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Small Ternary Levels

These exercises consist in performing the Footsies for the small levels of the songs in the list below -
      1. There will always be one Ternary Level-
           (a) It may beLevel -2-1
               with 1 bar of 3/4 on the Off-beat (and Beat) of eachLevel 0cell.
           (b) It may beLevel -3-2
               with 1 bar of 6/8 (possibly 2 bars of 3/4) on the Off-beat of each cell.
           (c) It may beLevel -4-3
               with 1 bar of 12/16 (possibly 2 bars of 6/8 or 4 bars of 3/4) on the Off-beat of each cell.
      2. Always start with the smallest level, that of the shortest note-value -
           (a) It may be binary or ternary (try binary first).
           (b) If it starts onLeft orTouch, it will produce a Pick-up at the next larger level.
      3. Move on to the next larger level -
           (a) Wait for the Pick-up (if there is one) before starting the feet.
           (b) When you findLevel 0there is not much point in going farther,
                all the larger levels are binary and regular.
      4. This should not be too difficult.




Clementine
     Treat the.Eight note Sixteenth notegroups as if they were Eight noteEight note,
           it does not seem worth-while opening a smaller level for so little.
 La Cucaracha
Skaters' Waltz
Lara's Theme
Silent Night
     Here again, treat theEight note. Sixteenth note Eight notegroups as if they wereEight note Eight note Eight note,
           Watch this one - go right through to the end as you do each level.
 Carnival Of Venice
For He's A Jolly Good Fellow
La Raspa
Mexican Hat Dance
Dark Eyes
     This one can be felt either in 6/8 or in 3/4, but it is usually performed in 6/8.
           Here again, treat theEight note. Sixteenth note Eight notegroups as if they wereEight note Eight note Eight note,
 On Top Of Old Smokey
     A tricky one !

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