Living On Rock and Roll (Concerto for Rock Band)
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Grade 3
3 Movements Duration 10-15 minutes (depending on solos) Commissioned by Woodhaven High School, MI. Bradley Faryniarz, Director and consortium members (full list below) The rock band parts are provided in both standard notation and tablature and are written at a difficulty level appropriate for most high school guitar players. You should not need to bring in outside professionals to perform this piece, but rather you can showcase some of your own students or local alumni.
Here is the general style of each movement: Mvt 1 Punk Rock, Pop Rock - Inspired by Bon Jovi, Chicago, The Beatles, Michael Jackson Mvt 2 Slower Jam Tune, Power Ballad - Inspired by Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Queen, Freebird Mvt 3 Hard Rock, Grunge - Think of a smashup of AC/DC, Metallica, Nirvana, Van Halen, and a dose of White Stripes and you'll have a good idea of this movement! |
Perusal Score
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Recording (High School group) |
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Saginaw Valley State University
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Woodhaven High School
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PROGRAM NOTE
I was a teenager in 1999 when Metallica partnered with the San Francisco Symphony and gave a live concert of fully orchestrated Metallica songs. My world blew wide open when I heard that CD and later watched video footage from the concert. I was hooked! Through high school I played with several rock bands including a Foo Fighter cover band, and a ska/punk/funk/rock band of my own formation called, “Life on the Upbeat.” This work is a natural outgrowth of my background as a classical music composer and a lover of all things rock and roll. It is with deep gratitude that I thank Brad Faryniarz and consortium members for commissioning this work. |
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Can this piece work with a really big HS band? YES! Listen to this!
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With deepest gratitude to the consortium members!
Birch Run Area Schools, MI Phil Bossenberger Clinton Prairie Jr./Sr. High School, IN Michael Villano Farmington High School, MN Erin Holmes, Bradley Mariska Garrett High School, IN Josh Hettinger Gibraltar Carlson High School, MI David M. Brockington Granville High School, OH Jared Smith Greenbrier East High School, WV Jim Allder Grosse Pointe North High School, MI Thomas Torrento Kasson-Mantorville High School, MN Anthony Boldt Liberty High School, PA William Lennox Manti High School, UT Bryan Sullivan, Doug Knapp Manheim Central High School, PA John J. Brackbill McNeese State University, LA Dr. Tim Pardue |
Minnesota Junior Winds, MN Monroe High School, MI Joseph Swinkey Our Lady of Sion College, Australia Ryan Parks Oyster Bay High School, NY Matthew Sisia Pewaukee High School, WI Kate Mitchell Roosevelt High School, MI Mark D Angelo Saginaw Valley State University, MI Dr. Norman Wika Saint Ignatius High School, OH Dan Hamlin, John Mullen Shell Lake Arts Center Concert Band Camp, WI Aimee Pashby Summit Academy High School, MI Anne Chapman Trenton High School, MI Michael Wolf University of South Alabama, AL Dr. Robert D. Abend Wayne Memorial High School, MI David Mety |
Demo/Explanation (for the guitar players)
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Composer's verbal introduction to the piece
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