What practical preparation do you do before playing the song? E.g. sourced lead sheets, tabs, chord charts or notation; listened to songs on playlists; notated/learnt riffs by ear; selected correct equipment; took care of your voice with correct warm-up; made sure parts were allocated sensibly by instrument/ability etc.
Before making the song my group had to choose the song to transform into a dance track, even though I was not there in that conversation, I believe my group picked Elanor Rigby because this is a song that is widely known, however many people haven't tried remixing it.
What musical preparation did you do? E.g. learning appropriate scales, riffs or rhythms; technical exercises to develop accuracy/speed; tone production; recording yourself and checking against original recordings.
Because I knew I would be missing 2 sessions I made sure to contact my band to stay updated because I wouldn't be able to be there for any of the creative decisions but I had to trust my band, and I wanted to help in any way.
How did you help to develop the song? E.g. working out chords and harmonies from lead sheets; exploring different chord voicings; practicing improvisation and solos; writing parts, lyrics, arrangement ideas and working out stylistic textures.
So, when I got back I was given the job to sing on the track and create a slide for our presentation which was an easy job compared to what my band had to do but even if a job is small or large whatever I could do to help I would try.
What role did you take in the band? E.g. musical director/workshop leader; taking sectionals; taking direction; responding to feedback
I had to sit back and let my group take the lead and take any directions I could to help my band, this is because I was absent for 2 sessions.
Rehearsal and development
What kind of performance situation was this? (Rehearsal, gig, recording, video shoot, audition etc.)
The brief was to create a dance track from scratch to a song of your choosing and the create a power point presentation of all the decisions behind creating the song and what makes us eligible for sending off this song to a producer.
What were the stylistic traits for the other players/instruments in your band
So obviously we weren't on instruments so the stylistic traits had to come from the song and piecing together the song. Elanor Rigby is very string based so in the intro a string motif was used to still tie the original song to the remix. The tempo is fast, faster than the average dance song because the drum and bass really do carry the remix. Another repeated motif is the "Aah'', the group made sure to let that be an anchor for the song because it is such an iconic part of Elanor Rigby.
How did you decide on your aims and objectives?
Because I wasn't there I can only interpret what I heard from my band. First of all they had to choose the song and the style of dance they are trying to recreate with Elanor Rigby. One person took the lead on the tech and putting together because not everyone can be on the computer. Just because one person takes a lead doesn't mean that others are not contributing ideas for the song. The band after every session also has to update those who are absent. After the song was rerecorded we split the presentation up into parts.
Give two examples of how you listened to each others opinions
I listened to my band when they said a way where I can contribute is recording my own voice on the track. I also listened to my band when they said which slide I should do because I wasn't there during the creation so I could only talk about certain things.
How did you decide on order of solos, cues, key, lyrics, arrangement and improvisation?
They decided to only use certain sections of Elanor Rigby and I agree with all of those choices because they chose the most recognisable sections of the song and turned it into a dance track. Like it was wisely chosen so if you didn't know the song sampled you would instantly recognise the song.
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