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Week 1. Orientation; Why arranging?
Th 1/13.
Music
- The Ash Grove arranged by Benjamin Britten
- J. S. Bach, chorale preludes on Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr’
- Bach Chaconne in Dm, arranged by Johannes Brahms and Feruccio Busoni
- “We Are” by Jon Batiste, live vs. studio versions
Week 2. Finding the core musical ideas in an original
M 1/17. No class: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
T 1/18.
Th 1/20.
Week 3. Changing instrumentation
T 1/25.
Th 1/27.
Week 4. Changing style
T 2/1.
Th 2/3.
Week 5. Working with varying skill levels
T 2/8.
- Reduction project part 1 due
Th 2/10.
Week 6. Efficient and effective notation
T 2/15.
Th 2/17.
Week 7. Incorporating improvisation
T 2/22.
Th 2/24.
Week 8. Arranging for church and school choirs
T 3/1.
- Analysis paper 1 due
Th 3/3.
3/5–13. No class: Spring break
Week 9. Work-in-progress sessions
T 3/15.
Th 3/17.
Week 10. Pop vocal arranging
T 3/22.
Th 3/24.
F 3/25, 12 p.m. Reduction project part 2 due
Week 11. Broadway orchestration
T 3/29.
Th 3/31.
Week 12. Arranging for film/video; Digital arranging
T 4/5.
Th 4/7.
F 4/8, 12 p.m. Song project draft score due
Week 13. Recording techniques
T 4/12.
Th 4/14.
Week 14. Ethics of arranging; cultural appropriation
T 4/19.
Th 4/21.
F 4/22, 12 p.m. Analysis paper 2 due
Week 15. Conclusions
T 4/26.
- Last chance to turn in late work
4/28–5/1. Reading days
Finals Week
Wed 5/4, 12:00 p.m.
- Song projects due (all components)
- Personal goal project due