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In Dorian Mode (Bb key signature)
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1st trumpet’s highest note is A
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No accidentals, gives the feeling of a minor key
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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