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Excercise #12 WALTZ, "CUENTO AZUL”

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Ok, we’re gonna learn our first song,

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It’s a very simple waltz,

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Which is called “cuento azul”,

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The first thing we’re gonna do,

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Is to hear it so you can know how it is,

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Here, the bellows technique that 
I’ve taught you is fully applied,

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About sound stopping,

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Check how it is, and then,

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I’m gonna explain it 
to you step by step,

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So you can play it…

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That’s the song,

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how do we study it?

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This is very important,

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And this goes for all songs,

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Whether it’s a simple song,

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Or concert songs.

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The first thing I do,

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Right hand,

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E, D, C, E, D, C, F, D… ok?

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Then I open the bellows…

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I stop the sound…

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The same when we close…

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sound stopping, ok?

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Once more…

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and closure…

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done.

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Then, part 2…

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F, E, D, F, E, D, G, E…

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Open…

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see how the hand doesn’t move…

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ok? Part 3, the hand is still there,
C, D, E, F, G,

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It’s a song with 5 fingers only,

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So we don’t have to move,

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That’s why it’s easy,

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It’s very simple.

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G, F, E, G, F, E, F, D,
It would be…

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stop…
The same when closing…

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Stop.
And part 4 would be

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F, E, D, F, E, D, E, C…

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Open…

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cease it with the bellows and…

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Perfect.

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So, we’re gonna check,

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Part 1…

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that part 1 is a “1”, ok?

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On the musical score we write down “1”, 
part 1,

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Part 2, part 3, and part 4,

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So part 1 would be…

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done. Now part 2…

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done. Part 3…

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done. Part 4…

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done, ok?

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Now, when I get it,

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-look how I haven’t even 
touched the bass- Ok?

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I’m gonna play it all at once,

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It’s supposed that depends on difficulty,

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How many times are, the important thing 
is for it to turn out well,


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Part 1 has to turn out well,

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If it’s hard and I have to 
review it 30 times,

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Til I get it right, it’s ok,

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If I get it by the 4th time, it’s ok,

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Because this is not something so complicated, ok?
In this first instance.

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So, now I’m gonna play the whole part A,

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Which would be, part 1…

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It’s really important this ceasing 
that I’m talking about…

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Otherwise hear how it would sound…

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Get it, right?

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So you have to be really, 
really, really meticulous with the endings,

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Because that’s what gonna 
put the final “touches”,

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It’s like getting to a new home, 
beautiful and everything,

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But it misses windows, doorlocks,

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That destroys all the beauty in the house,

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This is the same, always 
be careful about endings.


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The bass, the bass accompaniment,

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There are different ways 
to play the bass section,

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There are different ways,

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And there are ways to use 
it that are more popular,

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It’s not that one way is 
worse than the other,

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But there are some that sound better, ok?

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For example,

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I’m gonna play the bass…

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And the chord…

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2, 3, 1, 2, 3… ok.

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How is this supposed to be?

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The bass, the bass doesn’t last 
the whole quarter note,

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Because it’s 1, 2, 3,

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the bass, the bass,

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Because this is the chord…

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This is the bass.

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So the bass get til halfway only,

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It would be… ok, right?

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So, the bass is long,

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But it doesn’t get to be tied 
to the 2nd quarter note,

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It’s not…

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“and why, dear teacher?”…

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Because the natural
-always look for the natural thing-

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The double bass sounds…

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It doesn’t sound…

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But…

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And neither…

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The natural thing is to sound…

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So I have to emulate that…

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So I play… silence and chord,

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And if you see,
I play the chord shortly,

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It’s to give it some swing.

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You have to play, ideally,
With swing, with flavor, with elegance,

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If I play the bass for too long,
Hear how it sounds…

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So if I play…

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vs…

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So, long bass, ok?

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It’s a little longer, 
without tying it,

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And the chord is really small,

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And for it to sound “small”,

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I can’t sink it till the bottom…

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But is the tip…

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So that remains hidden,

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That’s how it sounds good,

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And it’s what really works,

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And it doesn’t mess up with the melody.

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So, together would be…

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Longer bass, short chord…

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What I have to imagine,
It that here is red,


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It’s like the metal was red,
Hot, melting,

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So I have to…

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It’s like I burn with an iron,

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I have to take my hand off immediately,

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If it stays more, I burn.

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So 1…

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ok?

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So, that’s the right way to play the bass…

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Right?

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There are some books that recommend,
That you play everything staccato,

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which would be…

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And that for me, is a no no,
I find it has no body,

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It sounds like empty…

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And if I play it too long 
it sounds very full

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So, the balance is between,

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Playing the bass a little longer,
And the short chord, would be…

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ok?

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So, part 1…

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G…

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part 1 closing…

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C

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part 2…

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G and C…

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I close part 2…

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Opening part 3…

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G…

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Part 3 closing, C…

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Part 4 open with G…

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closing…

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Now, with the nerves on the stage,

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From people who’s coming to see you,
At some concert,

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And it’s your first presentation 
and everything,

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The most probable thing is that,

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Imagine you forget,

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and you confuse the bellows,

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When it was open, we’re closing,

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And when it was close, we’re opening,

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That produces, first, you get 
nervous and make mistakes,

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So make sure of studying it,
Opening and closing,


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So you know how to react when it’s opening,
And when you’re closing,

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Because if you look,

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If I have my hand more stretched here,

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I’m playing the bass, ok?

