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Music for the traditional American tune The Battle Hymn of The Republic collected in the American Veteran Fifer.

Key: G Major

Time signature: 2/4

Rhythms:  This tune contains the following elements:
crotchet / (ta) and dotted quaver and semiquaver / (temri) and dotted crotchet and quaver / (tae te) and crotchet rest / (ta rest) and minim / (ta-aa) and ties, broken slurs and quaver upbeats.

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Battle Hymn of the Republic course outline.pdfBattle Hymn of the Republic course outline.pdf

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Music for the American tune Revolutionary Tea. It was written in the 18C soon after the Boston Tea Party, December 16th 1773.

Key: G Major

Time signature: 6/8

Rhythms:  This tune contains the following elements:
quavers / (tetete) and crotchet and quaver / (ta te) and tied dotted crotchet and crotchet / (tied tae ta) and quaver upbeats (two semiquavers in the 1st part).

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Revolutionary Tea course outline.pdfRevolutionary Tea course outline.pdf

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These are videos for the Flop-Ear'd Mule. They have been done karaoke style so that they can be followed or played along to in the initial stages.  Thanks to Ian Robertson of Chiltern Trad who introduced me to the Flop Ear'd Mule.

Keys: G Major and D Major

Time signature: 4/4

Total: 36 videos

Software requirements: QuickTime 7 or later versions

Other equipment that would be useful: headphones

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Flop Eard Mule course outline.pdfFlop Eard Mule course outline.pdf