Course Description
- Learn to arrange music effectively for instruments.
- Study scoring conventions and orchestral literature.
- Perform arrangements and transcriptions.
- View a sample Syllabus.
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Course Materials
- Excerpts in Score
- Conducting Patterns & Principles
- Guide to Orchestral Instruments
- Historical Development of Instruments
- Music Terms in Italian, French & German
- Note Names in Italian, French & German
- Orchestral Instrumentation Shorthand
- Scoring Projects
- Transcriptions of Piano Music for Orchestra
- Text: The text is embedded in the Lessons.
Preparation
- Pre-requisites: Intermediate & Advanced Theory courses
- Co-requisites: Attending orchestra concerts is recommended
- Background: Notation skills; Clef reading; Transposition
Course Content
Sounds, Sources, and Symbols
Orchestral String Instruments
WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS