This is a lamp at my hotel room in Yakima this weekend. I went to the WMEA (Washington Music Educators Association) conference, It was a lot of fun and I learned tons.
This is what I spent pretty much my entire evening doing and seeing as it is sort of a sketch I figured I would post it as my drawing. I know it is kind of a cop out but I do like how it looks on the page.
This is from Blue Mitchell's solo on Hi-Heel Sneakers from his 1965 album Down With It! The other personnel on this album are Junior Cook (ts), Chick Corea (p), Gene Taylor (b) and Al Foster (d). To hear this song click here and for more info in Blue Mitchell click here.
So my plan is to do a drawing every day. I also plan to transcribe a short musical statement once a week. I hope you enjoy this with me. Please note that I am a trumpet player so all transcriptions will need to be transposed down a whole step to get to concert pitch. I would do it but I'm lazy and this is easier for me.
Why Am I doing This?
I used to draw a lot in high school but kind of fell out of the habit. This will be a fun way for me to share my drawings and help me meet my goal. The transcriptions are for my trumpet playing. They will help me better understand the musical language that I am studying.