FoolishFrankie | Saxophone vs Polka: How I survived this gig (vlog) @FoolishFrankie | Uploaded November 2023 | Updated October 2024, 3 minutes ago.
Here is a gig vlog about the first time I played a Polka gig🙈
This was a crazy gig to get called for but I learned a ton on it. I got sent the song list with plenty of time before the gig so I started listening to and learning as many tunes as I could. Most of the original keys were easy - Bb or Eb but a week or two before the gig I noticed on the song list that this band does them in different keys like E or A. I scrambled to learn them in those keys and ended up writing a "cheat sheet" that just had the first few bars in the right key so I could reference it. Usually once I heard the first few notes of the tune I would remember how it sounded and then it was just a matter of getting through it in a harder key lol.
We only ran through a handful of the tunes at the pre-gig rehearsal so some of the songs in this video we're playing for the first time together. I had so much fun though. I'm really enjoying playing all types of gigs right now and I'm slowly refining my process for learning new music and playing it on a gig. I think that's a super important skill for me to learn (and hopefully speed up over the next few years). A lot of you have been asking for me to make more longer form gig vlogs so I'm going to try and keep doing that. Thanks for watching❤️
Musicians:
John Posey (I couldn't find your Instagram John if you see this plz send it to me)
Alex Heflin - instagram.com/alexheflin
Celia Faux - instagram.com/celeryfaux
Josh Garrett - instagram.com/joshuagarrettmusic
Outtakes are on my Patreon: patreon.com/FoolishFrankie
#musician #musicianlife #saxophone
Song: Zither Polka - Alpenmusik (No Copyright Sounds) Music provided by NCM [No Copyright Music]. Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0 Unported | Attribution 4.0 International Video Link: [ • Zither Polka - Alpenmusik NO COPYRIG...
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Management: foolishfrankie@gmail.com
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🎷My alto: sweetwater.sjv.io/nLgOWV
My alto mouthpiece: bostonsaxshop.com/shop/p/new-m-series-alto-mouthpiece-preorder-ships-week-of-1010?aff=2
Boston Sax Shop reeds: bostonsaxshop.com/shop/all-reeds?aff=2
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Here is a gig vlog about the first time I played a Polka gig🙈
This was a crazy gig to get called for but I learned a ton on it. I got sent the song list with plenty of time before the gig so I started listening to and learning as many tunes as I could. Most of the original keys were easy - Bb or Eb but a week or two before the gig I noticed on the song list that this band does them in different keys like E or A. I scrambled to learn them in those keys and ended up writing a "cheat sheet" that just had the first few bars in the right key so I could reference it. Usually once I heard the first few notes of the tune I would remember how it sounded and then it was just a matter of getting through it in a harder key lol.
We only ran through a handful of the tunes at the pre-gig rehearsal so some of the songs in this video we're playing for the first time together. I had so much fun though. I'm really enjoying playing all types of gigs right now and I'm slowly refining my process for learning new music and playing it on a gig. I think that's a super important skill for me to learn (and hopefully speed up over the next few years). A lot of you have been asking for me to make more longer form gig vlogs so I'm going to try and keep doing that. Thanks for watching❤️
Musicians:
John Posey (I couldn't find your Instagram John if you see this plz send it to me)
Alex Heflin - instagram.com/alexheflin
Celia Faux - instagram.com/celeryfaux
Josh Garrett - instagram.com/joshuagarrettmusic
Outtakes are on my Patreon: patreon.com/FoolishFrankie
#musician #musicianlife #saxophone
Song: Zither Polka - Alpenmusik (No Copyright Sounds) Music provided by NCM [No Copyright Music]. Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0 Unported | Attribution 4.0 International Video Link: [ • Zither Polka - Alpenmusik NO COPYRIG...
📱Socials:
Instagram: instagram.com/foolishfrankie
TikTok: tiktok.com/@foolishfrankie
Join my Discord server! discord.gg/tw6pmx3
Management: foolishfrankie@gmail.com
📷Camera gear: amazon.com/shop/foolishfrankie
🎷My alto: sweetwater.sjv.io/nLgOWV
My alto mouthpiece: bostonsaxshop.com/shop/p/new-m-series-alto-mouthpiece-preorder-ships-week-of-1010?aff=2
Boston Sax Shop reeds: bostonsaxshop.com/shop/all-reeds?aff=2
This video contains affiliate links. I earn a small commission when purchases are made through the links above which helps support the channel🤗
