Scott Rogers

Knock On Wood' has a genuine blues pedigree. This hit song from 1966 was written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper of 'Blues Brothers' fame. Knock on Wood has become a rock and roll classic, and has be...

''Watermelon Man' is a standard jazz tune composed by pianist Herbie Hancock. The tune follows a regular 16-bar blues form that draws on elements from gospel and R&B. Hancock claimed that the song was...

Den siste mohikaner ('The Last of the Mohicans') is originally a German song ('Da sprach der alte haeuptling der indianer'). In Norway it's made famous by singer Arne Bendiksen who performed it a nume...

Wer hat den ganzen Käse genommen? Es muss eine Maus im Haus sein. Ich glaube, ich kann ihre kleinen Füße in der Küche herumlaufen hören. Vielleicht sollten wir eine Falle aufstellen! Dieses kleine Stü...

Wer ist nicht fasziniert vom Prunk einer königlichen Prozession? Das marschierende Viertelnotenmotiv führt zu einem ruhigeren Mittelteil, in dem das rhythmische Gefühl auf halben Noten basiert. Mit di...

Meine Nachbarn hatten früher eine große Standuhr, die ziemlich laut tickte. Mein Bruder und ich saßen da und warteten geduldig darauf, dass die Stunde schlug und der kleine Vogel herauskam, um "koo-ko...

Wie sehen marschierende Trolle aus? Dieses Stück kann die Vorstellungskraft der jungen Spieler anregen, damit sie sich selbst ein Bild davon machen können. Es ist wichtig, angehende Musiker in einem f...

Little Machine is built on an eigth-note pulse and interlocking parts. Everybody has an important piece of the action, and the Little Machine just doesn't run unless all of the parts are in place. The...

Besetzung: Fl, 2 Klar. in Bb, Altsax, 2 Trp/Corn., Tuba, Drums

Many young musicians recognize Three Little Fishies from TV and radio, but with a swing feel and triplet rhythms. This arrangement is written in a rock style so that the rhythmic notations can be dire...

This march uses simple diatonic patterns and call-and-response melody to create an accessible introduction to march style. The melody is also easy to whistle. Try performing the march by whistling the...

Rock the Streets is a march based on a dialog between the winds and percussion. The piece is build up on ostinato figures, something that makes mastery of the individual parts easier and faster. The f...

This little melody leaps up and down giving young musicians the opportunity to practice ascending and descending intervals up to a perfect fifth. Short diatonic scale patterns create contrast to all t...

You Really Got Me' was written by Ray Davies, and became The Kinks big break. It is a genuine rock classic, and one of the most distinctive and easily recognizable tunes from the 1960s. The tune's cat...

A very simple march in A5-format. Can also be played with a very limited instrumentation. A Great march for beginners!

'Miss Crow's Fabulous Orchestra' is taken from Hogne Moe's popular musical of the same name. Miss Crow is going to put on a show, and she does it by starting her own orchestra - and everybody can tak...

This melody comes from Hogne Moe's book, 'Jonas Almost Schoolboy', which many schools in Norway have performed as a musical. The song has a toe-tapping groove, and a melody which encourages everyone t...

The song about Tom Dooley has been a part of American folk tradition since the 1860's, but became famous worldwide in 1958 when the Kingston Trio made a popular version that became wildly successful....

The melody known as 'A Ya Zain' (also 'Aya Zein' or 'Ayazein,') is most often credited as an Egyptian folk song. The tune is easily recognizable as having Arabic origins by its use of the double harmo...

This lullabye comes from the children's film Karsten and Petra Become Best Friends, based on Tor Åge Bringsværd's popular children's book. This arrangement gives young musicians the opportunity to per...

This arrangement combines the well-known Norwegian folksong 'Noringen' with a Springdans. Noringen is a tune associated with traditional wedding celebrations (especially on the morning of the second d...

The sword dance is a tradition in many cultures. The Scottish sword dances date back to the 15th century. This traditional melody captures all the excitement and energy of the sword dance through insi...

ODE TO JOY (German: An die Freude) is a poem written by the german poet Friedrich Schiller. Ludwig van Beethoven wrote music to this poem, and the theme is also used in his Symphony no. 9. Ode to Joy...