Music Arranging for the Multi-Genre Artist

3 units

This course examines the practice of music arranging for numerous applications including ensembles in jazz, rock, pop, a cappella, classical music, new music, and new media. Students analyze musical scores for small and large groups and compose arrangements in a variety of genres. Also learned are instrumentation, vocal ranges, basic orchestration, idiomatic instrumental techniques, chord voicings, and textures, all in the contexts of specific styles and genres. Overall, the course provides an introduction to industry-standard techniques of music arranging.