Ode to Joy — Chubb hymn reading

  • Play the complete sixteen-bar hymn melody.
  • Keep the bridge’s lowest note in its written register.

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827); hymn reading typeset by Peter Chubb

Source: Chubb, Mutopia 528 (2009); public-domain dedication.

Original: Unchanged G major, D4–D5; native alto C major, G4–G5.

Prepare quavers and dotted rhythms through Lesson 13.

Notes Used: D4, G4, A4, B4, C5, D5

Notes Used: G4, C5, D5, E5, F5, G5

Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: G major

Time Signature: 4/4 · Key: C major

Fingering Review

Play

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Performance Goal: The bridge reaches its lowest note clearly, then returns to the opening phrase without changing pulse.