Old Town School of Folk Music. Kids Fiddle Program BOOK 1

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Old Town School of Folk Music Kids Fiddle Program BOOK 1

Welcome! Dear Youth Fiddlers and Families, We are so excited to begin this musical journey with you. Learning to play the violin will be challenging, but your hard work will transform into great music. Our learning community will always be supportive, creative, joyful, and meaningful. What a beautiful instrument you ve chosen! It s an important one too. Not only is it part of the amazing string family and the symphony orchestra, the violin is part of so many musical traditions around the world. One of the very special roles for the fiddle is to play the dance. This becomes an important part of our approach at Old Town as we learn to play fiddle tunes that are connected to social folk dancing (contra dances, square dances, and Mexican folk dances for example). We have so much fun learning these dances in class, at The Saturday Jam, and at our annual Family Barn Dance at our Square Roots Festival. Putting the tunes into our feet, our voices, our memories; and experiencing the meaningful culture and community of our tunes is key to our approach. And, we believe it helps to make us better musicians! Our approach to learning will be kinesthetic, aural, and visual. Before we learn how to play a tune on the violin, we will have listened to, sung, bowed, and even danced the song many times. We learn each song by ear. So, the Fiddle Book is designed as a reference for parents at home and a reminder guide for young learners. It should be used alongside the tune archive and/or teacher recordings from class. In each class level, we will plant seeds for reading music/music literacy. After young folks complete a full session of Advanced Fiddle, they will take the Note Reading class. In this class, note reading skills will flourish because students have such a strong foundation in playing technique, ear training, and music literacy. Students can repeat the Note Reading class many times. When supporting your child at home, if you don t read music, read our guide to the Treble Clef to help you understand the staff in relation to note names on the violin. Ask your teacher in person or via email if you have questions! Remember that the youth should not be reading the music at this point. They are still learning and playing by ear. The book is a guide. Make a joyful habit out of exploring each page together. You can sing, clap, follow the words, or simply listen to the tune archive/recordings as you go! If you have a CD of the tunes, keep that in the car or listen to it while making breakfast. Make sure there s also plenty of time for simply exploring the violin, for allowing the child to make it their own to be creative, make up stories, explore its variety of sounds, and improvise along with recordings. If possible, we recommend that you keep the violin case open and/or accessible for spontaneous music making! If you like, use the Practice Charts to document your practice and play. They are meant to be open-ended, so use them in any way they work for your family. It s good when you can make practice and play part of your daily ritual and routine. If you go on a trip, bring your violin with you! Just remember not to leave it in the car as heat and cold can damage the violin. Keep in touch with your teacher if you need more ideas for motivating practice and play at home. Finally, if you ve forgotten the work of the week or missed class, email your teacher to find out what tunes you can listen to and practice that week. You can also always email Program Manager, Erin Flynn, with your thoughts and questions at any point on your musical journey! eflynn@oldtownschool.org

Tune Archive oldtownschool.org/classes/kids/tunes This link will take you to sound files of most of the songs we will sing and play in class. Listening during the week helps students internalize the music we are learning, and it s fun! In the beginning, we will learn tunes mostly from the Kids Section. In later classes, we will also learn tunes from the Adult Section. Our Fiddle Books These books are the collaboration and hard work of many teachers: Geoff Dolce, Erin Flynn, Jonas Friddle, Jillian Hicks, Walter Hojka, Maria McCullough, Jason McInnes, Jess McIntosh, YahvÍ Pichardo and Paul Tyler. We hope that you find them helpful on your fiddle journey! Illustrations Most of the illustrations in this book are the work of Kristin Mount, illustrator, music and mom extraordinaire! Kristin Mount kristin@gm-studio.com www.gm-studio.com

Adventures with your instrument Part 1 Practice 1-15 minutes every day! Know the parts of your violin When taking the instrument out of the case: Put sponge on Tune instrument Tighten bow hair by turning the screw to the right ( righty tighty ) Rosin bow Practice putting the instrument back in the case: Take the sponge off first Wipe off strings and body of the violin with a cloth Loosen bow hair by turning the screw to the left ( lefty loosey )

Adventures with your instrument Practice holding the violin: Rest position (say hello to the bridge. Can you see it?) Feet together Stop! Feet in V-step / left foot forward Turn the doorknob to the left (counter-clockwise) Instrument care: Part 2 Please don t leave your instrument in the car (extreme temperatures will damage the violin) Keep your instrument in a moderate climate (away from heating units, air conditioners, outside walls and moisture) Don t touch the bow hair (oils from your skin can damage the bow and make it hard to propwerly rosin the bow)

Parts of the Fiddle and Bow

The Four Violin Strings

Rest Position Song to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Rest position Feet in line Scroll in front That s might fine! Look the bridge Cuz it should be Peeking out at you and me Now it s time to take a bow One and two and three is how!

