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Howdy folks!
About 2.5 years ago I had never touched a violin before. Next Sunday, I'm going to be playing in our church's Christmas celebration. I'm not sure if terrified even comes close to how I feel right now....
Anyways, the piece of music I'm playing is written in a 3/4 time signature though I'm having trouble finding out how many BPM that would be. Do any of you know? I'm going to be doing a solo piece while the rest of the choir is signing and I'm probably going to have to use an earpiece with my metronome (phone app) in order to not get myself confused.
Not exactly what I had in mind for my first live performance...
"I know a girl who cries when she practices violin because each note sounds so pure it just cuts into her, and then the melody comes pouring out her eyes. Now, to me, everything else just sounds like a lie."

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Thanks for helping Fiddlerman!
The piece is called "Let There be Peace on Earth" by Sy Miller and arranged by Hawley Ades. The copy I have isn't really written for a violin so my teacher changed a few notes to make it easier to play and actually blend better. On the top it reads "Flowing in moderate 3) if that makes much sense.
I will be coming in on (E) and playing the top portion while the men's choir will be singing the bottom. It kind of throws me off as I start after two bars of them singing. For this arrangement, they have me ending at (F) with a long vibrato on the C#.
"I know a girl who cries when she practices violin because each note sounds so pure it just cuts into her, and then the melody comes pouring out her eyes. Now, to me, everything else just sounds like a lie."

Regulars

Thanks again for the help! It's funny because until now, I've never even heard of this song before and now I've got it memorized.
"I know a girl who cries when she practices violin because each note sounds so pure it just cuts into her, and then the melody comes pouring out her eyes. Now, to me, everything else just sounds like a lie."
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