That was the week that was-- WRCB and Songwriting

Hi folks, I came down with the sniffles last week so I don't remember much of the past seven days. Here are the highlights:

White Ripple Community Band covered Sloop John B on Monday. Long associated with The Beach Boys as a way to sell Pet Sounds to a reluctant record company, Sloop John B is actually a traditional song from the Bahamas. We worked on rhythm, chords, and melody within the E scale.

In Songwriting, we covered the evolution of a tune Rich wrote called "The Weakling Blues" and all the little changes that are made along the way. The beauty of a song is, it's your tune! If you're not a Beach Boy and not beholden to a record company to make Pet Sounds more palatable, you get to make all the changes you want.

Lastly, Mark shared with us his song "I've Gotten Rid of the Blues," from the song prompt of the same name a few weeks back. There was lots of singing and toe-tapping to wrap up the first session of 2016.

Next session's songwriting class starts Wednesday, March 16th at 7:30 p.m. There's still time to sign up through South Shore Art's website or by calling 219-836-1839 ext. 103.