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Playable after only 6 lessons in most beginner books.
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Playable with 1 flute, 2 clarinets, 1 alto sax, and 1 trumpet.
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Uses all chords of the diatonic scale; No accidentals.
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1st trumpet’s highest note is A.
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Can be played after 5 or 6 lessons
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Clarinets Do Not cross the break
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Highest note for trumpets is A or Bb
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All instruments play the same rhythm at the same time (except percussion)
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Rhythms are whole, half and quarter notes (8th notes in some songs; percussion will play 8th notes at times)
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All chords of the diatonic scale are used
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Easy to play; sounds harder than written
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Playable with as few as 5 instruments
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