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Song | Votes | potential songleaders (not nec. voters) |
Mad World
perfnotes: Play song at 140 bpm. Keep a good pace (don't drag), upbeat general tone structure: As written; end on beat 4 of last measure | 1 | Noam, Declan, Dan (Marsha, Ben) |
(I’M THE) MEANEST PUMPKIN IN THE LAND
perfnotes: structure: | 1 | |
Let's Go Overcome
perfnotes: structure: | 1 | |
Watermelon Man
perfnotes: During second part of each solo, take steps in time with underbeat, moving toward soloist; drop back at end of solo structure: | 1 | Duane, Kirk, Dan |
Take On Me
perfnotes: * All woodwinds are doubled so clarinets (and soprano sax) play tenor sax part (not trumpet) * The Dynamics in this one can be really SWELL (get it?) * Part C Bar 9, 10, 11 has a critical drum part on beat *3* (LMB entertainingly had this as a virbaslap) - if you listen to the original ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914 ) @ 1:05 you can hear it - the original doesn't overemphasize it but it can be really set a cool sounding pace relative to LMB - I shared that B part that was Flute + Clarinet to Sax, put the trumpets + trombones back in for a backing part at D, and pretty much got rid of all of their part E (which was mostly duplicating themes done earlier in the song). but we are shamelessly stealing their novelty ending structure: A intro meoldy B lyric melody C take-on-me chorus D bridge repeat A B C then jump to E - solo x 4, then every one sings it one more time | 1 | Kirk... |
We Got That Fire
perfnotes: structure: | 1 | Dan, Tim |
Mercy Mercy Mercy
perfnotes: Each time through section 2, start by crouching low and playing soft, then gradually get louder & stand taller structure: bass intro/outro; Clap and get audience clapping right at start (as well as ending) | 1 | Matt, Kirk, Dan |
Miserlou
perfnotes: 2nd bar sunrise sing "Hut...Hut...Hey!" if not playing the melody structure: As written: Intro-1-2-3-4-1mod-2mod-5 Intro: 4-bar ~vamp 1mod = Section 1 modified: high soloist featured 'response'; to 'call' of main low-brass voices SOFTER with shortened phrase-ending notes 2mod = Section 2 modified: low soloist featured 'response'; to 'call' of main high-brass voices SOFTER with shortened phrase-ending notes Old descriptions: This song has 2 melodies which I am arbitrarily calling sunrise and sunset (and I am lumping in soprano / alto saxes with trumpet and tenor saxes with trombones and bari saxes with base) 1 - sunrise trombone 2 - sunrise trumpet 3 - sunset trumpet 4 - sunset trombone For solos we go back to "sunrise", and the soloist can play off the melody call and response style. Ideally trumpets play call when it's a trombone solo and vice versa. After solos, ending is pretty much everyone but basses play the first part of sunset and then "HEY!" So arrangement has High Parts: C - Melodica Bb - Trumpet (Clarinet, Soprano Sax) Eb - Alto Sax Mid Parts C - Trombone Bb - Tenor (Baritone TC) Low Parts C - Tuba Eb - Bari Sax | 1 | Kirk, Declan, Dan |
Seven Nation Army
perfnotes: during 8th-notes prior to and after chorus, point body right/down during first 8 (softer) then left/up during second 8 (louder) structure: be careful, 8th-note phrase is ONCE before chorus,TWICE after it | 1 | Kirk, Dan |
St. James Infirmary Blues
perfnotes: structure: | 1 | |
The Addams Family
perfnotes: structure: | 1 | |
This Little Light Of Mine
perfnotes: group sing: this little light of mine; dontcha blow my little light out; all around jp. Light and quick structure: alternate verses by instruments and vocals, end with stinger | 1 | Matt, Declan, Dan |
Monster Mash
perfnotes: Chorus melody should probably be sung not played... structure: 1 Instrumental Verse 1 Verse 2 Chorus 1 Verse 2 Chrous 3 Bridge 1 Verse 2 Chorus 1 Verse 2 Chorus 1 Verse 2 Chorus | 1 | |
Ring of Fire
perfnotes: Dynamics: 1 loud, 2 soft, 3 loud, 4 soft structure: Drum Intro (not on chart)- hoofbeat: 3 measures (loud. soft. soft.) to stop then 3 beats silent, horns lead in to section 1 Three Parts: 1 is the trumpet bridge (one time through first two times second time ) - louder 2 is "love is a burning thing" - softer 3 is "I fell down" - louder current idea is to have trombones play first, then all saxes (soprano and clarinet should play tenor sax part not trumpet), then maybe all together, and ending trades of the phrase "the ring of fire", finally on unison | 1 | Marsha, Kirk, Dan |
