This Week - 2nd February
Friday 22nd May (it's a bit late I know - took longer than I expected...)
Ronde
- Work slowly and practice it bit by bit.
- Learn the rhythms first.
- Practice the tricky bits
- Follow the tutorial video. Keep pausing to practice, don't try to do it all at once!
- Can you play it all the way through without the letters?
- When you can play it slowly and neatly, start speeding up!
- Record yourself in BandLab - more information here.
Friday 22nd May (it's a bit late I know - took longer than I expected...)
Ronde
- Work slowly and practice it bit by bit.
- Learn the rhythms first.
- Practice the tricky bits
- Follow the tutorial video. Keep pausing to practice, don't try to do it all at once!
- Can you play it all the way through without the letters?
- When you can play it slowly and neatly, start speeding up!
- Record yourself in BandLab - more information here.
Friday 22nd May (it's a bit late I know - took longer than I expected...)
Ronde
- Work slowly and practice it bit by bit.
- Learn the rhythms first.
- Practice the tricky bits
- Follow the tutorial video. Keep pausing to practice, don't try to do it all at once!
- Can you play it all the way through without the letters?
- When you can play it slowly and neatly, start speeding up!
- Record yourself in BandLab - more information here.
1. Hand position
1. Hand position
1. Hand position
2. First 3 notes: G A B
2. First 3 notes: G A B
2. First 3 notes: G A B
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This Week - 26th January
3. Tonguing
3. Tonguing
3. Tonguing
4. Changing notes
4. Changing notes
4. Changing notes
Brecknock & Torriano
Primary Federation
Camden Youth
Recorder Group
Coleridge Primary
Orchestra
Fleet Primary
Brass
James Brown
Our version has a choice of lots of different brass parts, ranging from very easy to quite hard.
Here are the main four parts:
...but we're going to start with the very easiest.
It's a good idea to start with these to get to know the song and learn the structure.
Easy trumpet
There are 3 sections to learn:
- Verse
- Instrumental / Mid 8
- Coda (the ending)
Watch the video first, then try playing along. It's a bit slower than the final version.
Pause to practice in between the sections if you need to.
Verse x 2
Instrumental / Mid 8
Verse x 1
Instrumental / Mid 8
Verse x 2
Coda
Easy trombone
There are 3 sections to learn:
- Verse
- Instrumental / Mid 8
- Coda (the ending)
Some bits have a choice between high and low notes (an octave apart). Slide positions are the same, whichever you choose.
Watch the video first, then try playing along. It's a bit slower than the final version.
Pause to practice in between the sections if you need to.
Verse x 2
Instrumental / Mid 8
Verse x 1
Instrumental / Mid 8
Verse x 2
Coda
Trumpet 1
There are 3 sections to learn:
- Verse
- Instrumental / Mid 8
- Coda (the ending)
Watch the video first, then try playing along. It's a bit slower than the final version.
Pause to practice in between the sections if you need to.
Verse x 2
Instrumental / Mid 8
Verse x 1
Instrumental / Mid 8
Verse x 2
Coda
Trumpet 2
There are 3 sections to learn:
- Verse
- Instrumental / Mid 8
- Coda (the ending)
Verse x 2
Instrumental / Mid 8
Verse x 1
Instrumental / Mid 8
Verse x 2
Coda
Trumpet 3
There are 3 sections to learn:
- Verse
- Instrumental / Mid 8
- Coda (the ending)
Watch the video first, then try playing along. It's a bit slower than the final version.
Pause to practice in between the sections if you need to.
Verse x 2
Instrumental / Mid 8
Verse x 1
Instrumental / Mid 8
Verse x 2
Coda
Trombone
There are 3 sections to learn:
- Verse
- Instrumental / Mid 8
- Coda (the ending)
Watch the video first, then try playing along. It's a bit slower than the final version.
Pause to practice in between the sections if you need to.
Verse x 2
Instrumental / Mid 8
Verse x 1
Instrumental / Mid 8
Verse x 2
Coda
