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Vary your intros

by Ed Bolduc | Sep 30, 2015 | Arrangement, Setting the Tone, Uncategorized

We don’t always have to play everything the way it is written down or recorded.  That’s one version!  For example, here’s the way the Glory to God from Mass of Saint Ann is recorded: It starts our big and full, 3 parts vocals, trumpet, drums, bass,...

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