All of Me: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts

Diane Downs has captured the soulful swagger of this tune without overcomplicating it. Grade 3 ensembles get a legitimate jazz standard with real harmonic movement, accessible instrumentation, and a three-minute runtime that fits perfectly into concert programs without demanding unreasonable rehearsal time.

Intimate and confident. The tune walks with an easy stride, allowing moments of restraint that make the fuller passages land with genuine impact. There is vocal quality embedded in the orchestration, particularly in the way the arrangement honors the original melody.

Concert bands looking for accessible jazz repertoire that programs well alongside classical standards and pops arrangements. This works equally well for groups developing jazz vocabulary or for ensembles wanting to close a concert with something contemporary and warmly received.

• Shape the melodic line with rubato in the head statement; let your soloists breathe naturally rather than locking rigidly to the click track.
• Balance the harmony voices against the melody, especially in the reed and brass sections, which can easily overwhelm the tune's introspective quality.
• Nail the groove in your rhythm section first. Once the drums, bass, and piano lock in, the rest of the band will sit on top naturally.

Position this after a longer classical work to shift energy and remind your audience that concert band repertoire spans genres and eras. Its moderate tempo and graceful pacing also make it an effective concert closer, leaving listeners in a reflective but satisfied mood.

• Jazz phrasing and interpretation of swing feel
• Balance and blend within chord voicings
• Reading and executing rhythmic figures centered on the eighth-note subdivision
• Responding to sectional independence in the rhythm section