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#1: Lollipop (lollipop) on Apr 1, 2013

Erin, this was my first invention too. Isn't it every piano student's? At first I thought it was a contraption, but I recognized it and started smiling as soon as I got the blue section done. It's very wide so some solvers may find the scrolling unwieldy, but for me it was definitely worth it. How long have you been playing? I studied for 12 years and eventually had my own Steinway. Ah, memories. But now I have an earworm.

Yeah, sorry about the scrolling; scaling is a pain.
I've been playing piano for almost 17 years now and am living without access to anything but a keyboard right now. This has me on an enforced diet of smaller range, no pedal works like these inventions, so I can definitely sympathize with the earworm syndrome.

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But Adam, all those puzzles have free-floating random notes. What distinguishes this one is that it is the first two bars of an actual score, complete with key signature, note stems correctly placed, 1/16 notes, staccatos, and phrasing. It is missing only the notations for 3/4 time and the opening rest, which would have made the puzzle even wider.

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Thanks, Kristin. I did study piano and did play this one. Was unable to complete the puzzle but appreciate the work that went in to it.

Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by gator.

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