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May Ear Power - Week 1

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Jay Sean - All or Nothing (Bonus Track Version) - Down

I was unable to work much on this song with students in the first week. However, there are a few details I covered that are worth noting:
- The song is in the key of D Major
- The verse is comprised of 16 measures (same as the Train song from last month)
- Although there is some variation in the chord progression throughout the song, one could play this simplified progression the whole way and it would sound just fine:
IV  |  I  |  V  |  vi  |
More to come this week.
Some personal asides:
- Jay Sean is the latest prince of melisma
- Even if you can't stand this song, "Down" is an earworm and it will get stuck in your head 

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