Funky, Funky, Funky by Matt Turner String Orchestra - Sheet Music
By Matt TurnerFour on the floor funk tune for strings?! How cool is that! This piece grooves from start to finish containing true funk rhythms, challenging your students, but well worth the effort!.The title says it all. This riff-packed funk piece offers an exciting opportunity for students to explore the rhythms and sounds made famous by Sly and The Family Stone, James Brown, and Earth, Wind and Fire. A sample solo is provided, but fea- tured soloists should improvise their own solos using either an A-minor pentatonic scale (A, C, D, E, G, A) or an A-blues scale (A, C, D, D≥, E, G, A). While soloing, keep it simple and focus on creating short rhythmic riffs using two or three pitches, or choose a riff from the piece and embellish it. Drummers are encouraged to add to the written groove.
Details
Summary
- Instrument:
- Cello Double Bass Drum Set Piano Viola
- Ensembles:
- String Orchestra
- Genres:
- Classical
- Composers:
- Matt Turner
- Publishers:
- Carl Fischer Music
- UPC:
- 798408094751
- ISBN:
- 9780825894756
- Format:
- Score Set of Parts Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Physical
- Level:
- Grade 3
- Artist:
- Matt Turner
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Main Key:
- Ab minor
- Number of Pages:
- 82
- Size:
- 9 x 12 inches
- Shipping Weight:
- 1.44 pounds
Detailed Description
SKU: CF.CAS74
Composed by Matt Turner. Folio. Carl Fischer Concert String Orchestra Series. Score and parts. With Standard notation. 82 pages. Duration 0:02:49. Carl Fischer Music #CAS74. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CAS74).ISBN 9780825894756. UPC: 798408094751. 9 x 12 inches. Key: Ab minor.
Four on the floor funk tune for strings?! How cool is that! This piece grooves from start to finish containing true funk rhythms, challenging your students, but well worth the effort!.
The title says it all. This riff-packed funk piece offers an exciting opportunity for students to explore the rhythms and sounds made famous by Sly and The Family Stone, James Brown, and Earth, Wind and Fire. A sample solo is provided, but fea- tured soloists should improvise their own solos using either an A-minor pentatonic scale (A, C, D, E, G, A) or an A-blues scale (A, C, D, D≥, E, G, A). While soloing, keep it simple and focus on creating short rhythmic riffs using two or three pitches, or choose a riff from the piece and embellish it. Drummers are encouraged to add to the written groove.
About Carl Fischer Concert String Orchestra Series
This series of pieces (Grade 3 and higher) is designed for advancing ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:
- Expanded use of rhythms, ranges and keys but technical demands are still carefully considered
- More comprehensive bowing techniques
- Viola T.C. included
- Careful selection of keys and degree of difficulty for advancing musicians
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- Ensemble:
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- Publisher:
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