Not that much to talk about as I was off ill on Thursday and apparently that's when it all went down. Illness is one of the session musician's worst enemies, as it can affect their performance but also make them take a day off. Bad news for your business...
Anyway Wednesday proved to be quite good as it was the first day of The Commitments band, The Committee. It proved to be a worthy venture as, by the end of the class, the band sounded really good and we had nailed 3 songs: Chain Of Fools, Take Me to the River and Mustang Sally. All of us knew what we were doing and we all had a part in deciding various things. I had to improvise and make up parts on the spot for some of the tunes. Session Musicians have to improvise and think on their feet too.
Afterwards, in Marlisa's class we were put into groups and we had the task of writing and performing a theme tune for a TV program. But these TV programs already had theme tunes. Initially we were going to do a new theme tune for the X-files, but ideas weren't really flowing for that one. Then, in the practice room, I started to play a simple but Jazzy I-VI-II-IV chord progression and the others added on top of that. That became the new theme tune for Family Guy. Kind of. I thought it worked anyway.
Finally on Wednesday's instalment of College, I had my first practice with the Red Hot Chili Pepper's Degree project. I was a little worried as I didn't really know the songs we were doing that day and I wasn't given much notice to learn them. I feel that one of the songs we did that day went really well, just because it was one I knew a bit better.
That's all I really did at college this week.
I was ill on Thursday.
But I did see Paul Carrack on Thursday night.
That was AWESOME.
And on Friday's instalment of College, we got an earful about why I shouldn't be writing this blog.
It really really really cheered everyone up about their lives.
Really.
See you later. Maybe.
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