16 Dancin Till the Blues are Gone

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1 6 Dancin Till he Blues are Gone RESOURCES P CD rack 6 (performance); CD rack 6 (backing) Informaion This is a -bar blues, revved up for he dance floor of he early 960s! Saring Beginwihsomeposureexercises(seepx)Aiora relaxed body as a solid basis of suppor on which o bel On a cry, hen in bel, sing he following exercise firs o waa and hen o hey Sing i smoohly, mainaining a brigh, slighly nasal one and, if possible, a fas vibrao Raise he saring noe in half-sep incremens and add some piano if you can Keep he sound open and relaxed a all imes You may feel ha you need o make he one hinner as you go higher o mainain your bel This is a good hing you re beling correcly! Vbb 4 ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ Divide he group ino wo On a cry, hen in bel, sing he following exercise, once again raising he saring noe by sep, o a Bb in he op par If necessary, minimize he vibrao o secure he uning Finally, esablish a eo ofa=85 Click on beas and 4, and hen sing he hi-ha par below Now ry he drum par Divide ino wo groups one on each par and gradually work he eo up oa=68 Teaching and rehearsing Firs speak, hen sing, he bridge and chorus (upbea o bar 5 o end) In bel, upper voices (including men q Bb7 F7 Bb7 F# waa hey ##### ec V # Bb7 # 4 = = =# q bbb ec waa hey 4 Hi-ha Še Še Še Še s s s s 4 Drum Še Š r Š Š d m k d m d m who decide o sing up he ocave) may decide o modify vowels in bar 8 ( lile Miss Lucy modifies closer o lay-dahl mace luu-say ) Dohesamewihheverses(bars3 6)Asbefore,he lower voices won need o modify any vowels, bu upper voices may wan o modify can (bar 4) and once for me (bar 6), which become closer o cane and wahns far mayee Le your ear be your guide regarding how much modifier o use, making sure your group is physically coorable producing he one Nex, speak and hen sing he backing vocals; if possible, add a fas, shimmery vibrao on he long noes Make sure he rhyhm and uning are precise and clean Divide ino wo groups, wih an equal number of male and female voices in each Everyone should sing he verses (v female voices, v male voices) and bridge (everyone), hen spli ino pars for he chorus You migh wan o mix i up and have some lower voices sing he upper par a pich and some upper voices sing he lower par a pich Use discreion, and don overpower he lead line Lisen ou Check uning in he backing vocals Minimize he vibrao and keep he half-sep movemens small Ideas If he music moves you o dance, hen dance! Even sile choreography can be fun and eneraining Why no use saging o ehasize he difference beween he s and nd verses? Try making up verses of your own Personalize he song! To help your group ge ino he syle, lisen o oher singers of his genre including Ray Charles, Tina Turner, he Coasers, he Ronees, and Dee Dee Sharp also mid-960s Briish groups like he Beales Performing Encourage your group o be flexible in heir delivery and o pu heir souls ino he performance Wihou coromising pich and accuracy, his song should sound and feel like he music you hear on popular radio Adding smears and fall-offs, and singing wih soul, will help o convey his o he audience This piece works well wih a range of scorings and exures Try using soloiss, groups, or secions on he verses 80 6 Dancin Till he Blues are Gone

2 6 Dancin Till he Blues are Gone Piano Fas wis ; pary ime! i = 68 V# # 4 r Š e=š Š Š Še Š Š=Š ŠeŠ Š e=š Š Š Še B## 4 Še=ŠŠ ˆˆ Š e=šš ˆˆ Seve Milloy V# # Š Š=Š ŠeŠ #Š e=š Š Š Še Š #Š =Š 4 ŠeŠ Š e=#š Š Š Še B## Š e=šš Š =ŠeŠ Š Š =ŠeŠ Š Š Š ŠeŠ Š V# # Š Š=Š ŠeŠ =Š e#š =Še#Š #Š e=š 8 ŠeŠ Š e=#š ŠeŠ B## Š Še Š =Š Š Š Še Š Š Š =ŠeŠ Š Š Š ŠeŠ Š V # # p Š Š =Š Š Š ŠŠ=Š#Š Š r S v : upper voices v : lower voices ŠŠ ŠŠ Š - Hey here, boy, look-in fine as can be, Hey, li - le la - dy wih he fan - cy curl, V# # Še Še =ŠŠ Š Š r q q Š Š B## Š Š ( Še ŠŠ=Š Š Š) r q q Še=Š Š 6 Dancin Till he Blues are Gone 8

