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Faulk
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Posted: 2006-09-26 11:36 CET | |
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Sup Rudies Last week one of the music teachers told me that I'll have to play a solo for the school's showcase night. I need to have the song ready in three weeks. I was thinking that I'll either do a Latin piece called Oye Como Va or a swing piece called Ain't That a Kick in the Head. But I wanna do something that the audience will really enjoy, and I'm worried that they'll be too bored with my mentioned choices. So, can you fellas (and fallaettes) think of any songs that sound really good, are easy to learn and are easy to play? I have to already have the track or be able to get it (shouldn't be too much of a problem, I know people  ) and as I've said, I need to be able to get it close to perfect in 3 weeks. I'd prefer it if it was ska but it certainly doesn't have to be. Also keep in mind that I wanna be doing a solo, so songs that only have a horn riff in the chorus won't really be very good. Unless I could play the bass line or something...I know that this is a lot of criteria, but just throw anything at me and I'll sort through it. Even if the song only fits two or three points. I was gonna post this in the trumpet section (I'll be playing my trumpet) but I thought "Meh, the bones and saxes probably know good trumpet lines too". Alright, so let me know what you think. Any advice at all would be great. Cheers -Faulk 
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RCT2head
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Posted: 2006-09-26 11:57 CET | |
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riding the fourth wave is good, but you might need more ppl for it... 241's pretty straitforward, you prolly would be better off if ya duet it tho, unless ya play both the trumpet and bone parts at once... |
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hockeykid
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Posted: 2006-09-26 22:30 CET | |
| how bout keasby nights or the trumpet solo in kristina she dont know i exist | ||
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Reid
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Posted: 2006-09-26 22:49 CET | |
| You could get away with playing "Flossing a Dead Horse" by NOFX. Its easy, and it sounds pretty good. I don't really know of any good pieces of music though -- at least not any you can learn close to perfection in 3 weeks. | ||
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SeverFire
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Posted: 2006-09-28 07:52 CET | |
| Mad Caddies songs might better because the trumpet part has more of the melody often. You could even do like a compilation of Aquabats stuff too, like the fun parts from Pizza Day, Super Rad, and anything else, and come up with a cool transition between each part. | ||
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RCT2head
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Posted: 2006-09-28 11:58 CET | |
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yeah... i somehow overlooked the bats... if ya had a sax, make sure to do the dueling trumpet/sax solo from "cat with two heads!" that part's killer |
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skaman31689
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Posted: 2006-09-28 14:26 CET | |
| I really love the trumpet in "The Joust" by The Mad Caddies. I think it's definitely something to consider. | ||
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Reid
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Posted: 2006-09-28 19:29 CET | |
| He can't go in there and just start playing riffs from ska songs nobodys heard. Thats stupid. The only reason I mentioned Flossing a Dead Horse is because the trumpet plays the melody the entire time -- its very similar to a Herb Alpert song. Thatd be another good idea -- Herb's music is real easy and recognizable. | ||
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RCT2head
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Posted: 2006-09-28 19:58 CET | |
| herb who!? maybe the music'd be recognizable if ya said what tunes they were... i'm rackin my brain, but i don't think i've ever heard that name before... | ||
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WarpedRyan
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Posted: 2006-09-28 22:16 CET | |
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Herb Alpert started the Tijuana Brass. He's responsible for hits such as Spanish Flea, A Taste of Honey, Rise, The Lonely Bull, Mexican Shuffle, This Guy's in Love With You, and loads more. He is a wonderful trumpeteer! Many of his songs are very recognizable, but you may not know the titles. I agree also that you can't just randomly play ska riffs, although I don't believe that's what you were saying in the question anyway. As for good solos, I would say Herb Alpert's stuff is pretty good. As for ska solos, I can't think of many good ones to learn quick. Most of the songs you would most likely need another instrument for... |
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widby
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Posted: 2006-09-29 16:16 CET | |
| i reckon monkeys would be possible, depending on how good a player you are. and how you can rearrange it. by mad caddies | ||
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RCT2head
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Posted: 2006-09-29 19:12 CET | |
| any song requiring more than just a small amount, if any, rearranging, is too much work to be considered an easy song... | ||
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Trumpet_Crumpet
