Arranging

Catalog description

The course is designed as a practical introduction to choral arranging with exposure to pertinent elements of orchestration/instrumentation. Students will explore the art of choral arranging through critical evaluation, study of copyright, research of suitable source material, as well as examination of voicing, range, transposition, balance, notation, and texture. The course features guest speakers (brass, woodwind, and string specialists) and culminates with a forum performance of student arrangements. Students will use Finale® software for arranging projects. Prerequisites: 205.