Arranging for wind band

1. How do you arrange a wind band?
2. How do you arrange an orchestra?
3. What are the various sections of a wind band?

How do you arrange a wind band?

Arranging Guidelines

1. Decide on a good song to arrange. ...
2. Tell the Stud you'd like to arrange a song. ...
3. Read the “Music” section of the YPMB website. ...
4. Assign the melody to the trumpets or trombones. ...
5. Assign the other section a rhythmic or chordal accompaniment. ...
6. Assign the bass line to the sousaphones.

How do you arrange an orchestra?

9 epic orchestral arranging tips

1. Listen carefully. Chances are that you got into making music with technology because you fell in love with the sound of a particular instrument or record. ...
2. Stock up on sounds. ...
3. Work logically. ...
4. Mix things up. ...
5. Think outside the box. ...
6. Don't overdo it. ...
7. Explore your options. ...
8. Creating depth.

What are the various sections of a wind band?

There are flute, piccolo, oboe and bassoon parts, and the addition of four saxophone parts who help to fill in the middle register harmonies that come between the high woodwind/brass melody instruments and the very low bass instruments – effectively they are the violas of the wind band.