Student Compositions
"mus" files are for use with the free player.
Sibelius files can be played with Scorch.
3 Quint Flyer
by Don Barnes. 15 bars, uptempo, two parts. Charts in C, Bb and Eb | mp3
7 to 7
by Don Barnes. 27 bars, two parts. Charts in C, Bb and Eb | mp3
10-City
by Don Barnes. 10 bar blues, all chords are flat-9. Charts in C, Bb and Eb | mp3
Bossevenova
by Don Barnes. Latin 7/4 -- time no changes. "Free playing" for improvisation. Charts in C, Bb, Eb. mp3
Bouncin' with Borden
By Mark Niemann-Ross. Written for Jazz quartet (Piano, bass, two horns) plus marimba in C. Play chart with Scorch
Dance of the Jerrys
by Grady McKenzie. mM7 chords. 12 bars. Charts in C, Bb, Eb and Bass | mp3
Fat Man Takes a Walk
by Mark Niemann-Ross. charts in C Bb Eb Bass Vocal | mp3 with melody & bass | mp3 with bass, melod & vocal
The Fibonacci Sequence has nothing to do with Cantelope
by Mark Niemann-Ross. charts in C, Bb, Eb and Bass | mus
Ich Mag Pi
by Mark Niemann-Ross. 14 bar blues in 3/4, all chords are dominant 7ths. Charts in C, Bb, Eb and Bass | mp3
Little Joe
By Don Barnes. 22 bars with harmony, but the chord changes relate indirectly to the piece texturally and harmonically. Changes are nice four bar chunks totaling 12 bars. Two parts. Bb chords | Bb melody | C chords | C melody | Eb chords | Eb melody | mp3
Mohawk Season
By Christian Doering. What Jame Aebersold calls a contrafact, based on Indian Summer. Charts in C, Bb, Eb, bass and mp3
Modulo Blue
by Don Barnes. two parts. Charts in C, Bb and Eb | mp3
Monkeyflower
by Kathy James. No funny number of bars or keys. Charts in C, Bb, Eb, bass, mp3, mus
Not Now
by Steve Morelli. 12 bar blues in F. PDF Charts in C, Bass, alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet, baritone sax, Guitar & Piano, guitar. MusicXML for C, Bass (MusicXML can be opened and played with the "mus" reader described at the top of this page.)
On Call
by Mark Niemann-Ross. 7 bar ballad, all chords are miM7ths. Charts in C, Bb, Eb and Bass | mp3 | mus
Parallel Emotion
by Christian Doering. Two parts harmony swing. Charts in C, Bb, Eb and Bass | mp3
Ruby's Feathers
by Mark Niemann-Ross. 14 bar ballad. All notes are double-stop. Chart in C, Bb, Eb | mp3 | mus
Silhoutte
Strength
by Mark Niemann-Ross. 14 bar ballad, 2 parts. Charts in C, Bb, Eb, bass mp3
Zombie Raccoons are Eating My Chickens
by Mark Niemann-Ross. 9 bar modal in FmiMA7. Two-part (melody & bass) Charts mus and mp3
