ISBN 9780825891373. 9 x 12 inches. Key: G dorian.
Put on your dancing shoes! This high energy piece and its infectious groove made famous by Bo Diddley offers a smorgasbord of blues, country fiddling, and funk. A sample solo is provided to help teach string players some basic improvisation. Composer Matt Turner is committed to providing string groups with alternative style pieces that are both educational and a blast to play.
Put on your dancing shoes! This high energy piece and its infectious groove made famous by Bo Diddley offers a smorgasbord of blues, country fiddling, and funk. A sample solo is provided at m. 57, but performers are encouraged to improvise using a G-minor pentatonic scale (G, B?, C, D, F) or a G mixolydian mode (G,A,B,C,D,E,F,G). Eighth notes are straight (no swing). Have fun!.
About Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series
This series of Grade 2/Grade 2.5 pieces is designed for second and third year ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:
--Occasionally extending to third position
--Keys carefully considered for appropriate difficulty
--Addition of separate 2nd violin and viola parts
--Viola T.C. part included
--Increase in independence of parts over beginning levels |
