New! The first big band/vocal group MichMusic chart! Straight ahead, Basie-esque medium swinger. Features male and female solos and big band shout chorus. Very doable.

Bossa nova, with a swing section in the middle during a vocal improvisation solo. Written out rhythm section parts. As recorded by Beachfront Property on "Straight Up."

Very fun, medium swing with adorable lyrics. Big band style soli section is challenging but worth it. (Can substitute scat soli for it as an option) Fully written out piano, bass and drum parts.

New! A charming and poignant tribute to the great Ella Fitzgerald. This Grammy winning ballad was composed by guitarist Kenny Burrell and recorded by DeeDee Bridgewater. Features intermittant solos throughout. Also available in SSAA, SSA, SAB.

This beautiful, a capella ballad arrangement is based on a song by singer, Cathy Segal-Garcia. It is four-part throughout, very lyrical and romantic, with an earthy flavor. Features brief tenor or alto solo. Recording available by Jazz Transit on "Moondance."

This is a VERY fun chart, with very clever words about a real diner in Minnesota. Lyrics my Marissa Dodge-Bartlett and music by Adi Yeshaya. Swinging, fun chart with optional soli section. Piano and bass parts are chord charts. Recording available by Voice Trek on "At Last."

This is a relatively simple, elegant version of the great Horace Silver ballad. Piano and bass parts are chord charts. This arrangement has recently been revised to included a new verse! Recording available by Millikin Un. Also available in SSAA, SSA and SAB.

Light hearted and swinging. This chart is fun, makes a great opener, and has room for scat solos. The song is an original tune by composer Bruce Brown. Piano and bass parts are chord charts. Manuscript

This is a fun and different twist on the old standard. A great opener or closer. Recording available thru Matt Falker.

Fun, New Orleans street beat version of another original tune by singer/songwriter, Rosana Eckert. Good opener or closer. Piano and bass parts are chord charts. Recording available by American River College VJ. Also available in SSAA.

NEW! Wonderful Johnny Mandel tune set as a samba. Four parts only, features scat or instrumental solo. Fully written out piano and bass parts.

This beautiful song (new with Sound Music Pubs) is set as a lyrical, haunting bossa nova. Brief soli section.

NEW! Beautiful tune, and lovely four-part treatment of this sophisticated Ellington standard. Features brief alto solo. Fully written out piano and bass parts.

Starts a capella, then rhythm section joins in. Written out rhythm section parts. As recorded by Phil Mattson and the p.m. singers on \"Night in the City.\" (Go to Books/CDs to order CD.) Optional: works as a Christmas piece.

Bright, exciting samba. This piece makes a great closer or opener. It is very rhythmic, and has a blusey flavor at times. Piano and bass parts are chord charts.

This bright, joyful samba is a Pat Methany tune. Very doable by any level group. Piano and bass parts are chord charts.

Available in both SATB and SSAA. This trio of a capella jazz arrangements features three very fun, quick to learn Holiday songs: Winter Wonderland, O Christmas Tree, Santa Claus is Comin? To Town.

A capella ballad, then going into a capella swing. People seem to love this piece because it is a very familiar tune, with a lot of twists, and ends very exciting. This was Michele's first published chart while in college.

The first SAB chart in MichMusic! Spatial bossa nova, with short alto solos. A lyrical and romantic original tune by UNT singer/songwriter, Rosana Eckert. Piano and bass parts are chord charts. Recording (SATB version) available by Millikin Un. on "Small Talk." Also available in SATB, SSAA and SSA.

Spatial bossa nova, with short alto solos. A lyrical and romantic original tune by UNT singer/songwriter, Rosana Eckert. Piano and bass parts are chord charts. Recording (SATB version) available by Millikin Un. on "Small Talk." Also available in SATB, SAB and SSA.

New! A charming and poignant tribute to the great Ella Fitzgerald. This Grammy winning ballad was composed by guitarist Kenny Burrell and recorded by DeeDee Bridgewater. Features intermittant solos throughout. Also available in SSAA, SSA, SAB.

