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The vision of Book III is grounded in lessons presented in a format similar to that used in Books I & II of the Method representing the American Music systemâ and its 400-year history. From additional Boil âem Cabbage Downâ variations introducing 2nd and 3rd positions and an arrangement of this classic tune including a second part, through four centuries of American musical history to the most recent pieces that I have composed and arranged, Book III offers a broad and interconnecting compendium of American music. Continuing the theme that the American Music System includes the music of our immediate neighbors to the South and North, the well-known Mexican tunes Over the Wavesâ and Jessie Polkaâ as well as the popular Canadian tune Rippling Water Jigâ are featured. Other foundational music included are my arrangements of the soulful spiritual Deep Riverâ and perhaps the greatest melody from the pen of Stephen Foster, Old Folks at Home.â Also included is another Spiritual, widely popular during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s - We Shall Overcomeâ - and an arrangement of the Jewish song Hava Nagilaâ which was popular all over America when I was a child and presents a(more...)
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