- How do you make a good orchestration?
- How do you get into orchestration?
- Where can I learn orchestration?
How do you make a good orchestration?
Good orchestration must:
- Make formal sense: Changes of orchestration must arrive at appropriate places, with appropriate degrees of contrast.
- Supply sufficient variety and freshness of color to maintain interest.
- Enhance the phrasing.
- Ensure clarity of the various musical elements: Every element should be audible.
How do you get into orchestration?
The path to obtaining a job in an orchestra is somewhat straightforward.
- First, you nearly always have to attend a great music school, at least at the Master's degree level. ...
- Secondly, study with a teacher who either has experience playing in an orchestra OR has had students get placed in an orchestra.
Where can I learn orchestration?
General Orchestration Instruction
- Orchestration 101 from MacProVideo – This is a great place to start. ...
- Orchestration Online – This is an excellent resource for anyone looking to improve or learn orchestration.
- deBreved – This blog is a top notch resource by one of the best orchestrators working today.