The sandpiper, like its name indicates, is frequently found where there is sand. They live at beaches all over North America and they tend to travel in flocks of a few dozen to over 100. They are much smaller than seagulls and can often be seen running very quickly along the shore.

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Sound: This piece includes the pitches C, D, and E in the lower register. You can find the fingerings here.

Rhythm: Your time signature is four-four time, which means that there are four beats in a measure and the quarter note is equal to one beat.
The Merry Little Sandpiper introduces whole notes. Make sure to play the whole notes for 4 full beats. Using Talking MetronomeBot will help you.
This song also uses quarter notes and half notes.

Melody: This piece consists of 4, four-measure phrases. Make sure to breathe where it is marked. At the end of each phrase you will have to cut the whole note a little bit short to breathe, but make sure to begin the next note right on beat one.

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