The Bow Hold Bunny Spiderman

Rocket Rhyme Up like a rocket Down like the rain Back and forth like a choo choo train Round and round the big bright sun Land on the moon Check your fingers and your thumb

Bow Exercises 1 Swing, Swing, Swing Finer ring with Thumb and finger 1, then 2, then, then Pumps Big from shoulder Medium from elbow Little from wrist Drills Hold stick of bow with all fingers, then with thumb and finger 1, then 2, then, then

Bow Exercises 2 Bunny / Coyote / Spiderman Look for Bunny Chin Fingers 2 and should be together over the frog Hold bow in the air for 1 seconds before elevator Elevator Parents make a circle with two hands Students see if you can move your bow up and down in the middle without touching the circle Rocket Races 5,,, 2, 1, BLAST OFF! Land on the moon Check for Bunny Chin

Bow Exercises This Way and That a Way Go this way and that a away Go this way and that a away Go this way and that a away And up and down Marching down the alley The alley, the alley Marching down the alley All-day long! Rocket Game Up like a rocket, down like the tain Back and forth like a choo-choo train Round and round the big bright sun Land on the moon, check your fingers and your thumb! (Look for the Bunny Chin )

The Road Your bow should rest at a 9 angle to your strings and should travel down the road between the bridge and the fingerboard.

Bow Levels

Waking up the Strings LONG BOWS E A D G (move bow slowly and gently) SCRUBS G D A E (short, quick bows) SHORT WINDMILLS (make a circle with your bow) E (2,, ) E (2,, ) E (2,, ) E (2,, ) A (2,, ) A (2,, ) A (2,, ) A (2,, ) D (2,, ) D (2,, ) D (2,, ) D (2,, ) G (2,, ) G (2,, ) G (2,, ) G (2,, ) LONG WINDMILLS E (2,, ) E (2,, ) E (2,, ) E (2,, ) A (2,, ) A (2,, ) A (2,, ) A (2,, ) D (2,, ) D (2,, ) D (2,, ) D (2,, ) G (2,, ) G (2,, ) G (2,, ) G (2,, )

Solfege

The Musical Alphabet A B C D E F G ( A ) We use movable do in our classes, and will sometimes sing, play, and learn intervals and tunes using solfa (do, re, mi...). This is wonderful for ear training and emerging musical literacy. If A is our root note, for example, then, A is do, B is re, C# is mi and so on. If playing in the key of D major, then, D is our root note, and do is D. Remember do will change depending on the key and root note of the tune.

The A Scale Kid do A! ti la so G# F# E fa mi D C# re B do A

An A Scale on Your Violin (using the A and E strings) The order of the notes are: A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A Play this scale up and down using Chicken in a Barnyard!

Note Values Note Name Sound Rhythm Syllable Counting Whole Note One Sound Beats Ta-a-a-a 1-2-- Half Note One Sound 2 Beats Tooo-o 1-2 Quarter Note One Sound 1 Beat Ta 1 Eighth Note Two Sounds 1 Beat Ti-ti 1-and Sixteenth Notes Four Sounds 1 Beat Tika-Tika 1-ee-and-ah

Rests Rest Name Beats Sound Counting Whole Note Beats No sound 1-2-- Half Note 2 Beats No sound 1-2 Quarter Note 1 Beat No sound 1 Eighth Notes 2 eighth notes for each beat No sound 1-and Sixteenth Notes sixteenth notes for each beat No sound 1-ee-and-ah

Notes on the Violin

Pop Goes the Weasel IN THIS TUNE, WE PLUCK OR BOW THE E STRING ON THE WORD POP! Round and round the mulberry bush The monkey chased the weasel The monkey thought twas all in fun POP! Goes the weasel A penny for a spool of thread A penny for a needle That s the way the money goes POP! Goes the weasel Round and round the mulberry bush The monkey chased the weasel The monkey stopped to pull up his socks POP! Goes the weasel A penny for a spool of thread A penny for a needle That s the way the money goes POP! Goes the weasel All around the chicken coop The possum chased the weasel The possum thought twas all in fun POP! Goes the weasel A penny for a spool of thread A penny for a needle That s the way the money goes POP! Goes the weasel

