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 Arrangers on Music Theory
Music Arrangers writing on Music Theory
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 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
String Quintet Arranging Case Study
We got an interesting assignment requesting an arrangement of the Star Spangled Banner, "aria"-style, after Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" (video)[Read more...] about String Quintet ArrangingThe process of adapting a piece of music for a different ensemble, style, or performance context. Case Study
Orchestral Arranging Case Study
Here's a start-to-finish look at the process of turning a customer's home recording into an arrangementrefers to the structure and order of musical elements in a composition, such as melody, harmony, rhythm, and instrumentation. for symphony orchestra - hear it and see it![Read more...] about Orchestral ArrangingThe process of adapting a piece of music for a different ensemble, style, or performance context. Case Study
What Makes a Great Music Arrangement?
A great music arrangementrefers to the structure and order of musical elements in a composition, such as melody, harmony, rhythm, and instrumentation. complements the material it supports with imaginative harmony1. The result of notes sounding together to create a sense of musical logic or agreement 2. Supporting musical material 3. A sense of musical environment, creative intros and endings, and complementary countermelodies.[Read more...] about What Makes a Great Music Arrangement?
