performing for halloween (oct 31). technically concert band performance but we stil help cuz theyre new (tyhats what happened last year, but last year ppl were new to instruments but this year most ppl know instruments so idk if we'll help. maybe)

performing @ a resturaunt nov 11!!!!

open house dec 8 (idk what that is)

still tho i already know band director allows retrys but i basically have a guaranteed spot bcuz

he already told me im gonna b in combo 2a (better than combo b, not as good as combo a (or idrk but its like ppl who would b in combo a but arent quite as good + rhythm section from combo b bcuz they need a bass + drums + the other bass/drums are in a diff combo))

he likes me (sigma)

i can. play bass. yea. + the required stuff (well not all of it but i still have a few days and bass parts are easy)

but basically we need to do all 12 major scales, which we had to do for juries (like auditions but they were pointless cuz u got in just by going to them) so i already know those, and blues scale in 12 major keys, which we did in the lesson, and is super easy on bass cuz scales on bass is just learn a few patterns that u can play across the neck + still get the right notes.

we also need to do some songs, and my part for them is either

a walking bassline (so just quarter notes walking up/down the notes in the measures chord but skips some notes to make transitions easier)

a repeating pattern (so one song (i think footprints) is like C G C E rest GC the entire song so its so easy

just. half notes. i literally just play 2 notes in the scale. its so fucking easy (just one song tho, st thomas)

technically tho theres like 8 songs i think and idk how to play st thomas and like 2 others however walking basslines dont take long for me to get cuz ive gotten better @ them. also its just playing quater notes and like if u mess up its not that hard to get back on track if u know the song

however we also need to solo on tenor madness. one chorus a written solo (which i was taught. but its not written, just memorized :c) + improv which i like never get to do. but its fun + today in the lesson my band director showed me a lick to play for one of the chords so that'll be easy