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I have a lot more stretched my hand there,

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But when I’m here… it’s different,

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I shrink it a bit,

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So it’s the whole feeling 
of playing like this…

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And playing like this…

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That’s why it’s studied like that,
Opening and closing.

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The 3rd step in order to study,

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Would be putting our hands together, 
put our hands together, So…

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and it ends, closing…

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That’s part 1…

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and it ends,

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I studied, I review it many times,
And now with part 2…

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Y repeat, part 2, closing…

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Part 3…

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closing part 3…

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Part 4…

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close, the same…

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Part 1 and 2 now only, 1 and 2…

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I close…

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stop, repeat…

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close…

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stop!

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Part 3 and 4…

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Now full 3 and 4…

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ok?
Now, when I’m getting to master this,

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-I’m playing it faster-

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But it supposes that till you get it,
You progress,


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If part 1 doesn’t turn out well, 
I can’t move to part 2,

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If part 2 doesn’t turn out well, 
I can’t move to part 3,

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As you’ve been studying,
With no mistakes,

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because you haven’t made mistakes, ok?

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Because, as it is an easy melody,

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This thing about opening and closing,

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You haven’t been studying with mistakes,

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If you had studied all of this-let’s say-
All of this song at once,

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you would have been wrong,

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“oh gosh again, I closed the bellows”

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“oh gosh, it was opening, closing”

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As this has been so fast and meticulous,

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You’re gonna realize that in a few minutes,
You’re already playing a song, ok?

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And the right way.

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So, what do I do now?

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I grab the whole part 1,

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-it’s supposed that I already studied that,
I practiced that-

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I grab the whole part 1, it would be this…

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2…

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3…

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4…

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done.

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I’ve got the song, right?

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But obviously I’m pulling the bellows,

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I’m confident because I know how to play,

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You’re gonna be with your fingers 
all shaky yet, or too week.

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Exercise… we’re gonna play the same,

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But, when it’s supposed that 
we don’t know the song-

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We’re gonna play it in 4 different ways,

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So we can study well,
And then we’re gonna play it fast, ok?

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First, staccato,
The staccato is short…

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And the staccato goes… 
it’s not just the finger…

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But the forearm…

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So, I play it once with the bass 
and everything with staccato, It would be…

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“And, why with staccato, teacher?”

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“why?, what is it for?”

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Because the staccato “exposes” the hand,

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As I take it out, 
I’m afraid of making a mistake…

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I can do this, see…
So when I lift,


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That gives me… when 
I pass that insecurity,

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When I play it normal,
It turns out very solid, ok?

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So I have to do things that
Give me insecurity,


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So when time comes,
I’ll be able to respond.

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So, staccato,

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I apply staccato, it’s 
gonna sound different,

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It’s supposed to be an exercise,
It’s not that the song sounds that paused,

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I play it with staccato…

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I play the full thing, done…

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It’s gonna be hard, it’s gonna be hard,
But it’s a really good time investment,


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Because then, I’m gonna play it like…
“hey, play the accordion, play something”

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And you play something solid,

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Not something that “I sort of studied” or 
“it doesn’t come out well” or

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“wait 2 or 3 more weeks”,

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This can work.

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Then it comes the tie,
The same but tied,

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Which is, like it’s the song,

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It would be more normal…

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close…

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Open…

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close…

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I applied staccato, tie.

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Now it comes the staccatissimo,

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Staccatissimo?

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The staccatissimo, 
is the same that staccato,

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But It’s more abrupt, it’s…

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More confidence it gives me,

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Because I’m more scared of 
making mistakes, ok?

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So I play it…

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Lifting…

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lifting…

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Gaining space…

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It’s supposed that if I 
play the staccatissimo,

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And I don’t make mistakes,

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I can move on to the next one,

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If I keep making mistakes, 
I have to fix it.

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And the last one would be the legatissimo,

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Which would be, pressing the keys,

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Pressing them using deadweight,

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It would be…

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I’m pressing there…

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So, what do I do there?

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I’m forcing my mind and fingers,
sending the signal,

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Forcing them to pass there,
Between those notes,

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When I studied them,
I play it normally,

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I can speed it up a bit,
I can speed up,

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because it’s already mastered,

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This is already mastered,

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So then I loosen up,
I relax, I go to the beach,

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Under a palm tree,

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By myself, and I play relaxed,

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I’m not in some class, no,
Full relaxation…

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Ok? That’s how it’s done.

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Now, this part,
Is the same system,

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I’m gonna play the other section,

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And you are gonna have to split it,

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So we don’t explain it step by step,

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You know what you have to do,

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The last part would be letter B, 
it would be…

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Close…

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open…

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close…

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Here, the logic that I’m using 
for the bellows is each 4 bars…

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1…2…3…4…

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1…2…3…4… sorry,

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1…2…3…4… close

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1…2…3…4…

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And I play the whole song once,
As a wrap,

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And you have a first song,
Well played, studied,

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And in a short time,

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What this video has last,

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Is what’s gonna take you
To study a song of this kind.

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Complete…