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The following techniques and aspects of writing will be covered:
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| 1. More 5-part voicings, applied to the saxophone section |
2. Brass section, trombone soli and ensemble voicings, bass trombone
writing |
| 3. Blues harmonization and application |
| 4. Harmonization of melody |
| 5. Orchestral combinations |
| a. Fr. Horn |
| b. Woodwinds with brass |
| c. Saxes and trombones |
| 6. Introduction to string writing |
| 7. Organization of the arranging process |
| 8. The form of an arrangement |
9. Composition of secondary and
accompaniment elements of the
arrangement |
| a. Background lines |
| b. Fills |
| c. Obbligatios |
| d. Sustained and rhythmic pads |
| e. Bridges |
| f. Riffs |
| g. Ostinatos |
| h. Counterpoint |
10. Application of the elements listed above
to an orchestration |
| 11. Advanced forms of composition and their application |
| 12. Creating an "emotional contour" of an arrangement |
| 13. Routining an arrangement |
| 14. The 'top note sketch' |
| 15. Introduction to woodwinds |
16. Modal Harmony and the application to
jazz, funk and compositional styles |
| 17. Inversion voicings |
18. Symmetric harmony and it's application to fusion styles and composition
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ARRANGING PROJECTS
1. Five saxophone section and piano,
bass, guitar, drums
(mixed 4 and 5 part voicings)
2. Four trombones and piano, bass,
guitar, drums
3. Four trumpets, four trombones
and piano, bass, guitar, drums
4. Big band, four trumpets, four
trombones, five saxes and rhythm
section
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