When I got home though, I was bummed. Why? Partly, because I hadn't been growing in my writing since I had written the songs from my last CD a year ago. I always want to be growing.
This being Father's day, my cute hubby went fishing with a pal and I set to work on a score for the future. Ah... Back in the saddle again.
I actually wrote the piece "Don't Call It Love" many years ago, but haven't arranged it for big band. Hmm....
Challenge accepted!
I have enough Jazz theory under my belt to do this (I think) and you never know unless you try!
So here's a photo of the beginnings:
Using Sibelius, I have a very rough keyboard part (which I will take my chords and some orchestrations from, then scrap), a little bit of a bass line, and the vocal mapped out.
Not bad for a Sunday afternoon. The rest may take me a while, and I may be calling on a lifeline along the way, but I'm quite happy for where I am today.
God bless the day!