I need suggestions for a well written piece of music...

[Nochowderforyou]

hi all,

So I got a call from my mom and dad yesterday, and they said if I wanted to go back to school then they would put me back in.

I've been giving this thought for many years and I decided to just go for a music program at the college. You learn theory, etc...everything you need to know about music and aspects of it. Not only will it branch out my style, but it leads me in the right direction. I think it'd be a lot of fun to teach guitar at a college. It'd be good money, great experience, and a lot of fun to do everyday.

Anyways, in order for me to get accepeted, I have to perform a piece of music of my choice in an audition. I play tons of heavy music that would make your balls tingle (or is it just me?), but I need a well written piece of music that would wow the judges. I have 3 months to practice and get it down or I'll have to wait until Sept. of 07.

Any suggestions people? Keep the songs acceptable. I can play Lamb of God and Slayer like no tomorrow, but I need to find something that is a little more mellow, with chord changes and clean tones. I was thinking a Led Zeppelin song, not Stairway :rolleyes:, but maybe Over the Hills.....that has single notes, chords, and solo. Help me out here! :thumbsup:

[LIP]

Anything by Erik Mongrain wouldl be perfect; but damn, it took me 2 mnths to learn Percusien.

Im sorry, im not help at the moment, i've done a stupid thing, well for me anyway... i keep telling people to smoke instead of srink and what havei done>? I've gone and got myself drunk as a skunk and i hateit. Imsorry man.

[flamingskullballs]

Im sorry, im not help at the moment, i've done a stupid thing, well for me anyway... i keep telling people to smoke instead of srink and what havei done>? I've gone and got myself drunk as a skunk and i hateit. Imsorry man. yay

if you can play pachelbel, Kanon, then that would make em happy

but it would be hard to find that for guitar

try some Joe Satriani

[Nochowderforyou]

I'll look into some Satriani.

Oh boy, I just looked into this a little deeper. It's a one year prep program and I need a certain % in a class, which I already have, but these are the other requirements:

1. A polished performance of two constrasting pieces of your choice that demonstrate your playing or singing abilities.
2. A demonstration of technical skills appropriate to your instrument (eg. vocalises for singers; scales, chords, arpeggios, long tones, tonguing, etc. as appropriate for pianists and other instrumentalists).
3. Aural tests (eg. recognition of chord qualities and melodic intervals, clapback of rhythmic patterns).
4. Playing or singing a short unfamiliar excerpt at sight.
5. A brief interview to discuss your musical background, interests and goals.

Whoo boy. I'm pushing this back to Sept. of 07. I have a lot of learning to do boy. A lot of the stuff I once did learn, but I got lazy and drunk for a number of years and all that flew out of my brains.

And LIP, you silly man you. :p

[LIP]

Aha! I was also going to say Joe Satriani. "Why" s a good song

All i can say, is you xcan easily do it man! I know you can. DEfiantly.!

[flamingskullballs]

Aha! I was also going to say Joe Satriani. "Why" s a good song

All i can say, is you xcan easily do it man! I know you can. DEfiantly.!
you need a few more drinks

[Nochowderforyou]

No one else? Az666, I know you have some input on this. :)

[slipknotpsycho]

i'm not sure, if rock is your style, you need to stick to that style, because it is you, and changing that would make you 'fake', with that being said, i would say some nirvana (the slower songs, not the rape your ears type, although i like that type, i doubt it would really impress them) or maybe some metallica, everyone can relate to metallica, hell i've know full blown thugs who listen to metallica.... i'm not sure of a song by nirvanna, but i think one by metallica is right up your alley... you're almost gonna definately want some rock from the 80's if you take my advice, as it was always really saturated with guitar... but this is just my suggestion, in the end it needs to be something you feel is your style, and ultimately it's all your choice. but you have to admit, metallica songs played on the guitar solo almost always sound good.

[cygnustaxt]

I say do something by Andrew York. I'm actually majoring in music in college and I played one of his pieces for one of my recitals. My teachers totally loved it.

You should probably have a few prepared pieces though, they also love classical guitar. I mean thats pretty much the majority of what you learn in college anyway.

[Nochowderforyou]

That's a good point Slipknot. I wouldn't want to come off being or playing something I really didn't want to. I bet someone playing some technical, clean sounding tones of mellowness is something they see all the time. Maybe if I tossed some classic rock in there and some of my own playing styles of heavy music would really surprise them.

I can play about 75% of Metallica's Master O.P album without a hitch. I think Blackened has an amazing opening riff and has been one of favs of all time.

I need 2 songs, but I also need to re-learn all the theory that goes with it.

Thanks for the suggestion Slipknot. :thumbsup:

How's your mouth feeling these days? Got any leafy green substance to help aid it yet? :)

[Nochowderforyou]

I say do something by Andrew York. I'm actually majoring in music in college and I played one of his pieces for one of my recitals. My teachers totally loved it.

You should probably have a few prepared pieces though, they also love classical guitar. I mean thats pretty much the majority of what you learn in college anyway.


Thanks for the suggestion! :thumbsup: I'll look into his music.

