Ballad style Oh Danny Boy. 2 2
Now this is a great song to practice a very basic ballad style because 3 3
it doesn't really need too much embellishment. 4 4
Even if you just play a simple, clean, straightforward left-hand pattern and 5 5
the right hand melody note on it's own, it'll still sound reasonably okay. 6 6
So whatever you add in on top of that will be a bonus. 7 7
So just keep it very simple, and 8 8
think about the expressiveness of the melody line this time. 9 9
You're not going to add too much in, so what you're going to concentrate on this 10 10
time is bringing expression to the melody line. 11 11
It's very important to learn that. 12 12
So, instead of. 13 13
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Okay, even if you add in wonderful lines underneath that, 15 15
it's still going to sound very, very regimented, okay? 16 16
So, imagine somebody playing it on a flute. 17 17
They only have one note to deal with each time, and 18 18
they have to make it very expressive, each note. 19 19
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So just change a few things, the liveness, the attack of the note, the length 21 21
of time you're playing it, come in a bit early, just vary it very, very subtly. 22 22
So keep both hands very simple and clean, but 23 23
this time you're going to practice adding expression to the melody line. 24 24
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