How to Play Are You Sleeping Brother John on the 6 Hole Ocarina

About Are You Sleeping Brother John

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This is the English singing of Frere Jacques, a French round that has passed through schoolrooms for centuries. The words nudge a sleepyhead named John to wake up, because the morning bells are ringing and he is missing them; in the French original those are the matins bells that call a friar to early prayer. Like all good rounds, it is meant to be sung in overlapping parts, one voice trailing a phrase behind the next.

The melody climbs a fair way on a six-hole ocarina, topping out on a high E. That makes it a good piece for getting comfortable in the upper register once the lower notes feel easy.

Are You Sleeping Brother John Ocarina Tab

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