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Posted: 2006-09-30 04:05 CET | |
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Betty by mad caddies is a pretty simple song. nice trumpet solo. and u could probably play the trombone solo too its not that had. Oh and i cant believe u were gonna play Oya Coma Va. My stage band is playing that this year for our school concer  weve been playing it for a week now and i already have my part down, the others suck tho lmao
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Faulk
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Posted: 2006-09-30 06:43 CET | |
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Well my trumpet teacher (that's you, oldtimer) wasn't at school for my last lesson so I couldn't really discuss anything with her or get her opinion, so sorry to you all, but I'm gonna play Oye Como Va. Thanks heaps for all your suggestions though, I appreciate it. My next lesson is two weeks away, when the song is due so I'm just gonna stick with what I know. Oh well...there's always next year... |
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ollie
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Posted: 2006-09-30 13:08 CET | |
| Sayonara Senorita (?) by RBF is pretty easy and sounds good. | ||
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SKAsaphone
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Posted: 2006-10-01 06:19 CET | |
| "one step beyond"-prince buster or madness i know its a sax part but it would be pretty cool | ||
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RCT2head
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Posted: 2006-10-01 20:14 CET | |
ollie wrote:Sayonara Senorita (?) by RBF is pretty easy and sounds good. it requires a full ensemble... i tried to arrange it as a solo last year, and it didn't work... there were too many guitar parts and stuff |
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oldtimer
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Posted: 2006-10-03 00:10 CET | |
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Hi Faulk, I like the idea of Herb Alpert, I'll look into it bring something along. Check out this website herbalpert.com - see if you like the style! |
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awesome-possum
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Posted: 2006-10-03 00:39 CET | |
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Well i wouldnt know hoe hard it is to play trumpet,but i have a friend that learnt monkeys by the mad caddies.She said it wasnt too hard.But iwouldnt know.check for yourself.
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Faulk
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Posted: 2006-10-03 09:32 CET | |
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Yeah, I like Herb Alpert. I've been listening to a bit of his stuff lately. Apparently my grandma used to listen to him and The Tijuana Brass. I wonder if she's got any old LPs... OK, I'll check out that site. Thanks 
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Faulk
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Posted: 2006-11-08 13:15 CET | |
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Well, the performance was last week. I played Oye Como Va, and it sounded pretty good. There's a G#3 that I hadn't hit in either of the rehearsals and I was convinced that I wouldn't get it, but then I did! But the stupid sound tech wouldn't give me a mic so I was playing alot louder than usual. Anyway, I'm thinking that I might try Sayonara Seniorita. I wanna try and do a duet with a guitarist...but I think there's a bone solo or something in there...hmmmm, you might be right RCT2head. -Faulk
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widby
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Posted: 2006-11-08 21:35 CET | |
| what about "caravan" by duke ellington for the future?? i'm doing that for christmas and i'm nervous to say the least | ||
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skabone
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Posted: 2006-11-09 00:16 CET | |
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hey faulk, if you want to do solo stuff, just get a fake book, get a song that doesnt really rely on needing a rhythm section, and just fly at it, fake books are really great, i have The Real Book, and it has like 400 songs in it, its awesome. well, good luck on your solo ventures peace alex 
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Faulk
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Posted: 2006-11-09 08:46 CET | |
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That is quite a good idea, Skabone. I don't actually own any books so I really should start buying some. So far I've just been using the books that my teacher gives me, but I always have to give them back after a while. But recently I found a piece called A Night in Tunisia which sounds pretty good, so I've been working on that, plus an easier one called Le Tambourin or something like that. Thanks for the advice. -Faulk
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skabone
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Posted: 2006-11-09 14:48 CET | |
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i love a night in tunisia, we play it in big band, and i have a 62 bar solo, but thats kind of more along the lines of you need a rhythm section and another horn player, because there is a really col bass intro and sax part to it. you should definatly check out the real book, or you can just get some play along books which have cds in them so you can have a rhythm sections playing with you, check out the jamie abersold series, the is definatly not the right spelling, but im strapped for time peace out alex
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