W. S. B. Mathews · section 9 of 24

A Song of Contentment

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The melody very song-like and connected. The eighth notes also quiet and even. In the second line the left hand has the melody which must slightly preponderate over the eighth notes of the right hand. Preparatory to undertaking this piece it would

Ex. 51 · A Song of Contentment — Fig. 72 · Play this example in the reader ▶

be helpful to practice the scale of F ( see scales at close of the book) until its path is familiar and the B flat can be remembered when due.

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