This sequence is based on the awesome bass solo at the beginning of Sweet Child O’ Mine by Guns N’ Roses. Background I can’t call myself a huge Guns N’ Roses fan, but Ive been listening to their music for…
Vulfpeck – Lost My Treble Long Ago Sequence
This sequence is the funky bass line from Vulfpeck‘s “Lost My Treble Long Ago” played by groundbreaking bassist, Joe Dart. Background Vulfpeck has been my favorite band for the last 5 years or so. One of my closest music friends…
The Jackson 5 – I Want You Back Sequence
This sequence is based on the funky bass line from the Jackson 5‘s 1969 hit, I Want You Back. Background This song was the first Jackson 5 single to be released by Motown Records, and the first of four consecutive…
Borodin – Polovetsian Dances Sequence
This sequence is based on a melody from Alexander Borodin‘s opera Prince Igor. Background Borodin made his living as a doctor/chemist and made significant contributions to the field of organic chemistry. He composed in his spare time, and is well…
Tchaikovsky/Disney – Once Upon a Dream Sequence
This sequence is based on the beautiful song from Disney’s Sleeping Beauty, Once Upon a Dream. Background I always wondered why this song stuck in my head more than other Disney songs, and now I realize it’s because it was…
Miranda – The Story of Tonight Sequence (from Hamilton)
This sequence is based on the chorus from The Story of Tonight, from Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s musical Hamilton. Origin This fourth song in the musical Hamilton is short but incredibly potent. The song takes place late at night in a pub…
Miranda – You’ll Be Back Sequence (from Hamilton)
This sequence is based on a snippet from You’ll Be Back, sung by King George in Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s musical Hamilton. Origin The seventh song sung in Hamilton is a “musical breakup letter” from King George III to the colonies. In…
Arban 19 Sequence
This sequence is based on #19 from the “Studies in Dotted Eighth and Sixteenth Notes” section of Jean-Baptiste Arban‘s Method for cornet. This section is comprised of etudes that help the students learn the rhythms that can be created with…
Arban 11 Sequence
This sequence is based on #11 from the first studies section of Jean-Baptiste Arban‘s Method for cornet. Arban Right around the time rotary valves were added to the posthorn to create the cornet, Joseph Jean-Baptiste Laurent Arban was born. Inspired…