Band Practice

[wyld-stallyn.livejournal.com]

*Ted walks in with a can of Pepsi in one hand and a couple of sheets of paper in the other. He looks at his seriously outdated digital watch, takes a swig of the Pepsi and then greets the class with a grin*

What's up, my excellent student-type dudes? Today we're gonna split up into our bands and get started working on the main project of band practice.. practicing as a band! We've got four groups that are gonna compete at the end of semester Battle of the Bands.


Band 1
1. Charlie Pace - lead guitar
2. Lane Kim - percussion
3. Laura Holt - piano
4. Lilly Kane - vocals and/or bass? (will need to be taught)

Band 2
1. Daniel Osbourne - leader guitar
2. Lily Evans - piano, vocals
3. Jeff Murdock - percussion (will need to be taught)

Band 3
1. Murphy MacManus - lead guitar (or you can switch with Connor)
2. Connor MacManus - lead vocals
3. Sonia Belmont - violin
4. Callisto - percussion (will need to be taught)

Band 4
1. Paige Matthews - lead vocals
2. Lindsey McDonald - lead guitar
3. Jean Havoc - piano
4. Caroline Todd - percussion or bass (will need to be taught)


So, uh, the idea of band practice is to get together and do this stuff:
* decide who does what
* figure out a band name (sorry dudes, Wyld Stallyns is taken!)
* pick a song to play at the end of semester
* learn how to play that song

If you need any materials, like sheet music or recordings or stuff, you can ask me. Later on in the semester if you want to work on your performance and get smoke machines and lights and stuff, you can go ask the A/V tech dude (sonofaparrotman) and see what he can do for you dudes.

If you have your own instruments, that's cool. If you want them stored somewhere safe we can put them in the most excellent music closet. Only me, Really Short Dude, Principal Connor dude ma'am dude and Rover have keys to it.

If you don't have your own instruments you can get some from the most excellent music closet.

If you want to practice outside of class time, leave me a voicemail or grab Really Short Dude and we'll come and open up for you. Don't ask Principal Connor ma'am dude or Rover for their keys. They only have 'em for security type stuff.


[OOC: Note - Band 2 Oz/Lily/Jeff, we had someone drop out and another person, avenuebcat, who never showed. Are you three happy with being a trio? If not, I know a couple of people who might be interested in joining - Barbossa, Zero or Marty Blank? - and can come in next week. Let me know please!]

[OOC 2: If you have a problem with your band, drop me a line on my voicemail.]

Comments

Re: Band 1 (Charlie/Lane/Lilly K/Laura)

[bloodyrockgod]

You can't go wrong with good old rock'n'roll but if you want to try somethng different that's okay too.

Do we want to do covers or try for originals? I've got some songs . . . they're pretty rough though.

Re: Band 1 (Charlie/Lane/Lilly K/Laura)

[lane-drums.livejournal.com]

Rock 'n Roll works for me. Let's start with a few covers, just to get a feel for each other, right? TThen once we're comfortable, I'm all for branching out into originals!

Re: Band 1 (Charlie/Lane/Lilly K/Laura)

[bloodyrockgod]

"Rolling Stones, the Beatles, U2? Basic stuff?"

Re: Band 1 (Charlie/Lane/Lilly K/Laura)

[lane-drums.livejournal.com]

"Yeah - you can't go wrong starting with the greats. Any ideas for a group name?"

Re: Band 1 (Charlie/Lane/Lilly K/Laura)

[bloodyrockgod]

"Er--well. No. My brother named our band at home. Driveshaft, we're called. I think we'd want a better name than that."

Re: Band 1 (Charlie/Lane/Lilly K/Laura)

[lane-drums.livejournal.com]

"Driveshaft? I like it. It's catchy... in that way where you don't quite understand what it means. I'm horrible with band names, so I don't really have any suggestions either." Lane shrugs. "Maybe it will just sort of come to us after we work for awhile."

Re: Band 1 (Charlie/Lane/Lilly K/Laura)

[bloodyrockgod]

"It's the part of the car that connects the steering wheel to the tyres," Charlie mumbles, looking a little uncomfortable. "And is almost sounds like a dirty joke, so . . . my brother loves it."

Re: Band 1 (Charlie/Lane/Lilly K/Laura)

[lauraholt.livejournal.com]

No, that sounds fine to me!

I'm not sure...maybe we could see some of your stuff and decide then? I'm really not that fussed either way.

Re: Band 1 (Charlie/Lane/Lilly K/Laura)

[bloodyrockgod]

Charlie gets out a battered notebook and opens it. "You read music?" He hands it over to Laura.

Re: Band 1 (Charlie/Lane/Lilly K/Laura)

[lauraholt.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but I prefer to play by ear.

*takes a look at it*