For this project, I first learned how to play the song "Surfing USA" as it was originally arranged. I then used first and second inversions to change the root position chords into a chord progression. I chose a hip hop/dance drum beat to set my song to, so I played the song a little bit slower than I had been to fit it to the beat. I changed the instruments from just a grand piano to an electric piano and a bass for the chords and a synthesizer for the melody, because I thought those sounds went well with the drum beat.
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For my project I changed the arrangement of The Lion Sleeps Tonight by making it sound more hip hop with a club beat. Different sections of the song have shakers, tambourines and other different club beats. I changed the tempo of the song and added loops throughout the piece to create a hip hop sound.
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