The Minstrel Boy — Hadow reading

• Play both complete passes of the printed repeat.
• Keep the dotted-quaver figures and raised C-sharpsF-sharps distinct.

Composer: Traditional Irish melody; words by Thomas Moore.

Source: Hadow, Songs of the British Islands, sixth edition revised, copyright 1903; no. 64, p. 77; public domain.

Original: Unchanged F major: soprano C4–F5; native alto B-flat major, F4–B-flat5.

Prepare C-sharpF-sharp, semiquavers and dotted pairs through Lesson 25.

Notes Used: C4, F4, G4, A4, Bb4, C5, C#5, D5, E5, F5

Notes Used: F4, Bb4, C5, D5, Eb5, F5, F#5, G5, A5, Bb5

Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: F major

Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: Bb major

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