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Sound: This piece includes the pitches C and D in the lower register. You can find the fingerings here.

Rhythm: Your time signature is two-four time, which means that there are two beats in a measure and the quarter note is equal to one beat.
This song introduces half notes (see the picture above). A half note is equal to two quarter notes tied together. In this piece, since the quarter note is equal to one beat, the half note is equal to two beats.
To make sure that you are playing at a steady tempo, play along with MetronomeBot's talking metronome in duple meter.
The note values include quarter notes, quarter rests, and half notes.
This song will sound exactly like Song 1, The Tie.

Melody: This piece consists of 2, four-measure phrases. Make sure to breathe where it is marked.

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