2 Eek! Eek! Eek! q Try singing this one together first, and then pluck the strings, before playing with the bow. q Make sure your bow rocks all the way onto each new string before playing each note. & œ œ œ # Eek! Eek! Eek! Man - y, man - y 2 & & & œ œ œ # ants! Ants! Ants! Dig - ging in the œ œ œ dirt! Dirt! Dirt! Down in - to the œ œ œ ground! Ground! Ground! Œ

5 7 9 11 1 15 17 q Parent tip: Sing the song while your student plays! q The student will just play the "yes ma'am" part. & # # # # & # # # # & # # # # & # # # # & # # # # & # # # # & # # # # & # # # # & # # # # John the rab - bit, yes ma'am! Had a might jump eat John the Rabbit œ J J œ - y hab - it, yes ma'am! Of œ - in' in my gar - den yes ma'am! And J œ - in' all my cab - bage, yes ma'am! And J œ my sweet po - ta - toes, yes ma'am! And J œ my fresh to - ma - toes, yes ma'am! And J œ if I li - ve, yes ma'am! To œ see next fa - ll, yes ma'am! I J œ œ ain't gon-na ha- ve, yes ma'am! No gar-den at a - ll, no ma'am! Traditional

Elephant Crossing q Try this on each of your strings once you've got it down on the E string! q You can try plucking the E string, if you want to imagine your elephant on its tiptoes! Christine Dolce & # œ œ œ Hear that el - e -phant talk! (2,, ) & # œ œ œ 5 & # See that el - e - phant talk! (2,, ) œ œ œ He can sway his big trunk, (2,, ) 7 & # œ œ œ 9 & # Foot - steps go - ing ker - plunk (2,, ) Ears are big and grey, flap - pin' all the way, 11 & # œ œ œ Hear that el - e - phant talk (2,, )

5 Coconut q Keep your bow arm nice and high to reach all the way to the G string! q Make your bow arm elbow like a door hinge, so you're moving just your forearm and hand. Harry Nilsson & # # œ œ œ 5 John sis - ny bought a Co - co - nut! He bought it for a dime. His - ter had a - noth - er one she paid it for the lime. She put the & # % G G G # œ œ œ # # 7 9 & # & # & # 11 & # 1 & # 15 & # 17 & # # lime in the co - co - nut and drank 'em all up she put the lime in the co - co - nut and drank 'em all up she put the lime in the co - co - nut and Called the doc - tor woke him up said Doc Doc Doc Doc G G G G G G - tor! ain't there no - thing I can take I said - tor! to re - this bel - ly ache I said - tor! ain't there no - thing I can take I said D.S. - tor! to re - lieve this bel - ly ache She put the j # œ œ œ # # # œ œ œ # # # n n n n Œ Œ Œ Œ # # # # # # # # # # # #

6 5 Dance Josie (Chicken in a Barnyard) q Parent tip: sing the melody while your child plays the song! q When you've mastered this on the E string, try it on your other strings! & # # # # & # # # # & # # # # Chick Chick Chick - en in a barn - yard, can't dance Jo - sie - en in a barn - yard, can't dance Jo - sie - en in a barn - yard, can't dance Jo - sie Traditional 7 & # # # # All the way to O - hi - o! ΠVerses Chicken on a fence post (can't dance Josie, etc.)... Chicken eating ice cream... Chicken in the bathtub... Chicken at the Old Town School... Make up your own!

7 Donkeys in the Sky q The symbol for down bow (or a pull bow) is and an up bow (or push bow) is. q Use nice long bows and listen for beautiful, ringing tone from every note. Walter Hojka & # # # J 2 & # # # & # # # & # # # Don - keys in the sky, they land on the E and go: E, A, E, A!

Hop Old Squirrel 8 & # # 5 7 q We'll do a big bow circle while we sing "eidle dum eidle dum," so we can reset and play the next line with a down bow. q When you've mastered this with your finger 1, try it using finger 2 (G#) and finger (high A) on the E string! & # # & # # & # # 1 œ œ Hop old squirrel ei - dle dum ei - dle dum œ œ Y Hop old squirrel ei - dle dum dee œ œ Hop old squirrel ei - dle dum ei - dle dum œ œ Y Hop old squirrel ei - dle dum dee. Traditional Hop kangaroo... Hop old frog... Hop old rabbit... What other hopping animals can you think of?

