The following is an unstylized melody with chord symbols, as would usually be found on a lead sheet. On a piece of manuscript paper, rewrite the melody in a swing style and score it as a soli (harmonized with a voicing under each melody note). The instrumentation is trumpet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trombone, and baritone saxophone.

Use a five-line open score and write the instruments at actual (concert) pitch. For this example, put the melody on the trumpet part and assume that there is a rhythm section playing. The original key may be changed to accommodate the range of the instruments.

Note: An "open" score is one in which each instrument is assigned its own staff. The parts are vertically aligned so that the score reader or conductor can look at any place on the score and easily see what all of the instruments are doing at any given moment.

There are many acceptable ways to accomplish this task. Click here or here to view 2 different "soli" solutions with different alterations of the melody.

To view another melodic variation, this time scored as "melody with background," click here.

To view a fourth melodic variation, this time scored in octaves with a unison "guide tone" background line, click here.