Lately, I've actually been playing classical style guitar. I learned basics in summer programs back home at the college and I learned the style of playing. I've gotton back into it, not classical music itself, just the style where you pick with your fingers and play softly and with contrast. I play it on this guitar I found at a thrift shop for $4. :p It had a broken neck, but I fixed it up and within 48hrs, it was like brand new.

[slipknotpsycho]

That's a good point Slipknot. I wouldn't want to come off being or playing something I really didn't want to. I bet someone playing some technical, clean sounding tones of mellowness is something they see all the time. Maybe if I tossed some classic rock in there and some of my own playing styles of heavy music would really surprise them.

I can play about 75% of Metallica's Master O.P album without a hitch. I think Blackened has an amazing opening riff and has been one of favs of all time.

I need 2 songs, but I also need to re-learn all the theory that goes with it.

Thanks for the suggestion Slipknot. :thumbsup:

How's your mouth feeling these days? Got any leafy green substance to help aid it yet? :)

i'm glad you like my advice :) and no :( unfortunately i haven't even had one hit since the surgery and it hurts like a bitch, there's still like parts of teeth sticking out (it's normal, i've went through this before, so i'm not worried about it) and as you can imagine, that is very painful... all i can do to stop the pain is take three ibuprofens and keep rubbing my gums with hurricaine (a gel/paste like anesthetic 20% benzocaine) still can only eat soft foods, i tried to eat two burgers a couple of days ago (jumbo jacks with just cheese meat and onion) but i found myself paying more than it was worth (metaphorically) in the end so i went back to soups =/ i want real food.... hope you find the right peices before too long, cuz if you don't know them already you're gonna need lots of practice til you can play them drunk stoned barred out and blindfolded.... (not trying to make you nervous lol)

just remember when you get up there to play the peices, be yourself, let your creativity flow like a river and play for yourself, not them... if they don't like it, well fuck them they dont' know talent <.< i've never heard you play, but i have faith.... most of the people i've known that play guitar, are stoners, seems to be a natural gift of us, i used to play, but that was long ago and i played acoustic back when i was into country music.

[cygnustaxt]

Thanks for the suggestion! :thumbsup: I'll look into his music.

Lately, I've actually been playing classical style guitar. I learned basics in summer programs back home at the college and I learned the style of playing. I've gotton back into it, not classical music itself, just the style where you pick with your fingers and play softly and with contrast. I play it on this guitar I found at a thrift shop for $4. :p It had a broken neck, but I fixed it up and within 48hrs, it was like brand new.

Thats cool man, Classical is the way to go for school. I play a lot of technical metal like between the buried and me and shit like that, but I doubt I'd actually play that for an audition because I know most of the professors could care less about that type of music. Unless you're lucky and you're judged by someone who appreciates that style, your best bet is to stick with classical guitar since thats what most colleges are interested in, at least in the beginning anyway.

[az666]

mate...
I honestly don't know...
Maybe learn a song with finger picking in it?
It depends what they are looking for really...
I would say probably somthing in a hard (unusual) scale
some fingerpicking maybe, key changes...timing (not just fast but slow...possibly time changes)
hahaha just some ideas

They might want to see how well you understand music...not what you can play and make sound good....to be honest they could be looking for anything so I would say play somthing that you are comfortable with.

hahaha ill try and think of a peice you could listen to....cant think right now

[Nochowderforyou]

Hopefully your mouth starts feeling a little better soon man. :thumbsup: I had only 2 teeth pulled, wow huh :p back in Jan.. The recovery was especially painful because the open wounds weren't clotting, so air was getting up to my roots, causing major pian, so bad I couldn't even sleep, so I feel for you.

Smoking cannabis and music come hand in hand. It gives you the freedom to be as creative as you want, and puffing some opens that up even more.

I figure if I wow them with a more conventional, mature piece of music, maybe even classical like the other post posted (I'm sorry man, but your name is too complicated for my feeble mind:p), and one piece of really me.

I do agree though, starting out you really need to impress. It will be hard, but nobody said this would be easy. :)

[slipknotpsycho]

i have a suggestion, maybe ask them (or ask around to other people in the class) what type they're looking for, tell them you want to show them you can play anything, but you have a 'special' peice planned that is all you, play what the type they want you to play to show your skill of adaption, then for the third, show your style off like a mofo, but something so complicated they may shit themselves, or play something moderately simple so well, they again shit themselves... if i was a 'judge' i'd honestly want you to show your adaption skills, along with playing skill, but i'd also want to see you play your style, that combination could be used to judge pure skill... and i still stick with one by metallica (you seem a fan so i kinda find this redundant to mention but just incase, 'one' is a song by metallica, with the perfect score of music [imho] that would be soft enough for anyone to appreciate, but all the while still being 'you' instead of just what everyone else wants to hear...

because without 'you' you're just a drone, i mean everyone, and i mean EVERYONE has thier own style, and everyone should stick to that style (in all things in life, not just music) because being someone else just isn't natural...

i can't say for sure because i don't know the people who will be judging, but for me and i'm sure alot of other people, showing the true you earns more points then playing any peice could ever do. it takes serious balls to throw away fear and be you when facing something like this, but it takes balls to survive the thing we all call life and living.