Lines Up Open Band 10-16-24,

The next Open Band will be on October 28.

Robert Mills leading
Jenny Beer and Liz Snowdon will be calling

Join in! Even if you can only play one tune and want to dance the rest. Musicians of all skill levels are invited to participate.

Program for October 28

Most tunes are in the Blue (1), Red (2), or Green (3) Barnes books. You can buy the Barnes books either for ipad or in old fashioned spiral bound paper.

  1. Nampwich Fair   • Red p.91 • Q = 108 Strong Pulse •
  2. Dancing Wife   • Red p.27 • H = 112 Driving • Video
  3. Pinecones   • Green p.110 • DQ = 108 Strong Pulse •
    4. Video
  4. Parson's Farewell   • Blue p.94 • H = 108 Strong Pulse • Video
  5. Water Wheel   • NIB •H = 104 Strong Pulse • Water Wheel WaterWheel, MiddleC+
  6. Lilliburlero   •Blue p.67 • DQ = 108 Driving • Video
  7. Ani's Waltz   • Green p.17 • Q = 116 Gentle Pulse • Video
  8. Apollo's Hunt   • Green p.18 Play 4 bar B 4x • DQ = 110 Driving • Video
  9. Mad Robin   Blue p.70 • H = 96 Moderate Pulse • Video
  10. Tributary   Green p. 137• DQ = 108 Strong Pulse •
  11. Tambourine Dance   • Blue p.125 • H = 108 Strong Pulse• Video
  12. Closing Waltz: Amelia's Waltz,  • Red, p. 74.
Notes: In Barnes 3, Apollo's Hunt has a short, four bar B that must be played four times. We will be playing the tune for Tributary (The Flaxley Green Dance) for the Fried Herman dance Halloween Triad.

Please also review dances on the GCD Repertoire List which we ask all GCD musicians to learn.

How Open Band works

Practicing

  • Learn the tunes well enough that you can keep one eye on the Open Band leader for cues, and maybe occasionally watch the dancers.
  • GCD often holds jam practice sessions that will be announced here and on the GCD musicians' page. You can host a jam too (or just invite a few friends to play together).
  • You're welcome to dance for tunes that you'd rather not play.

Setting up

  • Bring your music and a music stand. (No mics for the evening, it's all acoustic)
  • 7:30 -- Arrive and set up in sections - strings, winds, squeezeboxes.
  • 7:45 -- Tuning up, band leader instructions
  • 8:00 -- The evening dance starts promptly!
  • 10:15 -- Please help clean up the area after the dance.

During & after the Dance

  • We are there to provide beautiful and dance-able music for the pleasure of the dancers.
  • Listen to each other. Give those taking a solo, duet, or trio round some quiet space so they can be clearly heard.
  • Keep an eye on the leader for guidance regarding: entrances, endings, dynamics, designation of what instruments are playing
  • 10:15 -- the dance ends. Help with putting everything back in place much appreciated. Open Band is a challenging night for our sound and set-up folks!

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