Tomorrow I start my first Big Band with pupils from the school I work at. Of course the trumpet section is made up of my pupils but it’s the first time that I’ve had a complete horn and rhythm section at my disposal!!
…I like to think of them as a small army…
Anyway, I spent most of the weekend arranging a Big Band piece, simplifying it for them and mixing some play along CD’s for them on my Macbook. So I’ll get to see how that goes down tomorrow.
It’s quite challenging stuff bearing in mind that they are between the age of 8 and 11 but have a look at the marks my last 10 year old got on his grade 4 and the age of my grade 8 student on my Tuition Page and you’ll see I like to challenge my pupils.
Of course there’s Plan B in the form of All Blues. Good Old Miles Davis!!
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