What Are You Practising / Composing Now?

[Pulcinella]

Bravo, Maestro! Best Wishes selling it to the Marines!

Maybe BBM needs to tell it to marines before trying to sell it to them.

[BBMmk2]

I’m writing this, as I was asked!

[Dave Payn]

Practising trumpet parts for Overture and Act 1 to Tannhäuser, as well as Liszt’s Dante Symphony for a performance in London (Waterloo) on a Sunday.

[BBMmk2]

Practising trumpet parts for Overture and Act 1 to Tannhäuser, as well as Liszt’s Dante Symphony for a performance in London (Waterloo) on a Sunday.

Ohhh! Liszt’s Dante Symphony! Tell us how that went please!

[Dave Payn]

Ohhh! Liszt’s Dante Symphony! Tell us how that went please!

Silly me, that should have read ‘on Sunday’, not ‘on a Sunday.’

Yes, will do. I’d heard of it but hadn’t heard the piece until a couple of weeks ago Travelling down too London on Friday, rehearsals start on Saturday.

[BBMmk2]

Silly me, that should have read ‘on Sunday’, not ‘on a Sunday.’

Yes, will do. I’d heard of it but hadn’t heard the piece until a couple of weeks ago Travelling down too London on Friday, rehearsals start on Saturday.

Try Barenboim’s or Sinopoli’s!

[Dave Payn]

Currently listening to the Barenboim as I write!

[Dave Payn]

Blimey. I’m having a fun time not checking what I type recently. I did actually mean ‘going down to London.

[BBMmk2]

Currently listening to the Barenboim as I write! ������

Great to hear. It’s great going back to writing for concert band again, as I have done a big band and brass band arrangements recently.

[Dave Payn]

Great to hear. It’s great going back to writing for concert band again, as I have done a big band and brass band arrangements recently.

As you asked..... the concert went pretty well. The Dante had a couple of hairy moments but on just a couple of rehearsals I thought it generally well done.

Seen and Heard International usually review these concerts (given by Palace Opera) so there may well be one in the coming days.

Keep up the arranging!

[BBMmk2]

As you asked..... the concert went pretty well. The Dante had a couple of hairy moments but on just a couple of rehearsals I thought it generally well done.

Seen and Heard International usually review these concerts (given by Palace Opera) so there may well be one in the coming days.

Keep up the arranging!

Thanks for that.

[Joseph K]

Currently learning Giant Steps!

[BBMmk2]

Currently learning Giant Steps!

Pray tell?

Carrying on with my project for the Royal Marines. I hope they like it!

[Joseph K]

Pray tell?

Carrying on with my project for the Royal Marines. I hope they like it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30FTr6G53VU

So: memorising the chord changes, linking up arpeggios and scale segments, taking the first few tentative steps to improvising over it.

[BBMmk2]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30FTr6G53VU

So: memorising the chord changes, linking up arpeggios and scale segments, taking the first few tentative steps to improvising over it.

When I play rock music on keyboard, I usually have a backing download of the song I’m playing. Usually the hard copy I have has the chord sequence or passage, and I develope that.