This session is one of our Music Corner Drop-in series with Jamie McCredie. Generally we run them weekly each Tuesday at 7.30pm and delve into a broad range of subjects relating to technique, theory, know-how, practice or something topical in the guitar world.
Over two sessions we’re looking at how to play Henry Mancini’s classic song ‘Moon River’. In session 1 we learned a beautiful chord melody arrangement and in session 2 we delve into the embellishments you can add in.
Overview
Over two sessions we learn Moon River. This is a gorgeous tune by Henry Mancini with a haunting, lilting melody unpinned by cool chords. It’s a must for anyone’s repertoire.
In Session 1 we learned the basic song and how to play the melody and harmony. The PDFs and a live Zoom recording of this lesson are available to buy and they make for excellent preparation for this session No.2.
Session No.2 is all about embellishments and creating your own arrangement of the tune. The approaches and techniques are invaluable to have under your musical belt and you can apply them to your other songs. Learn Moon River and add stamp your own creativity on it.
Buying options
You can buy session 1’s materials and Zoom lesson recording as preparation for session 2. It’s a real help before adding in the colourful bits to Moon River
Music Corners in general
These weekly one hour sessions are designed to give us the tools to self-improve and widen our knowledge in the following general areas: rhythm, reading music, improvising, understanding music theory, getting good tone, how to play a solo, how to play with a group, how to develop your ear, learning the rules of music through transcribing the history of a genre. Our tutor, Jamie McCredie, will share key things he has learned over years that have helped to make him the professional guitarist and musician he is today.
Materials:
You will receive lesson PDFs and occasionally we might record the live Zoom lesson and make it available.
Session suitability
These sessions are most suitable for intermediate players with a tad of music theory/knowledge but players of all standards will register some lightbulb moments and pick up some great ideas and approaches.