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The Final Countdown-(Europe) G minor

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Europe - The Final Countdown (Gm)

Europe - The Final Countdown (Gm)

12 Bar Blues in 5 minutes
NEW master chart with Instructions/Roadmap page

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Improvising Solo Tips:

-An improvised solo is best created using pieces of the melody.

-Come up with a catchy rhythm to drop your melody into.

-Inventing a couple of simple catchy rhythms brings the listener in. 

-More notes or faster notes do not make a better solo. 

-Including a few rests (silence) in your melody adds to frame your musical ideas

-Try 'trading 2s' with a friend. Each person takes a 2 measure solo, one right after the other!

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Warm-Ups:

-For all Wind Instruments Long tones are fantastic for building strength and endurance.

-Slow chromatic scales are great for fingering dexterity and they helps build a base with which to improvise a solo. 

-Try the 'Long-Note' contest. With one breath see how many seconds you can play a good sounding note on your instrument! 

-I warm-up my voice by singing a 'softer, easier song' or what I call a 'stressless' song. This is one that's comfortably in your vocal range and that you can sing lightly sometimes maybe incorporating your 'head-voice'.

-Singing pure straight tones with no vibrato builds your pitch center and control for when you do decide to use vibrato.

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