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A#Tisket,!A#Tasket! Fitzgerald/Alexander,!arr.!Shaw!

No!Moon!at!All! Evans/Mann,!arr.!Shaw!

I’m!Gonna!Sit!Right!Down!Write!Myself!a!Letter! Young/Ahlert,!arr!David!Scott!

How!About!You! Freed/Lane,!Arr.!Treece!

With!a!Song!in!My!Heart! Rodgers!&!Hart,!arr.!Kirby!Shaw!

Sina! Djavan,!arr.!Gerhard!Guter!

Open!Your!Eyes,!You!Can!Fly! Corea/Potter,!arr.!Rosana!Eckert!

Moondance! Van!Morrison,!arr.!Jeremy!Fox!

Just!the!Way!You!Are/Just!a!Dream! Mars/Haynes,!arr.!Deke!Sharon!

Don’t!You!Worry!‘Bout!a!Thing! Stevie!Wonder,!arr.!Matt!Falker!

!St.!Charles!North!High!School!Vocal!Jazz!Lab!

Presents!

No!Guys?!No!Problem!!Vocal!Jazz!Arrangements!

for!All#Female!Vocal!Jazz!Ensembles!Michael!Molloy,!director!

75th!Annual!Illinois!Music!Education!Conference!January!31,!2015!

Peoria!Civic!Center!

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Our!Rhythm!Section!

Mr.!Michael!Benshish,!piano!Liam!Redmond#Mattucci,!bass!

Jeremy!Benshish,!drums!!

St.!Charles!North!Music!Faculty!Mr.!Michael!Molloy,!Mr.!Dale!Morgan,!Mr.!Jim!Stombres!

Mr.!Brian!Wis,!Mr.!John!Wojciechowski!!

Our!Parent!Booster!Organization!SCN!Friends!of!Music!

!Special!Thanks!

Superintendent!Dr.!Donald!Schlomann,!CUSD!303,!Principal!Mrs.!Audra!Christenson!and!the!SCN!Administration!Team!

for!their!continuing!support!of!our!jazz!curriculum.!!!

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Vocal!Jazz!Lab!

Emily!Bettler,!‘16! Ashley!Henness,!‘17! Bailey!Ricketts,!‘16!

Aly!Bowen,!‘16! Cassidy!Joss,!‘16! Rachael!Schwanebeck,!‘16!

Nicoletta!Calabrese,!‘15! Miranda!Keigher,!‘17! Haley!Springer,!‘16!

Sharon!Carlson,!‘15! Abbey!Lee,!‘16! Briana!Staheli,!‘16!

Lindsey!Gallaher,!‘16! Skylar!Ratliff,!‘16! Taylor!Stevens,!‘16!

Carly!Heitzler,!‘16! ! Ellie!Tate,!16!

Please!Join!Us!!

NEW!YORK!VOICES!In!Concert!

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Saturday,!March!21,!2015!7:30PM!

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St.!Charles!North!Auditorium!255!Red!Gate!Road,!St.!Charles,!IL!60175!

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Tickets!Available!Online!http://NYV2015.eventbrite.com!

