What song to play for my senior class?
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What song to play for my senior class?
I'm a senior in highschool and an opportunity has come up to play my steel for a project in my English class. The presentation must be 3-7 minute long and will have to include setting up the instrument.
My plan is to show them a few cliche pedal steel licks, but I want to finish with something to wow them. My favorite players are Ralph Mooney, Norm Hamlit, and Paul Franklin. I'm looking for something very popular and recognizable. I was thinkin Don't Rock the Jukebox, but I wanted to know if anyone had any other suggestions.
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My plan is to show them a few cliche pedal steel licks, but I want to finish with something to wow them. My favorite players are Ralph Mooney, Norm Hamlit, and Paul Franklin. I'm looking for something very popular and recognizable. I was thinkin Don't Rock the Jukebox, but I wanted to know if anyone had any other suggestions.
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And the turnaround:Andrew Goulet wrote:How about a peppy version of Mama Tried? I don't think Norm is on that song, but I could hear a PSG version working well, especially if you can work out the intro.
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You are playing for your English class, not for patrons at a steel guitar convention. Are you going to play along with backing tracks? If not, then the solo from Don’t Rock The Jukebox will lose its context. Maybe play a song with a melody that your classmates might recognize, and you can arrange your own harmony with it. If they know Country music and that’s what you like to play, then go for one of those classics and see if they can guess what song you’re playing. Good luck!
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If you play a popular Country Song you may lose your audience's attention almost out of the gate as that IS Steel Guitar Cliche 101 !
Its hard for me to recommend a song for today's senior class as I have no way of knowing what songs may be popular and recognized by those in your class.
BUT, in this scenario I would revert to a 50's or 60's classic such as Let It Be Me ( Everly Brothers) as it has an excellent chord progression and can be played soft and smooth with excellent emotion. You can even do this one acapella and really show your stuff !
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How about America The Beautiful no cliche there just a great song that everyone knows .
Sounds like a gret opportunity and great fun ! How about video the whole thing and share it with us !
tp
Its hard for me to recommend a song for today's senior class as I have no way of knowing what songs may be popular and recognized by those in your class.
BUT, in this scenario I would revert to a 50's or 60's classic such as Let It Be Me ( Everly Brothers) as it has an excellent chord progression and can be played soft and smooth with excellent emotion. You can even do this one acapella and really show your stuff !
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How about America The Beautiful no cliche there just a great song that everyone knows .
Sounds like a gret opportunity and great fun ! How about video the whole thing and share it with us !
tp
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Boy that's a lot going on if you only have 3-7 minutes,it would take me half or more of that just to set my steel up ,of coarse I'm an old guy and have gotten pretty slow! Ha! But seriously good luck ,It's really good to see young people like you interested in steel guitar!! and getting an getting an opportunity to share it.