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Listen... Hum... Play

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Wed, 06/29/2011 - 07:24
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When learning a new passage...

1) Listen to it - Listen intently... do nothing else while doing this.

2) Hum it - Internalize the melody and rhythm (Is it not harder to do two things at the same time? Get the melody and rhythm down first, then try it on your machine.)

3) Play it on your machine

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