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Listen to the Cluck Old Hen MIDI

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Techniques:

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Overview of Tune: This tune is in the Dorian Mode, which has both a flatted seventh (bVII) & a

flatted third (biii) note. The main chords in Part A are A major, & in Part B are A minor. Note that

the time signature is 2/4 time, with two 1/4 notes per measure. Most of the notes are 1/4 notes,

with very few 1/8 notes.

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Dorian Mode: The Dorian Mode has a flatted seventh note (bVII), like the mixolydian mode,

with the addition of the flatted third (biii), producing a minor sound. Thus, though the key

signature is A, with 3 sharps (F#, G#, C#), both the G & C are actually played as natural notes,

without being sharpened. In this version, the chords change at the beginning of each measure,

returning to A major from the G (bVII) in Part A & to A minor from both the C (bIII) & the G

(bVII) in Part B, with the addition of a final change from the E (V) in both parts.

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Time Signature: The time signature is 2/4 time, which has only two 1/4 notes per measure

(compared to 4/4 time, with four 1/4 notes per measure). This timing ensures that the tune

follows the traditional pattern of: two (or more) parts, with each part consisting of 8 measures,

which are repeated once, before going on to the next part.

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