Quick sight reading question...

[lobematt]

I've got a big band gig coming up in a few weeks and I'm working through some of the charts. Quite a few have the marking 'Soli.' above certain measures... What does it mean??

Thanks!

[chris_b]

[b] soli[/b]

(ˈsəʊlɪ)
[i]adj[/i], [i]adv[/i]
[b]1. [/b] (Classical Music) [i]music[/i] (of a piece or passage) to be performed by or with soloists. Compare [url="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/tutti"]tutti[/url]
[plural of solo]



It's all out there. . . . . .

[Bilbo]

It's the bit where everyone stops and you keep going (generally thinking 'oh, fcuk!! Is this right? Shoudl I have shut the fcuk up by now or what'? 'Why is everyone staring at me'?

It is usually a bass cliche but best check before you play it .

[Dad3353]

Often, the whole band will play the main theme (the 'head'..?), maybe a couple of times through, then the soloists will take a solo in turn each (maybe a turn for the bassist, too..!), then back to the theme and out. The basic chart structure remains valuable during these bars, normally. 'Soli' is simply the plural form of 'Solo'.

[lobematt]

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1438001434' post='2830676']
It's the bit where everyone stops and you keep going (generally thinking 'oh, fcuk!! Is this right? Shoudl I have shut the fcuk up by now or what'? 'Why is everyone staring at me'?

It is usually a bass cliche but best check before you play it .
[/quote]

Yeah I definitely got that feeling in the rehearsal yesterday! Thanks