9 I'm A Little Monkey q Make sure your bow doesn't move until the correct finger is on the string. q Try this on the A string after you've mastered it on the E string! & # # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 1 I'm a lit - tle mon - key, Climb-ing up the lad - der, 2 & # # # # 2 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Ó Ó Climb-ing way up high to, Eatmy green ba-na - na! Peel! Peel! & # # # # 2 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ I'm a lit - tle mon - key, Climb-ing down the lad - der, 5 & # # # # 1 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Ó Ó Climb-ing way down low to, Eat my pink ba na - na! Munch! Munch!

1 The Pickle Song q Parents: do this song as a team at first (you play the bow, they do fingers, and vice versa). q Start this song with a tall, straight wrist and fingers curved over the strings. & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 2 Do you want a pick - le on your ice cream sand- wich? & # # # œ 1 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Yes, I want a pick - le on my ice cream sand - wich!

SeeSaw 11 q This song requires that we switch strings and bow direction at the same time! Make sure the first note is a down bow (or "pull" bow), and the second note on the A string is an up bow (or "push" bow). q Parents: this is a good one to do as a team. Separate bow and fingers before you put it all together. œ & # # # See œ œ œ 1 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ -Saw See-Saw I like to ride on a See-Saw

Who's That Tapping at the Window 12 q Parents: sing the melody while your child plays the song! q Try this with pizzicato (plucking the strings) first! & # # & # # Who's D D Who's A that A that Tap knock - ping at the win - dow? Y - ing at the door? Traditional 5 7 & # # & # # Do Jack Do Jack Sol Frost Sol Frost Tap knock - ping at the win - dow? Y - ing at the door?

1 Old MacDonald q Set fingers 1 and 2 before you start and in between each EIEIO! q Your teacher will tell you where you can play your E string in the "oink oink here" section. Traditional & # # # # Y Old Mac - Don - ald had a farm, 5 7 & # # # # & # # # # & # # # # 2 2 1 1 œ œ œ œ E I E I O! And Œ on this farm he had a pig, 2 2 1 1 œ œ œ œ E I E I O! With an 9 & # # # # Œ oink oink here, and an oink oink there, 11 & # # # # 1 & # # # # Here an oink, there an oink, ev' - ry - where an Œ Old Mac - Don - ald had a farm oink oink! 15 & # # # # 2 2 1 1 œ œ œ œ Œ E I E I O!

1 There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly q Parents: have the student do the fingers first, while you do the bow. q Make sure the bow doesn't move until the student's fingers are on the correct tape. Alan Mills and Rose Bonne & # # # #68 j There was an old wo - man who swal -lowed a fly, & # # # # j I don't know why she swal - lowed a fly. 5 & # # # # 1 2 Œ œ œ œ Per - haps she'll die!

15 Hot Cross Buns q Set fingers 1 and 2 before you start! q Parents: Play this as a team at first (you do the bow, they do the fingers) - make sure they have their finger in the right place before you move the bow! 2 1 & # # # œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ Hot cross buns Hot cross buns & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ One a pen - ny two a pen - ny hot cross buns!

16 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Chicken in a Barnyard Rhythm q Have your practice partner do the bow while you do the fingers, and then switch jobs! q Take your time lining up your 1, 2 and fingers for the D note in measures, 5, 7 and 11. Traditional & # # # 1 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # # 2 1 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 5 & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 7 & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 9 & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 11 & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

17 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Down Pony Up Pony Rhythm q Practice the "down pony up pony" rhythm on your E string before trying with fingers. q Have your practice partner do the bow while you do the fingers, and then switch jobs! Traditional & # # # 1 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # # 2 1 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 5 & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 7 & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 9 & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 11 & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

18 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star q Focus on long bows and a beautiful, ringing tone. q Make sure your bow makes it all the way over to the A string before playing on A. Traditional & # # # Twin 1 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ -kle twink-le lit - tle star How I won-der what you are 5 & # # # Up œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ab -ove the world so high Like a dia-mond in the sky 9 & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Twin-kle twin-kle lit - tle star How I won-der what you are

19 Boil 'Em Cabbage Down q Practice the quick and slow bows on an open string before playing this song with fingers! q Start this song with two fingers on the A string. Traditional & # # # 2 Boil œ œ œ œ 'em cab - bage down down & # # # 1 œ œ œ œ Bake 'em bis - cuits brown 5 & # # # On brown œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ - ly song I ev'r did learn was Boil'em cab-bage down down! Verses The raccoon has a bushy tail, The possum's tail is bare, The rabbit has no tail at all, Just a little bunch of hair! I went up on the mountain-top To give my horn a blow, I thought I heard my own true love sing "Yonder stands my beau!"

