Misc recording Stella By Starlight

Hi Matt

Good stuff.

What about something different ? How about just playing the tune over and over. Each time, play it very differently:

- rhythms
- note order
- leave out notes (which ones; so that the tune is still recognisable ?)
- Articulations etc

Ideally, a backing track would be digital and we could vary the BPM without distortion - you can do that in your DAW...
 
We tried to play this for the first time last night at band practise.
Matthew plays it beautifully, we hashed it totally :rolleyes: Ground to a stumbling halt after about 12 bars!
The timing is deceptively hard with all those whole tones, extended notes, dotted quavers and rests, especially for a newbie like me.
We shall persevere. I have versions by Ella, Frank, Stan and Miles to absorb.

Respect @mrblackbat
 
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We tried to play this for the first time last night at band practise.
Matthew plays it beautifully, we hashed it totally :rolleyes: Ground to a stumbling halt after about 12 bars!
The timing is deceptively hard with all those whole tones, extended notes, dotted quavers and rests, especially for a newbie like me.
We shall persevere. I have versions by Ella, Frank, Stan and Miles to absorb.

Respect @mrblackbat
This is the same for most ballads, they sound deceptively easy but they are not, because you have long notes to play you are more exposed with timing, tone and intonation. if you keep at it they will get better and more rewarding.
 
I love this tune. Though the lyrics are not inspiring…. The chords, which move through several related key centers, and provide many opportunities for exotic scale choices, are beautiful. The melody stays entirely in Bb with the exception of one passing tone (in the 10th bar) and the final cdence, borrowing the b6 from Bb minor. What a lovely contrast.
 

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