The Continuum of Dissonance looks at the intersection of harmonic theory and music arrangingis the process of taking a piece of music and adapting it for a specific ensemble, style, or performance context. choices on a practical level.[Read more...] about The Continuum of Dissonance: A Rational Guide for the Modern Arranger
Music Composition
Arrangers are not considered "composers" from a copyright standpoint, but their knowledge and skills in music composition are essential to being competent arrangers. Intros, endings and countermelodies are their exclusive responsibility.
The Composer’s Laboratory: A Practical Guide to Human-AI Collaboration
AI is not going to replace composers and producers, but instead can become a creative ally for serious professional content creators.[Read more...] about The Composer’s Laboratory: A Practical Guide to Human-AI Collaboration
From Logic Project to Musical Score: The Smartest Path to a Clean, Publishable Score
Frustrated with your Logic scoreA written representation of a piece of music, including the notation for all parts of an ensemble. output? Learn tips for score preparation and export options, and how to get it across the finish line.[Read more...] about From Logic Project to Musical Score: The Smartest Path to a Clean, Publishable Score
From “The Uncanny Valley” to the Ultimate Prototype: How We Use AI to Better Serve Our Clients
Discover how we use AI as a prototyping tool to give clients more options, faster revisions, and a more collaborative arrangementrefers to the structure and order of musical elements in a composition, such as melody, harmony, rhythm, and instrumentation. process.[Read more...] about From “The Uncanny Valley” to the Ultimate Prototype: How We Use AI to Better Serve Our Clients
What’s up with Udio?
AI is a laboratory, not the final stage. Discover why I’ve shifted my arrangementrefers to the structure and order of musical elements in a composition, such as melody, harmony, rhythm, and instrumentation. workflow away from Udio and back to tools that respect the DAWDigital Audio Workstation. Some are: Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro X, Cubase, Pro Tools, Studio One, Reason, Reaper, Digital Performer, Bitwig Studio, Samplitude Pro X, GarageBand (Mac), Cakewalk by BandLab, Presonus Studio One, Tracktion Waveform environment[Read more...] about What’s up with Udio?
How Suno Can Function in a Professional Production Workflow
Suno is useful as a sophisticated sketchpad. Its improvements in content quality and production focus enable choice and multiple options for customers.[Read more...] about How Suno Can Function in a Professional Production Workflow
New Musical and GoFundMe Campaign
Arranger Jon Burr has written a musical and launched a GoFundMe campaign to hire some singers for the show demoA recording created to preview the content of a show or song. Demos can also become master recordings. recordings.[Read more...] about New Musical and GoFundMe Campaign
New Choral Production – Universal Mind
New release! "Universal Mind" explores an escape from futility through awakening. Composed and produced by Jon Burr[Read more...] about New Choral Production – Universal Mind
Composer Jon Burr’s new Symphonic Band Commission is Available
New releaseFollowing the building of tension, arrival at a resolution. In England, is synonymous with "bridge" - Jon Burr's commissioned work for Symphonic Band, on YouTube and JW Pepper[Read more...] about Composer Jon Burr’s new Symphonic Band Commission is Available
Video Release – Beyond the Sunrise
“Beyond The Sunrise,” an original composition by Jon Burr, is a ballad written for jazz Tentet featuring piano, woodwinds, and muted brass[Read more...] about Video ReleaseFollowing the building of tension, arrival at a resolution. In England, is synonymous with "bridge" – Beyond the Sunrise
Case Study – Orchestral Arranging
We created an orchestral arrangment from a relatively short piano piece by extracting motivic fragments and developing them.[Read more...] about Case Study – Orchestral ArrangingThe process of adapting a piece of music for a different ensemble, style, or performance context.
New Video – “Blue in Your Face” for Big Band
"Blue In Your Face" for Big Band is a swinging Jazz composition, blues influenced with an unusual twist, drawing from Messaien's Third Mode.[Read more...] about New Video – “Blue in Your Face” for Big Band
Creating a Setting for a Bass Solo
Writing a bass feature is an interesting challenge. We found a balance between feature and function in this swing composition for jazz tentet.[Read more...] about Creating a Setting for a Bass Solo
Custom Music Composition
We do custom composition for film, TV, Games, ensembles of any size needing special material, lyricists needing collaboration, and our own projects.[Read more...] about Custom Music Compositioninvolves the creation of music through the use of various elements such as melody, harmony, rhythm, form, and timbre.
Concert Band Arrangement and Composition Services
We do custom arrangements and composition commissions for Concert Band and Wind Ensemble, writing special material for commemorations or special events.[Read more...] about Concert Band Arrangementrefers to the structure and order of musical elements in a composition, such as melody, harmony, rhythm, and instrumentation. and Composition Services
Track Sound Demos
What do our in-house tracks sound like? Here's a page with some examples created with MakeMusic's Garritan premium libraries.[Read more...] about Track Sound Demos
