To
complete this four week block we played through both of our tunes,
soloing on each. I suggested putting an emphasis on playing more
rhythmically. On Visions we investigated a simple rhythmic
pattern (a note placed on beat ‘one' and another on 'two-and’) used
through the whole sequence. There was a tendency for this to sound
sluggish but with suitable efforts (clearer articulation) it sounded
quite effective. We tried displacing this pattern, first by a crotchet
(one beat) and then by a quaver (half a beat) which gives it a very
different feel to the figure. I thought there was some excellent soloing from everyone on Visions.
We played through Rope’n’Tackle without
bass which made it more challenging but allowed an increased sense of
openness to the harmony. Not everyone is completely ready to embrace
this yet and I know this kind of approach is not always to everyone’s
taste. Nonetheless there were some lovely musical moments (and some
rather nice singing to finish!)
I
hope you have enjoyed playing these tunes. As I mentioned in
the session, why not having a go at writing something yourself - perhaps
a ‘modal' piece, or a ‘ I IV V I ' type piece.
In case any one missed it, the answer to the Visions intro is: D harmonic major followed by Bb lydian (4 bars of each) repeated 4 times making a total of 32 bars.
The two tunes for our next block are Armando’s Rhumba and So Nice both sitting waiting for you in the Dropbox :-)
Hope you have a good few weeks and I look forward to seeing you all again on Friday 6th March.
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