Week 2

G’day fellow players,
It was good to get together and blow off a few cobwebs this week. We were a bit rough and ready at times but it was exciting to be back playing after the long break.


This week we’ll have a bit of fun with 3 little birds, the Bob Marley song… a classic reggae number that should lend itself to some of our fancy harmonies and percussion embellishment.


I’d like to continue working on playing the Lachlan Tigers at tempo and developing a proper intro for Brown eyed girl.


I have big hopes for building the Cup Song into something special and we’ll have a closer look at this deceptively simple little song this week.


I really want us to focus on listening to each other a bit better when we are playing. 


It’s easy to get lost in the zone when you’re loving the song and really rocking it out but… 
As John Wayne used to say… “a mans got to know his limitations and there’s a fine line between providing leadership during a performance and beating a song to death with brute force.”
Actually, I don’t think he ever did say that but…


Listen to the drummer, listen to the bass player and take note of the dynamics of the song.
Try to convey a bit of light and shade in your singing and playing rather than just hammering away relentlessly.


I’m just as guilty as anyone of hitting the overdrive pedal too often… possibly more so… but I reckon we can make a huge amount of improvement in our performance by putting more emphasis on playing together as a group. 
A champion team will always beat a team of champions etc…etc..


Anyway, we’ve been given a cupboard of our very own where we can store song sheets and our other bits and pieces. 
I’m going to put a basket of small instruments in there… shakers, whistles, cow bells, kazoos, harmonicas… whatever. If you have anything hanging around at home you don’t use and would like to add please feel free. 


And finally, Ros and Jonno have 11 students in their beginners class which runs every Tuesday at 12:30pm. They had 6 newbies last year who have all gone on to be serious players in our group so they must be doing something right.