Click the links below to see and hear the pieces in the book.
Rockin’ Downtown
The Real and Only Blues
City of LIttle Monkeys
£7.50 – £10.00
Click the links below to see and hear the pieces in the book.
Rockin’ Downtown
The Real and Only Blues
City of LIttle Monkeys
Three jazz inflected pop pieces for beginning to intermediate players.
Rockin’ Downtown: This piece harks back to early jazz rock. Don’t swing the rhythm – play them straight. Play the opening statement aggressively, a bit brash. The middle section should be a little more playful. Give the closing two bars some ‘shake’ in the tone if you can.
The Real And Only Blues: This should be played sweet and mournful, with a gentle swing to the rhythms. Treat each line as if it were a sentence, maybe even write words to go with it so that you have something to say with each phrase.
Cart Full Of Monkeys: This is whimsical pop, unpredictable, like monkey behaviour. Don’t be a complete slave to the tied rhythms in the opening and closing musical statements – use them more as a starting point for playfulness.
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