Orchestration
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Last updated 6/2021
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280x720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz
Language: English | Size: 1.77 GB | Duration: 6h 15m
The complete course in instrumentation & orchestration
What you'll learn
You will be learning from a professional and award-winning composer and orchestrator.
You will learn about orchestral instruments and their notation, transposition, ranges, register strengths, dynamic capabilities, playing techniques, and more.
You will learn how to properly prepare a score and parts and tips on how to proof them before publishing or performance.
You will acquire knowledge of the different types of timbres and textures and how and why to use them.
You will learn how spacing and voicing is used in orchestral chords and how to score chords for the orchestra and each section.
You will learn about various instrument combinations, and the different roles each instrument and section plays within the whole.
You will learn many orchestration tips and techniques to help you in your orchestrations.
You will learn strategies for reading scores.
You will study hundreds of score examples, diagrams, and audio clips.
You will get access to many free external resources.
You will have your knowledge tested with nearly 1,000 quiz questions.
Requirements
You must be able to read music and have a basic understanding of music notation
You must have a basic understanding of music theory
You must already have some basic experience in music composition
You must have "musescore" or some type of music notation software capable of producing orchestral size scores
Although not a necessity, it is very beneficial if you have some ability to play the piano (or other instrument)
Description
The course is divided into two parts: part 1 is on Instrumentation and part 2 is on Orchestration. Instrumentation is an important and necessary first step since you cannot write for orchestra if you don’t know about the individual instruments of the orchestra.In part 1 you will learn how each instrument is constructed, how they produce sound, how they are properly notated, their playing and sounding ranges, register characteristics, dynamic capabilities and common playing techniques.
In part 2 you will learn basic concepts for writing for orchestra, including how to create and effectively use different timbres and textures, the best methods for scoring chords, the roles each instrument and section play within the whole, how to properly prepare a score and parts, and how to proof before publishing. The course concludes with an entire section of helpful orchestration tips and techniques. There are also a number of useful reference charts in the appendix.