We had a couple of new songs at the Charnwood Symphonic Wind Orchestra rehearsal tonight. One was a medley of tunes from the band Madness. There is a fair amount of syncopation but it was a fairly easy read, probably helped by the fact that the pieces included were all “Top of the Pops” hits when I was at school and paying attention to the pop charts.

On the other hand, the medley of tunes from the musical Wicked was a bit tougher to follow and it definitely needs some homework from me. Possibly it is a bit more complicated but I suspect not knowing the tunes is also part of it so looking those up is the first thing I need to do.