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PlayAlong Contest #4768 will be a segment of the "Back To Basics" Workshop sponsored by Marcus Pope & Pope's School of Percussion in Huntsville, AL Aug. 12, 2023.
Limited spots are available for two Entry Levels !
Both Entry Levels allow you to receive a
Performance Review & a chance to
Win Prizes from our Sponsors !
Follow the link below to Enter Level 1 - Upload a Link to your recorded performance with a W.M.R. PlayAlong below to be selected to Perform Live at the Event Aug. 12th in Huntsville !
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Or follow the link below to Enter Level 2 - Upload a Link to your recorded performance with a W.M.R. PlayAlong for a review and a chance for Prizes.
Both Entry Levels have a Contest Fee of $25
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Prop up your phone and just send a link to the sound of your drum performance with the W.M.R. PlayAlong and we'll do the rest !
Upload a Link to your Performance before
August 5, 2023
for a Review & Chance To Win !!
W.M.R. PlayAlong Contest #4768
W.M.R. PlayAlong Contest #4768
CAUTION !
PlayAlong Packages Will Not
Download To Your Phone !!
Contest PlayAlong
"Songo Song"
by Will Kennedy
Play the American Songo pattern and show how to incorporate a relaxed phrasing and feel into the pattern for an authentic sound.
"Songo Song" features a short drum solo section set up as a call & answer with the band. You are challenged to deliver a meaningful solo to include phrasing in the style of the song but you can also just blow through and have some fun !
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edited demo !
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Then Check Your Download Folder !
Contest PlayAlong
"Office Jam"
by Will Kennedy
This is a Funk jam with a little bit of a Rock flavor that opens with a Big & Meaningful drum fill !
Pair up with the Bass Player (me) on this track as you find the Feel & Pocket of this PlayAlong. Watch out for the half time section and an ending that requires close attention !
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Then Check Your Download Folder !
Contest PlayAlong
"Proto Cosmos"
by Allen Pasqua
Proto Cosmos is one of my all time Fav songs made famous by the Great Tony Williams; "The New Lifetime" recordings !
This may be a simplified arrangement from the original but still requires intermediate play skill to make it through. This PlayAlong has a strong Jazz Fusion flavor with plenty of drum solo opportunity but you must be strong in your Feel & Confidence !
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edited demo !
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Contest PlayAlong
"Calm One"
by Will Kennedy
Calm One is a slow-med tempo jam that takes you on a music journey in a short amount of time.
This PlayAlong challenges you on many levels including your patience, ability to settle and deliver a consistent feel along with your complementary Fills. Then it closes with a half-time Peter Erskine styled pattern that will test your independence and Pocket !
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Contest PlayAlong
"Funk Free"
by Andre Forbes
Andre Forbes is the Master Mind behind FreeDrumlessTracks.net and you will find a multitude of awesome drumless track !
Funk Free is an edited version from Andre's website that surely pushes your groove, pattern play, and delivery of consistence time. Performing this song will push you forward in your musicianship as it tests your Funk Vocabulary and Phrasing.
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Contest PlayAlong
"Stomp The Funk"
by Andre Forbes
Andre Forbes is the Master Mind behind FreeDrumlessTracks.net and you will find a multitude of awesome drumless track !
Stomp The Funk is an edited version from Andre's website that surely pushes your groove, pattern play, and delivery of consistence time. Performing this song will push you forward in your musicianship as it tests your Funk Vocabulary and Phrasing.
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Then Check Your Download Folder !
Contest PlayAlong
"Jazz Crimes"
by Joshua Redman
Originally on the "Elastic" recording featuring Brian Blade on drums and it's an Epic performance !
This version of "Jazz Crimes" will challenge your sense of time and pocket as you play through a land mind of syncopation but more importantly, to contribute to this PlayAlong properly, you must provide a solid Feel that compliments the array of Funk & Fusion from beginning to end. By the way, there's a drum solo section that will take you to Heaven !!
Click Play...
edited demo !
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Then Check Your Download Folder !
Contest PlayAlong
"Anywhere"
by Madison Cunningham
Originally on the "Elastic" recording featuring Brian Blade on drums and it's an Epic performance !
This version of "Jazz Crimes" will challenge your sense of time and pocket as you play through a land mind of syncopation but more importantly, to contribute to this PlayAlong properly, you must provide a solid Feel that compliments the array of Funk & Fusion from beginning to end. By the way, there's a drum solo section that will take you to Heaven !!
