Examples

Piano Arrangements

As a piano vocalist Scott has been preparing parts now for many years, from simple transcriptions of songs and themes, to more complex arrangements and piano reductions.

This is a piano arrangement of the Theme from Dynasty, specially requested for a wedding as the couple walked down the aisle.

This score is a piano/vocal version of a song that has been prepared for audition purposes.

This example shows a piano/music director part for a cruise-ship arrangement which includes the vocal, bass line, cues for the horns and chord symbols throughout the score. This allows the MD to direct the band more easily and play in any missing lines if the band is smaller. It includes a lot of information yet is still easy to follow.

Band Arrangements

Scott has been playing in bands for 20 years, from Symphonic Wind Orchestras and Big Bands to smaller function bands and pit orchestras, and has played in both the horn sections and the rhythm section. As such he’s seen the best and worst of arranging from the player's perspective. He therefore strives to make parts as easy to read as possible. Often there will be little if any time for rehearsal so parts need to be clear, concise, and easy to follow.

Whether you're after function band charts, music for a cruise ship show, or arrangements for a larger ensemble you've come to the right place.

This arrangement is for an 8 piece band containing four frontline (trumpet, trombone, tenor sax, alto sax) and a rhythm section (piano, bass, drums, guitar) written for a guest entertainer on board a cruise ship. The horn parts are cleverly written so that they will still work with only two front line (trumpet & alto sax) and become richer as the other parts are added. Cues are included for these purposes also. For an even smaller line up the MD/ keys part contains cues for the missing horns.

You can see that the layout in this part is clear, with intro’s, verses and choruses marked as well as lyrics here and there which is particularly useful for new or lesser known songs. As this is a pop song the rhythm section parts are laid out in 4 bar sections making the music easy to follow.

This example shows a piano/music director part for a cruise-ship arrangement which includes the vocal, bass line, cues for the horns and chord symbols throughout the score. This allows the MD to direct the band more easily and play in any missing lines if the band is smaller. It includes a lot of information yet is still easy to follow.

Brass/String Arrangments

From time to time Scott is called upon to augment an already existing arrangement with additional instruments that perhaps the composer or songwriter is less familiar, such as Brass or Strings.

This is the score of a five piece horn section added to an existing rhythm section arrangement written for a guest entertainer on board a cruise ship.

This is a string arrangement written for an original composition

Vocal Arrangements

With experience singing in mixed and male voice choirs, both religious and secular, as well as being involved with a number of theatre productions Scott has grown up around choral arrangements of all types. He is therefore no stranger to choral and vocal arranging, creating arrangements for solo vocalists to perform with bands, and vocal arrangements for backing vocalists and choirs.

This is a simple three part score prepared for male voice choir

These are lead & backing vocals prepared for a function band

This is a score prepared for a lead vocal and band