shniggens Posted August 8, 2002 Share Posted August 8, 2002 I'm playing for a friends wedding next month and to make a long story short - I have opted to play Schumann's "Important Event" after the vows have been recited and the couple kisses, instead of playing the traditional wedding march. My friend likes that song and he picked it (I gave him some options), but he requested that I break into a fast boogie woogie as they are exiting the building/room (whatever . . . you can tell I don't attend many weddings ). Now I am only really comfortable playing boogie in C. Important event ends in A and it is also in 2/4 time. How can I make a transition like this? What chords can I use to slowly modulate from A to C. I don't want to just end the Schumman piece and then just start the next song with a little break. I would like to build tension and then release to the boogie. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm . . . Amateur Hack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolkid Posted August 8, 2002 Share Posted August 8, 2002 a major (a-c#-e)to d major (a-d-f#) to g major (b-d-g) to (heres the cool part) f major (a-c-f) to c major (g-c-e) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedly Nightshade Posted August 8, 2002 Share Posted August 8, 2002 Or a straight chromatic modulation- A, Bflat, B, C! Perfect for boogie woogie. The only instrument I car to hear the wedding march on is the electric guitar! So cool to do another tune in it's place. Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring is a drop dead gorgeous tune to substitute, and everybody in the joint knows it. What a hit! A WOP BOP A LU BOP, A LOP BAM BOOM! "There is nothing I regret so much as my good behavior. What demon possessed me that I behaved so well?" -Henry David Thoreau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted August 8, 2002 Share Posted August 8, 2002 Sorry! I've shot wedding photography for ten years, and if I hear "Jesu" or Plachbel's "Canon" one more time, I'm gonna PUKE!! I don't care WHAT instrument they're played on! I used to make side bets with the video guys over what the end-of-ceremony tune would be. Either one of those two, or "Ode to Joy"! My winnings record is about 50-50. You gonna play that boogie-woogie on the church organ? THAT would be kinda cool! Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shniggens Posted August 8, 2002 Author Share Posted August 8, 2002 Originally posted by whitefang: Sorry! I've shot wedding photography for ten years, and if I hear "Jesu" or Plachbel's "Canon" one more time, I'm gonna PUKE!! I don't care WHAT instrument they're played on! I used to make side bets with the video guys over what the end-of-ceremony tune would be. Either one of those two, or "Ode to Joy"! My winnings record is about 50-50. You gonna play that boogie-woogie on the church organ? THAT would be kinda cool! WhitefangNo, I'm going to play on a grand. I don't play church organ, and I made it REAL clear to my friends that I don't do church hymns. I WON'T play Pachebel, Jesu Joy . . ., Ode to Joy, etc. Some people may not like it, but I think most people will consider it a refreshing change, and it will give my freind's wedding a touch of originality. I hope. Thanks for the modulation ideas guys! I can't wait to get home and practice some of them tonight! Amateur Hack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedly Nightshade Posted August 8, 2002 Share Posted August 8, 2002 Too bad about the allergy to Jesu. That's a killer tune. Ode to Joy don't touch it. Our acoustic guitar and vibraphone rendition was most lovely indeed, and it was enjoyable to manipulate the arrangement live in real time to have the timing work out with the processional- try that with classical musicians! Hee hee. The "kiss the bride" tune was an original psychedelic pagan pansexual hymn, Hendrix style, with colors to taste and sounds to see, and the earth making love to the sky. I was a little concerned how it would go with the conservative older congregation, but the bride requested it so hey? I think a lot of bluehaired old ladies felt 19 for a moment- lots of endorphins on that one. A WOP BOP A LU BOP, A LOP BAM BOOM! "There is nothing I regret so much as my good behavior. What demon possessed me that I behaved so well?" -Henry David Thoreau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted August 8, 2002 Share Posted August 8, 2002 It's not an "allergy" to Jesu, Ted. It's that after ten years and some 300+ weddings, it gets kinda stale! Like weddings out-of-a-can! Actually, I always kind of LIKED it before I got into those gigs. I know for sure that if this guy isn't going to play it, or "Canon", it'll be a big relief to the photographer. Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedly Nightshade Posted August 9, 2002 Share Posted August 9, 2002 I'll tell you every other last thing about a traditional wedding is more loathsome to me than even the wedding march. All that stuffy formal wear, powertripping relatives, white bridal gowns, alcohol (OK, it's necessary to survive these things sometimes!), sanctimonious preachers, the whole bit. I could see how if you make a career of that you might have to find something to hate that isn't present at every single event! A WOP BOP A LU BOP, A LOP BAM BOOM! "There is nothing I regret so much as my good behavior. What demon possessed me that I behaved so well?" -Henry David Thoreau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shniggens Posted August 9, 2002 Author Share Posted August 9, 2002 Originally posted by Ted Nightshade: I'll tell you every other last thing about a traditional wedding is more loathsome to me than even the wedding march. All that stuffy formal wear, powertripping relatives, white bridal gowns, alcohol (OK, it's necessary to survive these things sometimes!), sanctimonious preachers, the whole bit. I could see how if you make a career of that you might have to find something to hate that isn't present at every single event!Ahhhhhhhhh, you make it sound so APPEALING! Amateur Hack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted August 9, 2002 Share Posted August 9, 2002 The company I worked for usually contracted the upwardly mobile. These brats thought their shit didn't stink. In my time(Gaw! I sound like Dad!) the function of the wedding party was to buffer the bridal couple from any complications. We were there to make sure they weren't bothered by any trivial glitches that would ruin the big day for them. Lately, the bridesmaids and groomsmen behave as if it were THEIR party, and the fact that I was there to take pictures of ALL of them for the couple's $1500+ album didn't seem to concern them any. And yes, Ted, the BOOZE! I've shown up at bride's houses for pre-ceremony shots as early as 9:00am only to find all the girls were already drunk on their asses. I've gotten better co-operation and respect shooting quinceneras in Southwest Detroit with escort parties(30 in all!)made up of 90% gang members! It was a constant increase in that behavior that made me get out of it. Whitefang PS. As the pianist, you haven't much to worry about. Your involvement is far more limited. I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shniggens Posted August 9, 2002 Author Share Posted August 9, 2002 Originally posted by whitefang: PS. As the pianist, you haven't much to worry about. Your involvement is far more limited.That's good to hear. I'm a little nervous. I'd hate to be the one to bamboozle their wedding. Amateur Hack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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