What has been your go-to piece of music during the pandemic?
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What has been your go-to piece of music during the pandemic?
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@gordon I have more than one go-to piece ... These are my favourites:
What a Wonderful World; Let There Be Peace on Earth; Summertime. Another lovely piece that I have been playing on the piano is Spanish Night by Andrew Harbridge.
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Gord,
It is actually a DCI video.
I remember watching this show at DCI Canada...sitting with my fellow BTTB at Ivor Wynn Stadium. Madison Scouts' show was amazing and the last song in this show still gives me chills!
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@gordon I have a go-to group called Voces8. They are a British vocal octet that can be seen and heard on YouTube. They offer polyphonic, classical songs with very close and complex harmony. Each member sings their own line. Two songs come to mind, Lux Eternae and Sleep.
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I like to practice "Dam Busters March" and "White Orchids" on the piano. By saying practice, that means my renditions are far from perfect.
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I don't have a "go to" piece because I rarely practice at home. I have never had formal one on one instruction and have always played in a band setting thus I have precious little music except for my folder handed out months ago. From that, I look at "Molly Brown" once in a while as it is nicely lyrical and I have the melody most of the way through it. The other piece which I do have is Leroy Anderson's "Trumpeters Lullaby", a beautiful piece, and a bit more challenging. Having said that, I don't expect to have much in the way of "chops" when we return but I won't forget how to play. ( a little advice for trumpet players: Move your tuning slides once in a while and don't leave the mouthpiece in the horn. You may wind up with some things that won't move).
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Baba Yetu. A piece by Christopher Tin, originally composed for the video game Civilization IV.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJiHDmyhE1A -
@shewis one of my favs too!
