We were few, but we were mighty – in the best possible way!
That sums up out inaugural rehearsal.
I am excited to have met so many new-to-me faces! I do hope you`ll be back out soon! (Please do take a moment to introduce yourself to me. I`m not always the best with names, so it may take one or two tries for it to stick!)
Here`s the list of pieces I`ve got in mind to rehearse on Saturday – these are not in any particular order, and those I`ve marked with an asterisk (*) are guaranteed to be rehearsed:
*5 – Broadway Journey
*65 – Moana
*66 – Arctic Fire
67 – Holiday
*64 – Bolero
68 – Jazz Chaconne
7 – Swing the Mood
8 – Themes Like Old Times
Here are some listening links for some of our repertoire. I encourage you to take a listen – it can help put your own part in perspective:
Arctic Fire
Moana – Concert band arrangement
I would also encourage you to listen to the source music – from the film. (I`m told the film is currently on Netflix – I really enjoyed it and would definitely watch it again). Here are the links to the four songs included in the medley:
Where You Are
How Far I`ll Go
You`re Welcome
We Know The Way
Here`s the link to the discourse on scales. It goes into some of the music theory around scales, and how to determine which notes are part of the scale, and which are not. I confess, the one thing that is missing is how to transpose from concert pitch to instrument pitch. I will work up an entry on that topic, which I will try to have posted before Saturday.