The Something Old New Borrowed Blue Rock

The Something Old New Borrowed Blue Rock

 Tom Tucker

Grade 1

Find your ear protection and prepare the speech outlining the importance of playing all styles of music because this is the tune that students will want to play EVERY day ALL year.  The title says it all.  The piece features a familiar old 60s rock bass pattern with a new melodic line.  There are some borrowed well known guitar riffs in the bridge section and a nice bluesy snippet.  
The Something Old New Borrowed Blue Rock is playable by advanced beginning bands as well as grade 1 bands.  Rhythms are  limited to eighth note patterns.  The 1st clarinet does cross the break occasionally, but generally ranges are limited to one octave.