So it’s nearing the last month of the Take Five’s ensemble project and there is still a lot of work to be done before the final product will be ready for performance. However, in the weeks that have past I am fascinated at the extent of which we have developed as a band and utilized all our research and mentor‘s advice to the Jazz band we now stand at. Although it has taken us a while to get to this stage in these last few weeks the rest of our set should hopefully fall into place.
Mainly working on the three tracks we have done –Sing, sing, sing, Why Don’t You Do Right and Minnie the Moocher – we began introducing the finer details of the cotton club jazz era such as dynamics, stabs and blending of instruments to replicate the horn section.
As a drummer my confidence has gradually grown from week to week with help from our drumming mentor and I hope in the weeks to come that this will gradually increase with the professionalism of the whole show!
Until next time!
