Hosted a neighborhood jam session, but all my neighbors
are classically trained musicians. They were rather
peeved when I told them they couldn't bring their
Strads and Guarneris, and further so when I said my 40
foot Steinway was off limits. So they arrived, one with
pan flute, another a steel drum, a theorbo, a Black and
Decker electric bass, and I rummaged a xylophone from
the kids toys.
I led with a xylophone ostinato.
They jumped right in, producing the attached, which I
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Hosted a neighborhood jam session, but all my neighbors
are classically trained musicians. They were rather
peeved when I told them they couldn't bring their
Strads and Guarneris, and further so when I said my 40
foot Steinway was off limits. So they arrived, one with
pan flute, another a steel drum, a theorbo, a Black and
Decker electric bass, and I rummaged a xylophone from
the kids toys.
I led with a xylophone ostinato.
They jumped right in, producing the attached, which I
faithfully transcribed.
Oddly, after a couple of minutes, they started packing
up their instruments and leaving, one by one.
Today, there are For Sale signs all over the block.