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Compositions/Arrangements |
Writings/Projects |
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You're
A Big Band, Charlie Brown
A
suite of Vince Guaraldi's timeless "Peanuts"
music arranged by Jesse for large jazz ensemble.
Go here
to download scores, parts, & mp3s. Go here
to watch video and listen. |
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Clapping
Music for Solo Percussionist
A very challenging arrangement of Steve Reich's
minimalist piece for lone percussionist. Go here
to download the score, mp3, or video. |
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17
An
original 17 bar blues by Jesse. Go here
to listen. |
Big
Band Notebook
Written by Jesse, this analysis of over 150 tunes
from large jazz ensembles spanning over 50 years
was written for a masters course at IU. |
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Mysterium
An
original tune by Jesse inspired by Herbie Hancock's
One Finger Snap. Go here
to listen.
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The
Genius Of Irving Mills
This paper, written for a course on Duke Ellington,
compares the tactics Irving Mills used to market
Duke Ellington to the way gansta rappers were
marketed by record labels in the late 20th century. |
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Larry
Bunker Transcription
Check out this transcription of Larry playing
Swedish Pastry off of Bill Evans' Live
@ Shelly's Manne Hole
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Prayer
5:30AM
An
original tune by Jesse inspired by John Coltrane's
"Classic Quartet.". Go here
to listen. |
Drinking
Songs Paper
Written for IU's course History of Music in the
United States, this paper compares and contrasts
the sheet music of Tin Pan Alley drinking songs
available at IU's Lilly Library. |
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All
The Things You Are
This arrangement was a collaboration
between myself and Like Minds bandmate Sophie
Faught. It's tricky, but its cool when it works
out! |
From
The Minstrel Mask
As a final project for Music History from 1750
- Present I wrote this paper in response to
the book Where Dead Voices Gather by
Nick Tosches. The paper discusses the phenomenon
of the American minstrel show and its performers
and traces the unique influence of minstrel
music all the way through contemporary artists
such as Bob Dylan, The Byrds, and Lucinda Williams.
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GK's
Mozambique
An
etude composed by Jesse based on a version of
the mozambique originally played by Wilco's Glenn
Kotche. |
Dante
Aligheri & The Age of Humanism
This extensive research paper was written for
the course Music History from Antiquity to 1750
at Indiana University. The paper discusses literary
movements during the 14th century as related to
madrigal settings of Dante's verses as well as
the meanings and implications of these rare settings.
Very little scholarship exists on this topic and
it was my most difficult research paper to date. |
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Evolcaytion
Co-written
by Jesse and friend and fellow drummer Bill Leather,
Evolcaytion (Evolution & Decay) is a piece
based on the dueling drummers concept but with
a crazy twist! Instead of staying seated, the
piece utilizes 5 duplicate stations and the players
move around the room accordingly. After playing
the entire piece, the players then play it backwards
before moving to the ending. Click here
to listen to the piece. |
Holst
II Flowchart
A detailed and in-depth flowchart of Gustav Holst's
Second Suite in F, I - March. |
Hi
Hat Integration
By
Bill Reynolds, this page offers a crash course
in unique and alternative ideas for hi hat placement. |
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Garibaldi
Grooves
4 pages of sweet funky beats
written by the Tower of Power legend himself.
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D100
Drummer Reports
For their final exam, I had my students at Indiana
University compile a biography and discography
on a drummer of their choice. They also had to
transcribe something by that drummer. Everyone
from jazz great Vernel Fournier to metal master
Danny Carey is covered. Enjoy! |
Right
Hand Variations
15 patterns the right hand can play over a simple
rock beat. They look easy, but they will
twist you around! |
Reading
Recovery & Music Education
Written for my seminar in music education as an
undergrad, this paper discusses the effect of
reading recovery programs on music education and
students. |
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String
Arranging Project
2 simple arrangements of Chopin Preludes 7 and
20 for string quintet.
Prelude
7
Prelude
20
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Mande
Music - World Music Project
I designed this course packet for a hypothetical
unit on world music for high school students.
It affords and in depth look at the music of
the Mande people of West Africa and the social
constructs that surround it. Relavant to the
unit is my transcription (taken by ear) of a
field recording from West Africa:
Mbassi
Transcription
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War
On War Arrangement
An arrangement of Wilco's tune War on War
for high school band. This project was done for
my undergraduate arranging class at IU. |
Jazz
History for High School Students
A jazz history unit comprised of lesson plans
and outlines designed to be taught in a general
high school music classroom. |
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