Drum Related

Below is a breakdown of the Pointers Sisters I’m So excited, it shows the section name and number of bars.

Section             No. of Bars

Intro 1               8 (*Break in 8th bar)
Intro 2               8 (*Break in 8th bar)

1st Verse         16
Bridge              12 (*Break in 8th bar)

Chorus             16 (*Break in 8th bar)

2nd Verse        16 (*Break in 8th bar)

Chorus             16

Piano Solo        16

Bridge              12 (*Break in 8th bar)

Chorus             16

Instrumental    8
                           8 (piano in)
                           8 (horns in)
    
Mid Section     16

Chorus             16

Chorus   to fade….

* The break is where you stop your hands and just play ¼ notes (the “1,2,3,4) on the bass drum for that bar.

This weeks “Track of the week” is I’m So Excited by the Pointer Sisters, carrying on from the “fast ¼ note” theme from last weeks track, I decided to make this weeks track “I’m So Excited” by the Pointer Sisters. Again, not much going on here, but the precision and clarity are what’s really needed to make this work. Make sure you relax to play this one, playing tense at high speeds is never beneficial. Give it a listen and tomorrow I’ll give you the break down.