Music for Starting Pop Bands
Easy - Intermediate
Jazz Saxophone & Clarinet
Begin the Band contains four entertaining great sounding arrangements in pop and jazz styles with added scope to improvise. Each piece consists of a vocal part, three accompaniment parts and an easy part for woodwind or brass players, all in four different keys: C, B flat, E flat and C bass. In addition, there are parts for piano/keyboard/bass and guitar ( with chords) as well as drum kit and percussion. All the parts can be combined in any way you like to form a pop band or jazz combo. The minimal ensemble consists of a vocal part(sung or played by a woodwind or brass instrument) and a harmony instrument. Includes -
I've Fallen in Love with You (Joss Stone) and Beautiful(Christina Aguilera), Blue Rock and Summer Afternoon.
Essential Parts
Voice/Part 1 (C/Bb OR Eb) and Harmonic Instrument (Guitar/Piano/Keyboard)
Optional Rhythm Parts
Drums/Bass/ Percussion
Additional Parts
Part 2 (C/Bb OR Eb)
Part 3 (C/Bb/Eb OR F)
EASY PART ( C/Bb/Eb OR C bass clef)
"The Secrets to Playing Piano By Ear"