2 Boil 'Em Cabbage Down Down Pony Up Pony Rhythm q This version of the song uses the same fingers but a different bowing. q Practice the down pony up pony, or "shuffle" bowing, on the E string (with no fingers) first. Traditional & # # # 2 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 5 Down po - ny up po - ny down po - ny up po - ny & # # # 1 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # # down po - ny up po - ny down po - ny up po - ny œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ down po - ny up po - ny down po - ny up po - ny 7 & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ down po - ny up po - ny down po - ny up!

21 Mary Had a Little Lamb q Set fingers 1 and 2 before playing. q This song uses fingers 1 and 2 (but not!) on the A string and open A and E. Traditional & # # # 2 1 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ Ma - ry had a lit - tle lamb & # # # œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ 5 & # # # lit - tle lamb lit - tle lamb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 7 & # # # Ma - ry had a lit - tle lamb whose œ œ œ œ Œ fleece was white as snow!

22 The Penny Song q This song goes along with a fun game we often learn in class. q Try singing the solfege before you play this on your fiddle! & # # # 1 2 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ There's Do a Re pen Mi - ny in Mi Re my Re hand. Do It Do will Re 2 5 & # # # & # # # & # # # & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ tra Mi here? Mi pen Mi - vel through Mi Re Is Do - ny any Mi Re it Re the Re Re there? Mi land. Do œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ where? Do Who has the pen - - ny? Is Do Is Do it Re the Re 6 & # # # Who has the pen - - ny? 7 & # # # Y Y I do!

2 & # # 2 Frog Froggie in the Meadow q At the end, if we want to repeat the song, we circle our bows clockwise to reset and start with another down bow. q Try trading lines with someone: you do "froggie in the meadow" and they do "hop-a-doodle," and vice versa! & # # & # # œ Hop 1 œ œ œ œ œ œ - gie in the mead œ œ œ a doo - dle hop a dood - le œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ - œ ow œ & # # Fro œ - gie in the mead - ow œ œ hop a doo - dle doo! (Circle!) œ œ Œ Froggie on a fence post... Froggie in the bathtub... Froggie eating ice cream... Make up your own verse!

2 Johnny Caught a Flea q Every time you see a rest, do a bow circle to reset! q In measure, you can keep your tunnel 2 finger set for the whole measure! Traditional & # # # 1 œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ Tee hee hee! John-ny caught a flea! & # # # 2 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ Flea it died and John-ny cried and tee hee hee!

25 q Set fingers 1 and 2 before you start! q Follow every "two by two" with a bow circle, counter-clockwise, to reset and play another down bow. & # # # # & # # # # œ J Down in the Valley œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J œ œ J Ó 2 1 2 (Circle!) Down in the va - ley two by two, (Circle!) (Circle!) œ œ J Ó œ œ œ J J Ó two by two, two by two. Traditional 5 & # # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J œ œ J Ó Down in the va - ley two by two, (Circle!) 7 & # # # # œ œ w rise, Sal - ly rise!

26 Let Us Chase the Squirrel q Make a tunnel with your 2 finger on "squir-" so you can play a nice ringing A note on "-rel." q Do a bow circle at the end of the song so you can play it again! Traditional & # # 1 2 œ œ œ œ œ œ Let us chase the squir - rel 2 & # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ up the hick' - ry down the hick' - ry, & # # œ œ œ œ œ œ Let us chase the squir - rel & # # œ œ œ œ œ down the hick' - ry tree! Œ

Bow Wow Wow 27 q Make a bow circle at the end of the song so you can play it twice in a row. q There's a fun dance that goes with this song - you'll probably get to do it in class! & # # 2 & # # & # # Bow Whose œ œ œ wow wow, 2 œ œ œ œ Œ dog art thou? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 1 Œ Lit - tle Tom - my Tuck - er's dog, & # # œ œ œ Bow wow wow! (Turn!) Œ

28 Old Town School Kids' Fiddle Blues q Each time you see a rest, do a bow circle. q This song is a twelve-bar blues. We'll talk about what that is and how you can improvise your own melody over the same chords after you learn this melody! 2 1 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # # Anna Jacobson œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ 5 & # # # 2 1 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 7 & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ 9 & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 11 & # # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ

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