Week 1: Setting Sails!
Welcome to the Main Thread for the first week of the "Music YOU Love" practice challenge!
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Here's the initial take on my first piece. I've just acquired a matched pair of Rode M5 microphones and a Volt 2 audio interface so it's my first try of those. It's audio only so you don't have the dubious pleasure of seeing me in action. Cavatina by Stanley Myers. I relearnt this the other week to perform at my local guitar club. I'll try to work on it as the challenge progresses.
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Bogdanovic Monk-a-Ning rough draft
This is from Bogdanovic's collection Unknown Standards v. 1 I. which he composes pieces in the style of different jazz composers. This is loosely based on Thelonious Monk's Rhythm a Ning.
This is the first chorus and about half of the bridge. I have lots of mistakes but it is coming along, sort of.
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Here is the first movement from the Out of Africa Suite, Call at Sunrise. It's a suite I fell in love with after hearing Denis Azabegic play it live 10 years ago. Now seems like a great time to work on a few movements from this Suite.
Alan Thomas uses popular African rhythms and melodies as an attempt to illustrate the different times of the day in Africa. Movements include Call at Sunrise, Morning Dance, Zenith, Evening Dance and Cradle Song. I find myself really struggling with the rhythm and phrasing of this movement so any advice would be much appreciated.
Everyone that I listened to on this challenge has been sounding amazing! Definitely encourages me to practice more, keep up the great work everyone! :)