Jazz Band Music

Blues For Bucky by Shaun Owens
(1999 Kentucky All-State Jazz Ensemble Audition Music) 

Fogbound by Shaun M. Owens (Grade 3) $30.00 

This shuffle opens big then lays back with an infectious groove. A strung out sax soli leads into a piano solo. The trombones set up the return of the groove building to a flat out race to the edge. This is great chart for developing and established ensembles.

All The Things by Shaun M. Owens (Grade 4) $40.00

A smooth ballad featuring a beautiful melody with lots of independent counter melodic material. The ranges of the brass parts require solid players in the lead and jazz chairs. Otherwise, most players will be challenged without being overwhelmed.

Sunset At Half Moon Bay by Shaun M. Owens (Grade 4) $40.00 

A flugelhorn solo takes a lazy walk on the beach. A couple friends cascade along, enjoying the sun before it sinks below the horizon. Then the party begins! The up tempo latin dance features plenty of solo space for your jazzers to stretch out in the sand. The 6/8 ending hails the following morning's sunrise, breaking up a night of fun.

East Rutherford Blowout by Shaun M. Owens (Grade 5) $45.00 

Blowout is based on the traditional Russian folksong Meadowlands. Driving percussion lays down the groove behind a halftime feel sax melody. The trumpets pick things up moving into a piano solo. Several style and tempo changes are utilized depicting everything from Cossacks on the steppe to the conflict between Soviet socialism and Russian democracy. This chart is for the serious ensemble.

Melancholy Mood by Shaun M. Owens (Grade 4) $40.00

A reflective ballad in the style of Frank Sinatra or Harry Connick, Jr.  Flute and tenor sax solos along with laid back male vocal part.  Lead trumpet is written to high D with optional screamer part written if the player is available.

Concert Band Music

My Old Kentucky Home by Stephen Foster (arranged by Shaun M. Owens) (Grade 3) $30.00

Your group will sound great playing this expressive chorale setting. The overall shape is a bell curve, starting softly while growing to the fullness of the "B" phrase, then slowly fading away to a distant solo (cued in several parts). This arrangement of Stephen Foster's beautiful song is a necessary addition to any library.

Elementary Band Music

Music Symbol Posters  from SHAWK MUSIC  

A set of  the most common musical symbols with titles, each on an individual 8.5" X 11" page.

Counting Worksheets by Shaun M. Owens  

These worksheets progress from quarter notes and rests through halves, wholes, eighths, dots & ties, triplets and sixteenths. A summary exam is also included.

B^b Scale Fingering Charts  from SHAWK MUSIC  

A set of fingering charts for flute, clarinet, alto sax, trumpet, horn, trombone, baritone and tuba. Each includes the names of the lines and spaces with their appropriate clef.

Mary's Small Sheep arranged by Shaun M. Owens  

This elementary band arrangement of Mary is a great closer for that first concert. The ranges are all B^b to F with the exception of the trombones adding low A and the clarinets playing written F^#, A^b and low G. This piece is great for teaching form and beginning part playing.