Hurricane Season
perfnotes: structure: | 1 | Dan, Declan (Ben, Marsha) |
I Want Candy (new lyrics)
perfnotes: structure: | 1 | |
Halloweenie
perfnotes: structure: | 1 | |
Feel Like Funkin It Up
perfnotes: structure: Tuba line Sing Syncopated back-up line Trumpet melody to bridge (x2) Sectional solos with whole band backup and bridge between Sing Syncopated back-up line Trumpet melody to bridge to end | 1 | Matt, Ben, Dan, Declan (Tim) |
Du Mouvement Social
perfnotes: structure: Current Arrangement: A1 (Bass) A2 (Bass + Trombone) A3 (Bass + Trombone + Woodwinds) A4 (Percusion Enters Halfway Through) B x 2 (+ Trumpets) C1 "Du Mouvement, Du Mouvement [BEAT] Du Mouvement Social" x 2 "Social Justice Social Justice [BEAT] Social Justice Now x 2 A1 -tuba comes in during the second half of C1 (english chant) A2 A3 A4 Bx2 SOLO CAN GO HERE Bx2, then end of repeated first phrase of B | 1 | Declan, Kirk (Ben) |
Do Whatcha Wanna
perfnotes: structure: 1 starts with 1 voice, then 2 then all band 1,2,1,2,3 solo 2,3 (repeat) 2,1,2 end lyrics: Everybody, needs somebody... x4 Do watcha wanna! | 1 | Declan, Dan, Tim, (Marsha, Kirk) |
Chameleon
perfnotes: structure: Opening: count 4 in, to brash all-horns intro Ending: all hold 2nd to last note; leaders stops it, for brief gap; then bass line leadin notes to final max-volume blatt!-blatt! by all. | 1 | Eze, Kirk, Dan, Tim, (Noam) |
Ghostbusters
perfnotes: structure: | 1 | |
Blues for Glen
perfnotes: structure: | 1 | Declan, Dan |
Space Cadodyssey
perfnotes: structure: This song is Also Sprach Zarathustra plus "Space Cadet" (our version of the melody from Moon Patrol as played on the Atari 2600) Start with 2001, last note held for 4 than a fall, than tuba/bass starts with Space Cadet bass... then main melody, then solos, then main melody again | 1 | Kirk Dom (Noam) |
Moliendo Cafe
perfnotes: structure: with an intro and outro called “hits”. the intro stacks (bass, add trombones, add woodwinds + trumpets, add trumpets higher). 1 is main melody OR solos 2 is trombone melody alternate 1,2, so like 1 2 1 (solo) 2 1 end | 1 | |
Grazin' in the Grass
perfnotes: During vamp lean left-then- right-then-left in time structure: Leigh starts on Cowbell alone Ending (as written, on old sheet): Section "3" repeats twice like always, followed by just drums continuing, then the chromatic run to end, and finally high instruments drop and bones/low voices hit low sustained note. | 1 | Dom, Dan, Declan |
Bella Ciao
perfnotes: stillness during solos (don't play over soloist); then through chorus move around chaotically faster & faster structure: solo then everybody through chorus (3X each one faster); repeat | 1 | Dom |
Beatles Birthday - short
perfnotes: First play the traditional birthday song, normal/slow speed... can end like normal OR hold the SECOND TO LAST note for for four beats, then: Tuba leads into Beatles Birthday section A. Play section A as instruments, then with vocals, then a third/final time as instruments. Ending is triple-tag by tuba/bass (other voices silent). structure: | 0 | Kirk (Ben) |
(***Cheatsheet w/ Lyrics Chords Structures***)
perfnotes: structure: | 0 | |
Wipe Out
perfnotes: structure: mean to be a super simple version of the classic Surfaris song - leads off with "AHAHAHAHA Wipe out" vocal, then 4 measures drums, then 1 (basic meoldy), drum bridge with hits, then 1, then drums, then 2 (maybe that's a duet or a sectional?), then drums, then 1, then, uh end? | 0 | |
Werewolves of London
perfnotes: structure: | 0 | |
You Don't Wanna Go To War
perfnotes: structure: As written - bass,bass+drums A,B,C,D A,B,C D (first: no bass/drums, second, no drums, then all) C D | 0 | Eze, Kirk, Declan |
Time Warp
perfnotes: C part is a dance that would be fun to learn structure: intro A B chorus C chorus B chorus D chorus C chorus | 0 | |
Thriller (Eb - Marching Band Parts)
