Future Standards - Development | 11-1pm Oct 13, Vortex upstairs

Note: please message Xie if you'd be interested in joining this session, including songs you'd like to put forward.

This session will focus on "standardising" some songs - simplifying or otherwise changing their forms so that they're easier to call at a jam.

"Future standards":

This session will focus on compositions from the last 30-40 years, that you'd like to play. These can include your own compositions. Vocals or instrumental.

Some approximate guidance on what would fit as a "standard"
1. discernible melody
2. repeating form that is ideally

• not too short (fewer than 8 measures)
• or too long (more than 4 distinct sections

3. no reliance on extended techniques

These are some examples from previous sessions that we've established work quite well in this context:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/72DeFa18IBvWJD8P8pyX8T
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNRskkcU9FlE5KGgViuMrHsvghNgnQgw

Here is a "wishlist" of songs that could work, but pending lead sheets. Please feel free to write up for any of these songs and suggest for a future session.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3k1IDPigRx07e6QQ52hcpT
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNRskkcU9FkbuhArorIo5V-2VCT2s_oc