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Title Style Level Arranger Voicing Publisher Accomp Improv Section A Child is Born Ballad Medium Difficult Michele Weir SSAA UNC Jazz Press Rhythm No A-Tisket, A-Tasket Swing Medium Easy Kirby Shaw SSA Hal Leonard Rhythm Add Deed I Do Swing Medium Easy Kirby Shaw SSA Hal Leonard Rhythm Add Do it the Hard Way Swing Medium Kirby Shaw SSAA Hal Leonard Rhythm Add Do Nothin' 'Til You Hear From Me Swing Easy Steve Zegree SSA Hal Leonard Rhythm Add Don't Explain Straight 8th Medium Kerry Marsh SSAA Kerrrymarsh.com Rhythm Yes Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing Straight 8th Medium Easy Matt Falker SSAA MatFal Music Rhythm Yes Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Pop Easy Raugh/Sharon SSAA Hal Leonard A Cappella No Green Dolphin Street Bossa/Swing Medium Jennifer Barnes SSAA UNC Jazz Press Rhythm Yes How About You Swing Difficult Roger Treece SSAA UNC Jazz Press A Cappella No I Love Being Here With You Swing Medium Kirby Shaw SSA SMP Rhythm Add I've Got the World on A String Swing Medium Michele Weir SSAA UNC Jazz Press Rhythm Yes I've Got the World on A String Swing Very Easy Steve Zegree 2-part Hal Leonard Piano Add Just the Way You Are/Just a Dream Pop Medium Easy Deke Sharon SSAA Hal Leonard A Cappella Add Oh Lady Be Good Fast Swing Difficult Meader/Molloy SSAA UNC Jazz Press Rhythm Yes Mas Que Nada Bossa Medium Easy Steve Zegree SSA Hal Leonard Rhythm Add Moon Dance Swing Medium Jeremy Fox SSAA UNC Jazz Press Rhythm Yes More I Cannot Wish You Ballad Difficult Phil Mattson SSAA Hal Leonard Rhythm No Muddy Water Swing Medium Easy Weir, Michele SSAA SMP Rhythm Yes My Funny Valentine Ballad Medium Easy Barnes, Jennifer SSAA UNC Jazz Press Rhythm No Natural Woman Pop Medium Easy Raugh/Sharon SSAA Hal Leonard A Cappella No No Moon at All Swing Medium Easy Kirby Shaw SSAA SMP Rhythm Add On A Slow Boat to China Swing Medium Easy Kirby Shaw SSA Hal Leonard Rhythm Add Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly Samba Medium Rosana Eckert SSAA SMP Rhythm Yes Peace Ballad Medium Michelle Weir SSAA MichMusic Rhythm Yes Rock-A-Bye Baby Swing Difficult Michele Weir SSAA Hal Leonard A Cappella No Route 66 Swing Medium Easy Kirby Shaw SSA Hal Leonard Rhythm Add Shout, Sister, Shout Swing Medium Easy Boswell Sisters SSA babybeebooks.com Rhythm No Sina Afoxe (Brazil) Medium Gerhard Guter SSAA SMP Rhythm Yes Someone to Watch Over Me Ballad Easy Althouse, Jay SSA Alfred Rhythm No St. Louis Blues Swing Medium Easy Boswell Sisters SSA babybeebooks.com Rhythm Add Sweet Dreams Pop Easy Sharon/Raugh SSAA Hal Leonard A Cappella No Take Five Swing Easy Kirby Shaw SSA Warner Bros Rhythm Add Voice Dance Straight 8th Medium Difficult Greg Jasperse SSAA Shawnee Press A Cappella No What Is This Thing Called Love Bossa/Swing Medium Easy Kirby Shaw SSA Hal Leonard Rhythm Add When I Fall in Love Ballad Medium Kirby Shaw SSAA Hal Leonard A Cappella No With a Song in My Heart Ballad Medium Easy Kirby Shaw SSAA Hal Leonard A Cappella No You Made Me Love You Swing Medium Michelle Weir SSAA Heritage Music Rhythm Add Your Mind is On Vacation Swing Medium Easy Rosana Eckert SSAA SMP Rhythm Yes

Program Notes – Why we picked these charts and things we learned along the way. Title Opportunities Changes to Chart Challenges A-Tisket, A-Tasket • Ella Fitzgerald

• Swing • Jazz Inflections

• Added 12 bar blues in front for improv • Added 2 bars for “joke”

• Countermelody m. 27 • Change to minor in m. 53 • Intonation m. 103

No Moon at All • Faster Swing • 32-bar song form • Improv in minor key

• A Little faster than marked • Added a full chorus for solos. (Repeat signs) • Added note to last chord

• Legato in continuous eighth note phrases • Last chord • Tricky entrance in m. 20

I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter

• The Boswell Sisters – vocal jazz group singing pioneers • Melody in the middle part

• Broke up written solos • Pickups in general • Pickups to m.37 • Balance with melody in the middle

How About You • Up Tempo A Cappella • Great challenge • Rosemary Cooney and The Hi-Los

• First chorus as solos • Rewrote the chart in Finale to facilitate reading (make it legible…)

• Difficult voice parts • Modulations • Intervals • Part independence

With A Song in My Heart

• A Cappella Ballad singing • Great Arrangement of a beautiful song

• Blend, especially on “ooh” vowels • Coordinating Breaths rhythmically

Sina • Portuguese • Brazilian Pop/Dance Music • Gerhard Guter is the man

• Portuguese • Memorization • Backgrounds in last verse

Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly

• Jazz Fusion – Chick Corea’s “Return to Forever” • Fun changes to solo over

• Edited some voice leading • Added Harmony after improv section

• Maintaining tempo in the “spacey samba” feel

Moondance • Minor blues • Great Groove • A very popular song, but very much a jazz chart. Bridges any the “gap” very nicely.

• Tight Harmonies • Lots of half-step tensions • Staying “in the pocket” • Shout section “starlight, star bright”

Just the Way You Are/Just a Dream

• Pitch Perfect • Pop A Cappella

• Added Circlesong Intro • Added second verse

• Balance between voice parts • Balance between chorus and soloists

Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing

• Stevie Wonder! • R&B/Latin/Jazz Fusion • Fun solo opportunities

• Added chorus after improv • Double chorus to end

• Backgrounds at C • Memorization

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