This up tempo shuffle is exciting and makes a great open or closer. Has an exciting soli section. Original tune by LA singer Bill Cantos. Also available in SATB

This is a relatively simple, elegant version of the great Horace Silver ballad. Piano and bass parts are chord charts. This arrangement has recently been revised to included a new verse! Recording (SATB version) available by Millikin Un.Also available in SATB, SSAA, and SAB

Has scat solo, key changes, and improv. solo. This fun chart is joyful and energetic. The song is by the great Antonio Carlos Jobim. Piano and bass parts are chord changes. Recording (SATB version) available by Singcopation. Also available in SATB, SSAA, and SSA.

Has scat solo, key changes, and improv. solo. This fun chart is joyful and energetic. The song is by the great Antonio Carlos Jobim. Piano and bass parts are chord changes. Recording (SATB version) available by Singcopation. Also available in SATB, SSA, and SAB.

Fun, New Orleans street beat version of another original tune by singer/songwriter, Rosana Eckert. Good opener or closer. Piano and bass parts are chord charts. Recording available by American River College VJ. Also available in SATB.

Starts a capella, then rhythm section joins in. Beautiful. Written out rhythm section parts. The SATB version is recorded by Phil Mattson and the p.m. singers on "Night in the City." (Go to Books/CDs to order CD.) Optional: works as a Christmas piece.

This lovely Burt Bacharach bossa nova is arranged wit warm, lush chords a la The Singers Unlimited. Contains a female solo and builds intensity toward the end by going into a fast samba. Surprise harmonic twists throughout help communicate the lyrics with beauty and sophistication. Written out parts for piano and bass.

Available in both SATB and SSAA. This trio of a capella jazz arrangements features three very fun, quick to learn Holiday songs: Winter Wonderland, O Christmas Tree, Santa Claus is Comin? To Town.

NEW! An a capella beauty from the Charlie Brown Christmas classic. Lush harmonies, and brief solos throughout.

This familiar carol is four part all the way through. After a reharmonized, choral first verse, it goes into a rock/folk groove. Original arrangement concept for CD, "Mary Christmas" by singer, "Mary Hylan Cain.

Very swinging and full of surprise twists with a blusey flavor. Recording available by Beachfront Property on "A Beachfront Christmas." Piano and bass parts are chord charts. Manuscript

Fun, and creative version of this Christmas song. As recorded by Jazzchor (Germany) under the direction of Wolfgang Diefenbach on "Christmas Goes Jazz." Pianos and bass parts are chord charts. Manuscript

This is a four part traditional choral arrangement. It is short and sweet; designed to be a nice supplement to your Christmas program.

This arrangement is part of a new compilation of twelve works compiled by Jerry Rubino called, "A Merry Little Christmas." It represents choral arrangements by many different well respected arrangers. Michele's contribution is a bright, exciting version of, "Rudolph," as originally recorded by vocal group, Beachfront Property.

(NEW with Shawnee Press) This is a four part a capella reduction of the original, with lyrics by Amy Engelhardt. This is not a jazz piece! It's an adorable and very fun rendition of a familiar Christmas classic, and works great with any kind of choir.

Complete guide to scat singing, from beginning level to advanced. Practice CD features Darmon Meader, Don Shelton and Michele on vocals. Vocal can be turned off to use tracks as accompaniment for practice. Exercises, jazz theory, glossary, interviews with jazz singers, discography, excercises for classroom use, and more.
(Advance Music) Click here for more info.

Designed for solo jazz singers, teachers, and is ideal for classroom use. Topics include communicating emotion through the text, personalizing the song, coloring the melody, phrasing, elements of style, rhythmic grooves, repertoire development, writing a lead sheet, transposing, creating an arrangement, organizing a gig book, rehearsing a rhythm section, sitting in, and so on. Practice CD features Peter Eldridge and Michele on vocals. (Alfred Publishing) Click here for more info.

Night in the City is the first CD recorded by Phil Mattson and the pm singers. This six-voice group helped to pioneer the art of singing complex, six-part harmony in live performance in the 1980's. Click here for more info.