3 V # # Š Š Š Š =ŠŠ Š Š Š Š Š Š =Š #Š- Š > Š =Š > le me see ya move i, groove i once for me ge ou on he floor, won you give me a whirl? V# #=ŠŠ r q q B## Š r q Š Š =Š #Š 5 7 V # # Š =Š Š r > Še Š=Š Š Š > Še Š Še Š r q - backing vocals V # # r =Š #Š Š shake i like ya go no bone Še Š =Š Š Š # Še Š fchorus mel only ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Come on, gliss r =#Š #Š Š Še bop shu bop bah buhdahbuhshubop bop shubop bah V# # #Š e=š Š Š Še Š #Š =Š Še Š Še=#Š Š Š Še B## Š =Še Š Š Š =Še Š Š Š Š Še Š Š ~~~~ V # # q 0 V # # V# # Še ŠŠ Š #Še - Š =Š > e Š=Š Š Š > Še Š Še - We re gon-na dance babe, danc - in ill he blues are gone Š =Š Š Š #Še Š r #Š #Še Š r =Š #Še Š buh dah buh shu bop bop shu bop bop shu bop Š Š =Š Še Š =Š e#š =Še#Š #Š e=š Še Š B## Š Še Š =Š Š Š Še Š Š Š =Še Š Š Š 8 6 Dancin Till he Blues are Gone

4 V # # Š r q p q 3 V # # r =#Š #Š Š Še =Š r q =Š r Še Š =Š We re gon-na Še Š =Š bop shu bop shu bop bop We re gon-na V# # Še=#Š Še Š Še Še Š Š Še Še Š Š =Š Š B## Š Še Š Š Š Š Še ŠŠ=Š Š Š Š Še ŠŠ=Š Š V # # 5 unis Š =Š e ŠŠ - Še ŠŠ - =Še ŠŠr - Š =Š e ŠŠ Še - - swim an po - ny like Bo - ny Ma- ro - ne Jerk, wa - u - si, like V# # D ŠŠŠŠŠŠŠŠ ŠŠŠŠŠŠŠŠ ŠŠŠŠŠŠŠŠ B## Š Š Š Š Š Š Š Š ŠŠŠŠŠŠŠŠ ŠŠŠŠŠŠŠŠ 8 Chorus f V # # ŠŠŠ ŠŠ ŠŠ Š =Š Š r > > > > > Še Š=Š Š Š > Še > Š Še - li - le Miss Lu- cy! Come on, shake i like ya go no bone V # # ŠŠŠ ŠŠ > > > r r =Š #Š Š Še Š =Š Š Š # Še Š li - le Miss Lu- cy! bop shu bop bah buh dah buh shu bop ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ V# #=ŠŠŠŠ ŠŠ ŠŠ #Š e=š Š Š Še Š #Š =Š Še Š f B## Š Š Š =Š #Š Š =Še Š Š Š =Še Š Š Š gliss 6 Dancin Till he Blues are Gone 83

5 V # # Š r q q 3 Še ŠŠ Š #Še - Š V # # r =#Š #Š Š Še Š =Š Š Š #Še Š r #Š #Še Š bop shu bop bah buhdahbuhshubop bop shu bop =Š e > We re gon-na dance, babe, danc- V# # Še=#Š Š Š Še Š Š =Š Še Š =Š e#š =Še#Š B## Š Še Š Š Š Še Š =Š Š Š Še Š Š DS V # # Š=Š Š Š Še Š Še Š r q p p > in ill he blues are gone V # # r =Š #Še Š r =#Š #Š Š Še =Š r q las ime bop shu bop bop shu bop shu bop bop =Š r q V# # #Š e=š Še Š Š e=#š Še Š Še Še Š Š =Š r q B## Š =Še Š Š Š Š ŠeŠ Š Š Š ŠeŠŠ=ŠŠ Š r q 84 6 Dancin Till he Blues are Gone DS las ime