  @ABitRusty  Thanks, all!

Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift.  That’s why it’s called the present.  --Bil Keane

Happy New Year's, Everyone!

 

 

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Characterize people by their actions and you will never be fooled by their words.

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Didn't go.

The old curmudgeon!

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SharonC said
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I see your test @SharonC 

"The richest person is not the one who has the most,
but the one who needs the least."

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Life has been crazy around here, I'll try and get some more party songs sorted out soon and post them. Thanks to all who have joined in your all sounding good.

I asked my teacher to critique this and she just giggled and said she has such fond memories of this song when she played it in youth orchestra when she was either 7 (she has played since she was 3) or 7th grade I don't remember the exact age.

She looked and the music and said your playing it all wrong, did you not see the instruction of sul D written right there, I said yes I did, but I chose to ignore it, and her reply was I don't think so. This will be good practice for you, so Sul D it was. Then as I was working on it with her she got this evil grin and said I have just thought of a great exercise for you, so as I played it she took a piece of staff paper then sat cross legged on a tall stool and began to writing the exercise as I played, as I finished playing the piece she walked over and placed the exercise on the music stand, and as I began to play it I realized she had transposed the song from the key of D to Bb. As I stared playing it I grumbled at her because she had transposed it to Bb and she just starting  laughing because she knows how much I like to play in flats.

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Excellent, thank you for resurrecting this party. Maybe we'll get more folks joining in!

The old curmudgeon!

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wonderful playing @Mark !  funny story with the teacher there

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@Mark -

OUTSTANDING PLAYING! 

Sounds like you have a GREAT teacher! 

OMG, I don't even know all the keys I played this in. 

🤣 just did what sounded good for transitions. 

All just spots on the fingerboard! 

Glad you joined this Party!  

 

  ...I better record some, too. 😊 

- Emily 

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@Mark Great job playing Simple Gifts, & with Sul D!  Of course, she wouldn't transpose to G or C, right?smile

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SharonC 

Of course, she wouldn't transpose to G or C, right?

Are you kidding, she love's to torment me, and silly me I just keep going back for more punishment.

 

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Lovely playing Mark. I think I’m actually starting to appreciate how everyone sounds so different .. it’s only taken 18 months! I will eventually join as the tune is in my violin for dummies book ! 

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JohnG,ELCBK,ABitRusty,Katie M

Thank you all for the encouraging words.

 

Mark

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