Mountain Song
Style: Swing
Grade: 4
I wrote this song while I was living in Brooklyn, NY and spending quite a bit of time in Woodstock, NY. This is the closest thing to a “country music” song I have ever written.
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Style: swing
Grade: 1
Style: blues
Grade: 1
This is a very simple “swing” composition with a bluesy feel but not in a Blues form. The changes are very simple. The head is a question-and-answer with the melody and the rhythm section. Very simple piece and lots of fun. A good piece to introduce the blues scale.
Style: latin
Grade: 3
I wrote this bossa nova after visiting Rio in 1959. This a fun to play and the bridge of the song is quite chromatic.
Style: latin
Grade: 4
This piece features a Latin feel written out in the piano part. The changes are pretty standard and move slowly enough for the student to navigate quite easily. The bridge of the tune is a fun release from all the harmonic movement in the beginning section of the composition.
This is a very adventurous composition. The harmonies are very difficult and the rhythms are quite unusual. A great challenge for the advanced player.
Style: Ballad
Grade: 3
A Summer’s Morning is a ballad with a very short 8 bar form. The changes all revolve around ii-V-I sequences in both major and minor keys. A good piece for both beginners and intermediate players.
Style: ballad
Grade: 2
This ballad is quite easy to play. The changes move very slowly giving the student plenty of time to navigate the harmonic landscape.
