Ron Dekker was a member of the United States Air Force Band, Washington, D.C. prior to pursuing his B.S. in Music Education at the Pennsylvania State University. Subsequently he earned the M.M.Ed. from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He has taught band, orchestra and chorus from the elementary through collegiate levels as well as theory and harmony at the secondary and collegiate levels (Mt. Aloysius College, Juniata College and The Pennsylvania State University).
For twelve years Dekker was conductor/arranger for the Miss Pennsylvania Scholarship Pageant Orchestra. His arrangements have been performed on national television as part of the talent presentation for the Miss America Pageant. He has written for a wide variety of small ensembles as well as marching band, concert band, orchestra, chorus and jazz band. Dekker teaches jazz history and music technology at Penn State-Altoona.
Big Band Charts by Ron Dekker
Magic Island
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No More Dates (with Norman Bates)No More Dates (with Norman Bates) – the title of this piece is a tongue-in-cheek nod to the protagonist of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film “Psycho”. The chart has a bop-like head over the chord changes to “You Stepped Out Of A Dream”. It was premiered by Centre Dimensions, the top jazz band from The Pennsylvania State University under the direction of Dan Yoder and includes solos for piano, tenor sax and trombone. Appropriate for college and pro level bands and very good high school bands Price – $19.95 |
