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Portrait of William Bay

Composer

William Bay

Composer, guitarist, trumpet player and music educator

3,106 works in the index

Biography

William Bay combines work as a guitarist and trumpet player with composing, teaching and music publishing. His performing and writing experience spans jazz, rock, classical and sacred music. He earned his bachelor's degree at Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree at the University of Missouri.

Bay's work with Mel Bay Publications connects his performing experience with instructional publishing. The Guitar Foundation of America credits him with more than 200 books and documents his work across jazz, rock, classical and sacred repertoire.

Written from Guitar Foundation of America: Biography — Bill Bay.

Life and musical career

Roles
Composer; instrumentalist; instructional author; music publisher
Instruments played
Guitar; trumpet
Education
Washington University in St. Louis; University of Missouri
Styles documented by source
Jazz; rock; classical; sacred
Publishing affiliation
Mel Bay Publications

Sources: Guitar Foundation of America: Biography — Bill Bay.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Guitar, Flute, Harmonica, violin, Trumpet
Genres represented
Jazz, Rock, Blues, Country, Folk
Works with composition dates
0 of 3,106

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 35 of 65

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Bass Chord Picture Book, French Edition — —— —— 1
Tinwhistle Tunes Made Easy — —— Tin Whistle— 1
Psalms — —— —— 1
Uke Tunes Made Easy, Large Print Edition — —— Ukulele— 1
Bluegrass & Country Guitar for the Young Beginner — —— —Bluegrass 1
Violin Tunes Made Easy — —— violin— 1
Guitar Airs & Ballads — —— Guitar— 1
Jazz Guitar Phrasing Workout — —— —Jazz 1
Fun with Strums: Ukulele — —— UkuleleFolk 1
Famous Guitar Picking Tunes — —— —— 1
Guitar Capo Chords Made Easy — —— —— 1
Fun with Strums Mandolin — —— MandolinFolk 1
More Fun with the Trumpet — —— Trumpet— 1
Guitar Journals — —— Guitar— 1
Classic Guitar for the Young Beginner — —— —— 1
Fingerpicking Guitar for the Young Beginner — —— —— 1
More Fun with the Saxophone — —— Saxophone— 1
Mandolin Chords Made Easy, Large Print Edition — —— Mandolin— 1
More Songs — —— Harmonica— 1
Open Tuning Guitar Chords Made Easy, — —— —— 2
Thumbpicking Chord Book — —— —— 1
Banjo G Tuning Photo Chord Book — —— —Bluegrass 1
Modern Guitar Method Grade 4, Technique Solos — —— —— 1
Fingerstyle Technic — —— —— 1
Chords/Scales/Arpeggios/Etudes Workout — —— —— 1
You Can Teach Yourself Classic Guitar in Spanish — —— —— 1
Trumpet Method — —— —— 1
Modern Guitar Method Grade 2, Technique Studies — —— —— 1
Modern Guitar Method Grade 1, Expanded Left — —— Guitar— 1
Primeras Lecciones: Guitarra Para Principiantes: Aprendiendo Aordes / Tocando Canciones — —— Guitar— 1
Modern Guitar Method Grade 6, Expanded Edition — —— Guitar— 2
Modern Guitar Method Grade 2: Guitar Studies — —— —— 1
Modern Guitar Method Grade 1: Blues Jam Play — —— —Blues 1
Short Etudes — —— —— 1
Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (Llanfair) — —— Choir— 1
Rejoice, The Lord Is King (Darwell) — —— Choir— 1
We Praise Thee, O God, Our Redeemer — —— Choir— 1
Where Cross The Crowded Ways Of Life (Germany) — —— Choir— 1
Jesus Calls Us (Galilee) — —— Choir, Tin Whistle— 1
Were You There — —— Guitar, Choir, Harmonica— 3
O Worship The King (Lyons) — —— Guitar, Choir— 2
Festal Song — —— Choir— 1
In The Cross Of Christ I Glory (Rathbun) — —— Choir— 1
I Will Follow Him — —— Guitar, Choir— —
Taste The Living Water — —— Choir— —
Do, Lord — —— Guitar, Choir, Banjo, Harmonica, Ukulele, Tin Whistle— 3
I'm In The Lord's Army — —— Choir— —
Kum Ba Yah — —— Guitar, Choir, Trumpet, Harmonica— 3