SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

(read with Irish accent)
Happy St. Paddy's day to yuh!
The class got off to a right quick start, not twenty past the hour. "We've a gig t'mora!" Andrew O'Madill reminded the class.
Jordan O'Heaman grac'd thuh skins all lively and such on the first run through of Chameleon. All was going smashingly till there was a slight train wreck in the solo section. Jonathan O'Lesyk got the group back in the swing o' things: "Why don't we start back in with Caitlin O'Schneider's solo?"
"That'll be spot on!" Donovan O'Riemer exclaimed.
Everything was again right as rain until the second solo when the group ground to a halt again! "This'll not do!" they all said to each other as they scratched their beards (and beardesses) in thought.
"O' sakes! I'll help ya through!" said Mrs. O'Yochim. And that she did. Ever'un was every greatful they were.
In the pause between bits Mr. O'Heaman and Mr. O'Penner joked about the novelity it would be to borrow Nicko O'McBrain's drumset for the jazz performance in town tomorrow. They chuckled in mirth cuz of course his kit is of great stature!
Nextly the group moved on to the swinger Sunny Moon! Once again Mrs. O'Yochim had to step in and assist us in makin er through.
"What would we do without ye?" said Shamus O'Mally.
"Oi! You ain't in this class!" said Tyson O'Van O'Eaton without the least bit of reserve.
"O my you're right." he said dumbfoundedly, "Sincerest regrets!"
"None, none." said the group as they picked him up by the trousers and show'd him the door.
Nextly it was time to work on the moving ballad (and a favorite of me grandfather's) Open Your Eyes. Miss O'Schnieder did tickle the ivory's ever so delicately. It went without particular folly.
With the return of our guitarist Jray O'Panachyse we moved back into Chameleon so we could practise his solo section. Before starting we decided to move Mr. O'Van O'Eaton over next to the xylophone so he could hear the drumset better and the rythemn section would jam better as a whole. Great approval resounded through the ears of the group!

The Brandon Jazz Festival is swiftly approaching! After today only one rehearsal left! We spent class today working on Chameleon, Open Your Eyes, and Sonnymoon. In Chameleon, we added some background chords to the solo section, and continued to train Jordan on drums. We didn't change any solos in this piece. Overall, it is sounding quite good, with only a couple bars that could use tightening up before the show. In Open Your Eyes, we ran through the piece and continued training Teagan on drums. We decided not to change solos in this piece. Overall, this piece is sounding pretty good. We pulled up Sonnymoon, an old favorite, as a third and final piece to play on Friday. I think this one will require practice before Friday, as it is a little rusty after not being played for a few months. Soloists here were Laura, Donovan, and Teagan.

March 3

So today we worked on Open Your Eyes and Chameleon. These are the two pieces that we are playing in the Virden Festival next week. We ran both of the pieces twice. And both times they went really well. The first time for both pieces we were kinda getting them organized, like who was doing solos and when and how we were starting and ending each piece. The second run through of each piece was to make sure we had it down. Open Your Eyes Katie, Andrew, and Donovan are doing solos. In Chameleon Dre, Carissa C., and Catlin are doing solos. Everyone is playing really well. We play at Virden Festival at the Aud on Wednesday around 11:30.
- laura

Class Mar. 1 2011

It's Andrew's B-Day! Today we discussed a solution to having neither of our drummers present at our next two performances, Jordan is going to play drums for Chameleon and Leap Frog and Teagan will play Open Your Eyes. We practiced Chameleon (which I'm playing bass for) and it went pretty good but it was very improved when we played it again at the end of class. Open Your Eyes and Leap Frog went just as good as always, minus the drummers just learning. They did pretty good though.