perfnotes: structure: THRILLER - Dunster Rd Halloween party Instrumental intro VERSE t's close to midnight Something evil's lurking in the dark Under the moonlight You see a sight that almost stops your heart You try to scream But terror takes the sound before you make it You start to freeze As horror looks you right between the eyes You're paralyzed CHORUS 'Cause this is thriller, thriller night And no one's gonna save you From the beast about to strike You know it's thriller, thriller night You're fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller, ow REPEAT VERSE & CHORUS SPOKEN VERSE CHORUS X3 Cause this is thriller, thriller night There ain't no second chance against the thing with 40 eyes, girl Thriller, thriller night You're fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller VINCENT PRICE BIT IS: Darkness falls across the land The midnight hour is close at hand Creatures crawl in search of blood To terrorize y’all’s neighborhood And whosoever shall be found Without the soul for getting down Must stand and face the Hounds of Hell And rot inside a corpse’s shell The foulest stench is in the air The funk of forty thousand years And grizzly ghouls from every tomb Are closing in to seal your doom And though you fight to stay alive Your body starts to shiver For no mere mortal can resist The evil of the thriller AH HA HA HA HA HA HA AH HA HA HA HA HA HA (FADE) A HA HA HA HA HA HA | 0 | |
Mama Don't Allow
perfnotes: structure: Play "Saints" Repeat: [Sing Verse Setting up sectional, then do Sectional] Play "Saints" | 0 | Daveed, Declan (Marsha) |
Give Me One Reason
perfnotes: Swing left-then-right-then- left in time. vocals by Jennifer then Lynette. Jen put bullhorn higher when done, for Lynette structure: intro / head, repeat alternating instr (4-bar melody splits) & vocals / signal "C" means to head last time (into coda/end after bar 6) good bet: bass, then plus vamp "small solos" breaking up the melody into 3 vocal solo all play melody free solo small solos vocal solo all play melody into coda | 0 | Kirk (Ben, Marsha) |
I'm Coming Home Baby
perfnotes: Intro: after slow, conducted opening, bass drum starts beating 1,2,3,4,5 (shown as X notes) and melody starts playing after mentally hearing "4 and one" leader then can do call/response for solos ending is "triple tag", like last 4 bars or so 3 times. structure: | 0 | Dom, Dan, Declan (Ben) |
El Pueblo Unido
perfnotes: structure: | 0 | Tom (Ben) |
Bluey Theme
perfnotes: structure: ("one time" here means the 4 bar phrase, even though that has 2 similar parts) bass once then melody twice - "MOM!" bass once then melody twice - "DAD!" bass once then melody twice - "BINGO!" then bass once then melody twice - "BLUEY!" (drums can join in and stay pretty steady w a Bo Diddley beat, picking up tempo from bass, and watching big breath to start bass part) | 0 | Kirk |
A cimma
perfnotes: generally still and respectful (of the sacrifice that went in to the soup!) structure: Lynette opens alone, Matt closes alone | 0 | Tom |
African Marketplace
perfnotes: structure: A B A B drumbreak C D C D | 0 | Marsha, Tim |
Iko Iko
perfnotes: structure: | 0 | Marsha |
Joshua (fit the battle of jericho)
perfnotes: Ending note all tip over like a crumbling falling wall structure: as conducted: tuba on part 1/ one horn section on part 1 / add in other section on part 1 / all on part 2 / solos alternating w/allonpart1/allonpart2/ all on part 1 | 0 | Kirk |
Second Line-Joe Avery
perfnotes: structure: | 0 | Kirk, Matt, Dan |
Sesame Street
perfnotes: structure: | 0 | Kirk, Marsha, Noam, Dan |
Para Los Rumberos
perfnotes: structure: | 0 | Dan, Declan (Ben, Noam) |
La Murga de Panama
perfnotes: structure: | 0 | Matt, Tom |
Joy to the World (Jeremiah)
perfnotes: Section I = Verse Section II = Chorus How to Play it against Christmas Joy to the World in Eb: Joy to the World (Christmas, then Jeremiah) Play Christmas Version x 2 (not too slow) Over last note, Leader Yells "1,2!" and then bass/trombone do lead into measure 4 (i.e. skip measures of intro but do lead in, Eb E F) and Singer starts in 1 "Jeremiah was a bull frog" every one but bass sings 2 ("joy... to the world, all the boys and girls) then everyone plays 1 then everyone sings 2, slowdown last joyyy to you aaaand meeeeeeeee structure: (One example shown--leader can choose instr or vocal for each of sections I and II on the fly) Section I: Vocal (if have vocal solist) Section II: All Play Section I: Saxes Section II: All SING Section I: Trumpets Section II: All SING Section II: " " | 0 | Kirk |
Tainted Love
perfnotes: structure: | 0 |