The Clearinghouse of Choreography
Just As I Am
(last updated Feb. 28, 2003)
The upper part:
Table setup:
Keyboard order, except: Eb7/D7 placed above C7
Choreography:
m. 6: keep G6 in hand as a constant, create G6/Eb6 cluster for beginning of m. 7
m. 8: return Eb6 to its home position
m. 13: begin on right hand
m. 14: pass C6 from left hand to right
m. 17: keep F6 in hand as a constant, create F6/Bb6 cluster for beginning of m. 18
m. 18: return Bb6 to its home position
m. 19: pass Eb6 from right hand to left (this is so both parts use the same hand for the rest of this passage)
m. 31: keep G5 in hand as a constant, create C6\G5 cluster for m. 32-33
m. 33: return C6 to its home position, keep G5 in hand as constant
m. 34: during this half note, pick up the Eb5 with the left hand and move it to the secondary position in the right hand to create the Eb5\G5 cluster, then quickly move left hand to the F5.
m. 34: return Eb5 to its home position
m. 35: table damp G5
m. 39: table damp Bb5 in space above & between E6 & F6
m. 40: return Bb5 to its home position
m. 41: pass F5 from right hand to left
m. 50: return B6 to its home position
m. 51: I don't play the C7 on beat 3
m. 58: create E6/C6 cluster, return C6 to its home position after beat 3, keep E6 in hand as constant
m. 59: create E6/G6 cluster
m. 61: break E6/G6 cluster (E6xG6) and return the bells to their home positions, keep A6 in hand as constant, create C7\A6 cluster
m. 62: return C7 to it's home position
m. 63: pass G6 from left hand to right
m. 64: keep G6 in hand as constant, create E6\G6 cluster, keep this cluster in hand until m. 70
m. 70: return D6 and E6 to their home positions
m. 79: pass Bb6 from right hand to left
m. 80: create Eb6\G6 cluster, return Eb6 to home
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