Difficulty: Medium/Easy (great for beginning junior high, high school, and college steel bands)
This tune came about after listening to a bunch of horn bands like Tower of Power and Cory Wong & the Wongnotes. If your students aren’t familiar with bands like these, turn them on to that music. It’s funky and loads of fun!
Pedagogical Points/Performance Notes-
Intro- As I was finishing up this composition, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin passed away. The Intro is just a few bars of "Respect" as a tribute to her. The Guitar-Cello part has a 3-voice chord. Split the part between two (or more) players. If you only have one Guitar player, leave out the top note of that chord.
If you aren’t a fan of the "Respect" quote, feel free to start at measure 5.