Level 3 — Play Thousands & Lead
From Fake Book to Living Arrangement
Simplify a busy page into numbers, then re-ornament as a family arrangement.
From Fake Book to Living Arrangement
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Lesson script
Step 1: numbers only. Step 2: assign jobs (pulse/bass/harmony/melody). Step 3: add one tasteful extra (inversion, 1-5-1, or fill). [CYNTHIA FILL: demo repertoire for camera.] Done when: the simplified version grooves better than struggling through every printed grace note.
Instrument paths
- Piano: Numbers → arrangement.
- Strings: Melody ownership.
- Percussion: Fills between sections.
Learning modes
- Solo child: Before/after recording.
- Child + parent: Parent helps choose what to delete.
- Family: Committee of taste — keep what serves the song.