Bach Prelude & Fugue no 1 in C major, sometimes referred to as Ave maria. 2 2
This beautiful piece is a great piece to sight read because it sounds incredibly 3 3
impressive, but 4 4
it's relatively easy to play once you discover the repetitive pattern. 5 5
Secret is that each bar uses a repeat pattern of five notes. 6 6
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Once you find the five notes, you can play the rest of the bar and 8 8
look ahead to the next bar and find the next five notes, and so on. 9 9
So, look at the musical notation for the first bar and observe this process. 10 10
The left hand plays the first two notes. 11 11
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Then the right hand plays the next three notes and repeats them. 13 13
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And then everything's repeated. 15 15
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The second part of the bar. 17 17
So observe that the second note, even though it's played in the left hand, 18 18
is written on the top set of lines, okay? 19 19
And you're used to playing top set of lines for the right hand. 20 20
It's just easier to write it this way. 21 21
They could've put it above the bottom set of lines, for the left hand, but 22 22
it's just easier to write it this way, okay? 23 23
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And it looks like the E is going to be played again, but 25 25
the curved line between two notes that are exactly the same note means 26 26
that the note is held for that length of time. 27 27
It's not played twice. 28 28
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And again. 30 30
You hold down the pedal for the entire bar, then lift it and put it down for 31 31
the next bar, and so on. 32 32
On the keyboard diagram on the bottom, you'll see the notes written out. 33 33
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Right. 35 35
It's basically the chord tones, basic C chord. 36 36
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So practice that for a while. 38 38
Just repeating 39 39
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And you'll see once you can play that. 41 41
You've got all the notes. 42 42
You start it and you can look ahead to the next bar. 43 43
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And get ready 45 45
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So, I'll take you through some of the bars so you can get the gist of how it goes. 47 47
Just do it slowly. 48 48
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So, look ahead. 50 50
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More or less back to the start. 52 52
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And you just get used to the fact that it jumps this, [SOUND], 54 54
you'll get used to the whole sound, so. 55 55
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And so on. 57 57
Now, this song is a good opportunity to put some expression into your playing 58 58
because it's so repetitive. 59 59
Once you learn how the song goes and you're used to the changes, 60 60
start to bring some expression into it. 61 61
So I just played it very straight there. 62 62
So. 63 63
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Every note exactly the same attack, same pitch, the same lightness. 65 65
So, what you can do is instead of doing that, you try to be expressive. 66 66
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And so on. 68 68
Then you can try speeding it up if you want. 69 69
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And so on. 71 71
You can experiment with a higher octave. 72 72
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And if you put your keyboard on a harpsichord type of sound, 74 74
then it sounds good with that as well. 75 75
So, you can gave great fun with this piece.