April Blues

I wrote this during my first year of teaching.  It was a rough year since I followed a guy who was extremely popular with all of the students and parents.  Being fresh out of college and not having a clue didn't help.  By this time, I had decided to go to grad school and wasn't sure band directing was what I thought it would be.  The tune is just a simple riff on a B-flat blues that I still enjoy playing.

Again, I am still learning the manuscript software.  I used the lead sheet template and ended up with no clef, key signature or time signature on the 2nd and 3rd lines.  The key should be B-flat throughout.

I recorded a short version that you can download and listen to.  The recording will confirm my amateur status, so be kind in your comments.  I'm working on embedding the music in the blog, but I have to work around Blogger's limitations. See the link at the bottom of the post.

If you get a chance to play it, please add a comment or send me an email.  I'd love to hear about it.

This music is released under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial United States license.  See this post for more license information.

UPDATE: Music track is now embedded. You can listen without downloading.



Download April Blues sheet music