Certified Music Arranger
Arrangements in 4-part harmony, Barbershop Style
Uptunes
As long as the audience keeps tapping their feet, you know that your uptune is affecting them, whether it’s a driving beat or swing.
All these uptunes are designed to keep ‘em moving. Look for the ones that will suit the next holiday coming up on the calendar.
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Song designations: (E) easy; (M) medium, (D) difficult
| Song |
Contest |
Arr. Fee |
P/C Fee |
Sample
Sheet
Music
|
Sample
Sound
File
|
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A Marshmallow World (E)
- Swingy uptune about snowy winter holidays.
|
N |
$35.00 |
$1.00 |
|
|
|
Baby,
Oh Where Can You Be?/Miss You Medley (D)
- Fun, swing uptune. Lots of “goodies”.
|
Y |
$50.00 |
$1.35 |
 |
 |
|
Big Daddy
(D)
- Fun contest up-tune. See April 2006 Pitch Pipe.
|
Y |
Per
HQO
|
Per
HQO
|
|
|
|
Blame It On The Boogie (M)
- This 1970s "Jackson
Five" number will keep your audiences' feet tapping!
|
N |
$40.00
|
$1.00
|
|
|
|
Consider Yourself (at home) (E)
- From
“Oliver”, good, standard “welcome” song.
|
N |
$30.00
|
$1.00
|
|
|
|
Don’t Bother Me (M)
- “You’ve had your last chance” - 1925
up-tune.
|
Y |
$40.00
|
$1.00
|
|
|
|
I Enjoy Being A Girl (M)
- Lively up-tune from “Flower Girl Song”.
|
Y |
$35.00
|
$1.00
|
|
|
|
I
Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas (E)
- Christmas song kids love. YWIH
|
N |
$40.00
|
$1.00
|
|
|
|
I’d Like To Teach The World
To Sing (E)
- YWIH version of this old Coca Cola song
|
N |
$35.00
|
$.25
|
|
|
|
I’m Beginning To See The Light (M)
- Great
up-tune!
|
N |
$40.00
|
$1.00
|
|
|
|
I’m Knee-Deep In Daisies (and head-over-heels in love) (E)
- On vacation, crazy in love,
Fun song.
|
Y |
$40.00
|
$1.00
|
|
|
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Insufficient Sweetie (M)
- Saucy, humorous “put-down” uptune
|
Y |
$40.00
|
$1.00
|
|
|
|
My
Cutey’s Due At Two-To-Two Today (E)
- Light, peppy uptune.
|
Y |
$40.00
|
$1.00
|
|
|
|
My Dreams Are Getting Better All The
Time (M)
- 1944 swing uptune hit sung by Marian Hutton.
|
Y |
$35.00
|
$1.00
|
|
|
|
My Syncopated Melody Man (M)
- Ragtime
“hit of 1917”, bari/bass “bum-bums”
|
Y |
$40.00
|
None
|
|
|
|
Old Man Sunshine (Little Boy Bluebird) (E)
- Uptune that has
a catchy melody and “sings itself”
|
Y |
$35.00
|
$1.00
|
|
|
|
Orange Colored Sky/You Were Meant For Me Medley (M)
- Good show
uptune.
|
N |
$35.00
|
$1.50
|
|
|
|
Paper Doll Parade (M)
- March tempo, in the nursery when all are asleep.
|
N |
$35.00
|
$1.00
|
|
|
|
Play
That Barbershop Chord (M)
- A true barbershop “Oldie but goodie”
|
Y |
$40.00
|
None
|
|
|
|
They Loved Me (Us) (E)
- From
“Mr. President”, humor going around the world.
|
Y |
$35.00
|
$1.00
|
|
|
|
Together Wherever We Go (M)
- Another “togetherness”song,
an up-tune, “modern” harmony.
|
N |
$25.00
|
$1.00
|
|
|
|
Who’s In The Strawberry Patch With Sammy (Sally) (E)
- Fun uptune
from the ‘70’s.
|
N |
$35.00
|
$1.00
|
|
|
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Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (E)
- A positive message in this swinging 1930’s uptune.
|
Y |
$35.00
|
$1.00
|
|
|
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You
Won’t Be Satisfied (until you break my heart) (D)
- Swing uptune - the kind you can “almost hear Doris Day sing.”
|
Y |
$40.00
|
$1.00
|
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