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Sound: This piece uses pitches C through G in the lower register. You can find the fingerings here.

Rhythm: Your time signature is three-four time, which means that there are three beats in a measure and the quarter note is equal to one beat. Play along with MetronomeBot's talking metronome in triple meter to help yourself maintain a steady tempo.
This song introduces dotted half notes and also includes quarter notes and half notes. Make sure to hold the dotted half note in measure 2 for three full beats. In measure 4, you will have to cut the dotted half note short to breathe, but you must enter in the next measure on beat 1. Using MetronomeBot will help you greatly with this song.

Melody: This piece consists of 4, four-measure phrases. Make sure to breathe where it is marked.

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