If We Try - Don McLean (Cover) by @yisusth

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A warm greeting to everyone in this amazing #Music community. I have the pleasure of performing with my trumpet «If We Try», a Folk rock song composed by Don McLean in 1971. The lyrics talk about how love begins, the uncertainty of a relationship, trying something deeper, and enjoying the moment. This piece is in the key of G major, performed on my trumpet in A major. It has a soft melody, with short and repetitive movements that are charming. The harmony combines major and minor chords that reflect hope and doubt. The song has a time signature of 4/4, a moderate tempo, and a regular rhythmic base with simple syncopations. Since Monday, I have had the opportunity to practice it, and the most significant challenge was the fingering when moving from C# to low D, since on the trumpet the first is played with all pistons, and the last with pistons 1 and 3.

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Un cordial saludo para todos en esta increíble comunidad de #Music. Tengo el placer de interpretar con mi trompeta «If We Try», una canción de genero Folk rock compuesta por Don McLean en 1971. La letra habla de como comienza el amor, la incertidumbre de una relación, el intentar algo mas profundo y disfrutar del momento. Esta pieza se encuentra en la tonalidad de G mayor, siendo interpretada en mi trompeta en A mayor. Tiene una melodía suave, con movimientos cortos y repetitivos que es encantadora. La armonía combina acorde mayores y menores que reflejan esperanza y duda. La canción tiene una cifra indicadora de compas de 4/4, un tempo moderado, y una base rítmica regular con sincopas sencillas. Desde el lunes tengo la oportunidad de practicarla, y el reto más relevante fue con la digitación al pasar del grado C# al D grave, ya que en la trompeta se toca el primero con todos los pistones, y el ultimo con los pistones 1 y 3.

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Pain can be seen as something negative, but it is something essential within our earthly life. How could we know the joy of healing and redemption without knowing pain? To know the sweet, many times it is necessary to know the bitter. In my personal life, I have suffered emotional, spiritual, and physical pains. Those sufferings have helped me develop faith, patience, empathy, and strength. I am impressed by people who have never suffered from headaches, or whose pain threshold is minimal. Their trial is also hard. Sometimes I wonder if anyone understands our pains, and then my belief comes to mind that Jesus Christ suffered for my pains and that He, through His own experience, understands our torments. Is it not wonderful to know that music can calm our heart, provide consolation, peace, and healing? That is the miraculous power of music. Enjoy this performance.

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El dolor puede verse como algo negativo, pero es algo esencial dentro de nuestra vida terrenal. Como podríamos conocer el gozo de la sanación, y de la redención sin conocer el dolor. Para conocer lo dulce, muchas veces es necesario conocer lo amargo. En mi vida personal he sufrido dolores emocionales, espirituales y físicos. Esos padecimientos me han ayudado a desarrollar fe, paciencia, empatía y fortaleza. Me impresiona las personas que nunca han sufrido de dolores de cabeza, o que su umbral del dolor es mínimo. Su prueba también es dura. A veces me pregunto si alguien comprende nuestros dolores, y entonces viene a mi mente mi creencia de que Jesucristo sufrió por mis dolores y que el por experiencia propia entiende nuestros tormentos. ¿No es maravilloso saber que la música puede calmar nuestro corazón, brindarnos consuelo, paz y sanación?. Ese es el poder milagroso de la música. Que disfruten de esta interpretación.

If We Try

When I see you on the street, I lose my concentration
Just the thought that we might meet creates anticipation
Won't you look my way once before you go?
And my eyes will say what you oughta know
Well, I've been thinkin' about you day and night
And I don't know if it'll work out right
But somehow, I think that it just might
If we try

Faces come and faces go in circular rotation
But something yearns within to grow beyond infatuation
Won't you look my way once before you go
And my eyes will say what you oughta know
Well, you've got me standin' deaf and blind
'Cause I see love is just a state of mind
And who knows what it is that we might find
If we try?

You're walkin' a different direction from most people I've met
You're givin' me signs of affection I don't usually get
I don't want you to pledge your future
The future is not yours to give
Just stand there a little longer
And let me watch while you live

'Cause when I see you on the street, I lose my concentration
And just the thought that we might meet creates anticipation
Won't you look my way once before you go?
And my eyes will say what you oughta know
Well, I've been thinkin' about you day and night
And I don't know if it'll work out right
But somehow, I think that it just might
If we try

Somehow, I think that it just might
If we try
Yes, somehow, I think that it just might
If we try

Fuentes / Sources

Images	Obtained in Unsplash
Lyrics	“If We Try” by Don McLean on Genius
Thumbnail & Banner	Made with Adobe Creative Cloud Express
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Specific Information	PopHits.org
Backing track	"If We Try" by Don McLean