Re: [Callers] [trad-dance-callers] Need musical advice
Kalia, Is there any of the band's music you can listen to--e.g., on their web site, on YouTube, free samples (and modestly-priced full tracks) on CD Baby, ...? (It seems a bit late in the game for them to get you a physical CD.) If there is, maybe you can identify some pieces that would be suitable for your purposes, though perhaps with some modifications (omitting any lyrics, adjusting the tempo, eliminating breaks). And yes, I realize (and you should, too), that bands might differ in how clearly they would understand details of a request to modify the arrangement of a tune, in how happy they'd be about accommodating such a request, and in reliable they'd be about remembering to play the modified arrangement and not slipping into their usual version. --Jim > On Jun 6, 2016, at 5:19 PM, Kalia Kliban kalia.kli...@gmail.com > [trad-dance-callers]wrote: > > Hi all > > I'm posting this to several different callers' lists (ECD, > trad-dance-callers and shared weight) in hopes of some speedy advice. > I'm heading off shortly (Weds. evening, 6/8) for an event that is not a > dance event, but at which I've been asked to lead a short community > dance session on "honky tonk night." The band for this is _not_ a > traditional dance band. They're more of a garage band with bar-band > aspirations. I wrote to them several weeks ago to check in about music, > and when I didn't hear back, wrote again about a week ago. Then again, > and finally heard back right as I was getting ready to leave for the > airport for a weekend gig, from which I've just returned. > > Their contact person tells me that sheet music would be useful, which > puts me in the position of trying to figure out a very small assortment > of tunes to send them. We're doing about 1/2 hour of dancing, so at the > most it'll be 3 dances. With 2 jigs and 2 reels I can make this work. > The question is "which ones?" And that's where you all come in. I'm > looking for recommendations for a small assortment of simple, enjoyable > tunes for community dancing. As a non-musican, I have no idea which > tunes are easy to pick up quickly and which aren't, so I'm hoping some > of you can help me out. > > Kalia Kliban > > > __._,_.___ > Posted by: Kalia Kliban > Reply via web post• Reply to sender • Reply to group > • Start a New Topic • Messages in this topic (1) > > Have you tried the highest rated email app? > With 4.5 stars in iTunes, the Yahoo Mail app is the highest rated email app > on the market. What are you waiting for? Now you can access all your inboxes > (Gmail, Outlook, AOL and more) in one place. Never delete an email again with > 1000GB of free cloud storage. > The Traditional Dance Callers List: Subscribe by sending a blank e-mail > message (no subject, no message) to: > trad-dance-callers-subscr...@yahoogroups.com > VISIT YOUR GROUP > • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use > > . > > > __,_._,___
Re: [Callers] [trad-dance-callers] Need musical advice
On 6/6/2016 5:41 PM, Michael Barraclough via Callers wrote: Hokey Poky Chicken Dance Circassian Circle to anything 32 bars long I'm not actually looking for dances. I'm looking for tune suggestions that a musically literate band would find easy to learn quickly. 32-bar jigs and reels that can be used for community dances. Kalia
Re: [Callers] [trad-dance-callers] Need musical advice
Hokey Poky Chicken Dance Circassian Circle to anything 32 bars long -- Michael Barraclough mich...@michaelbarraclough.com www.michaelbarraclough.com -Original Message- From: Kalia Kliban kalia.kli...@gmail.com [trad-dance-callers]Reply-to: trad-dance-call...@yahoogroups.com To: Caller's discussion list , trad-dance-call...@yahoogroups.com, English Country Dance and related forms Subject: [trad-dance-callers] Need musical advice List-Post: callers@lists.sharedweight.net Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2016 17:19:52 -0700 Hi all I'm posting this to several different callers' lists (ECD, trad-dance-callers and shared weight) in hopes of some speedy advice. I'm heading off shortly (Weds. evening, 6/8) for an event that is not a dance event, but at which I've been asked to lead a short community dance session on "honky tonk night." The band for this is _not_ a traditional dance band. They're more of a garage band with bar-band aspirations. I wrote to them several weeks ago to check in about music, and when I didn't hear back, wrote again about a week ago. Then again, and finally heard back right as I was getting ready to leave for the airport for a weekend gig, from which I've just returned. Their contact person tells me that sheet music would be useful, which puts me in the position of trying to figure out a very small assortment of tunes to send them. We're doing about 1/2 hour of dancing, so at the most it'll be 3 dances. With 2 jigs and 2 reels I can make this work. The question is "which ones?" And that's where you all come in. I'm looking for recommendations for a small assortment of simple, enjoyable tunes for community dancing. As a non-musican, I have no idea which tunes are easy to pick up quickly and which aren't, so I'm hoping some of you can help me out. Kalia Kliban __._,_.___ Posted by: Kalia Kliban Reply via web post • Reply to sender • Reply to group • Start a New Topic • Messages in this topic (1) Have you tried the highest rated email app? With 4.5 stars in iTunes, the Yahoo Mail app is the highest rated email app on the market. What are you waiting for? Now you can access all your inboxes (Gmail, Outlook, AOL and more) in one place. Never delete an email again with 1000GB of free cloud storage. The Traditional Dance Callers List: Subscribe by sending a blank e-mail message (no subject, no message) to: trad-dance-callers-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Visit Your Group Yahoo! Groups • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . __,_._,___