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I remember a piece from my childhood that I haven't heard since (we're talking 40 years!). The notes are stacatto and it has a "tick tock" rhythm to it. I was able to plink out the melody on my piano. The capital letters are whole notes, the small letters are half notes. ^C means high C and the B is below middle C.
GEEEEEedC
DddGgg^CG
gGEEEEEedC
DddGBC
Any help you can give me is greatly appreciated!
Oh, gosh! This is a tough one. I don't recognize it.
A couple of ideas: (1) you play it for one of your school contemporaries and see if that person can remember it; (2) you play it for someone who teaches elementary school (elem. sch. music, if you can find someone) or otherwise works with children (preschool, Sunday School, day care, after-school care, piano teacher); (3) you play it for a faculty member in the education dept. at your local jr coll./coll.; (4) you go to the "book depository" for you school district (where they keep outdated books - - they might even *give* you the books!) and check out copies of the elem. sch. music books - look for the song there.
Maybe you remember some of the text? If so, google that or try one of the above suggestions, using the text as your starting point.
I regret that I can't help you directly!
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| Comment | Thank you! I have asked my sister & mother (both elementary school teachers), but no luck. It was an instrumental piece, so there aren't any words to remember. My next step is to work up the nerve to visit the Music Dept of the local university. Or maybe I will claim I wrote it and attempt to sell it! That ought to bring out the name of it as I get sued for plagiarism. | ||
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I have a PhD in musicology, with expertise in medieval - Renaissance - Baroque - Classical periods, but I'll try to help you with any period.
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