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Jolly Old St. Nicholas

Practice tips

-This song uses all 5 fingers.  Sometimes it's best to keep only a couple fingers on their notes at a time.

-This song has quarter and half notes.  Try saying "quarter quarter half note" to keep the rhythm.

-This is a long song.  Try playing each line 3 times in a row before moving on to the next line.  You don't have to play the song all together all at once.

-Try counting the finger numbers out loud

-Make sure you know which hand plays first and which plays next

-Make sure you can play this song 3 times perfectly before working on the next song

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