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Fiddles
(violins, same thing!) are especially welcome. Historically a huge
amount of folk music has been played and composed on fiddles, so
it fits the instrument very well. Violas are also welcome,
they're good for strong harmony playing, and cellos too,
they're great for playing bass lines which are essential to the
sound of the Harlequinettes.
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Our
music suits the flute very well too, wooden flutes are the
ancestor of the metal flute and were always very popular for this
music. Flutes are not only good at playing the main tunes - they
sound very nice playing high counterpoint harmony parts. Our arrangements
will make sure that you have the chance to have a go at both. |
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Recorders
and penny whistles are popular instruments in school, but they
are excluded from ordinary orchestras. Well, don't worry, you're welcome
here! Like the flutes and fiddles, you'll sometimes play the tune,
or sometimes a harmony part, it's those different parts that add a
new dimension to the music and give the Harlequinettes a unique sound. |
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Anyone
who plays keyboards or piano is welcome, as the bass parts
are ideally suited to the keyboards. Usually you'll be playing single
line parts (playing one note at a time) written in the bass clef.
You'll need to have access to your own electronic keyboard though,
and be able to transport it to rehearsals and performances. |
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Keen
players of most other instruments are welcome too. The arrangements
can be altered to accommodate you. Clarinets and other transposing
wind instruments are welcome, though you'll need to be able to
play in keys which are quite hard for a beginner. Harmony parts can
be written for any keen clarinetists, to make it easier. |
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