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12-13-2011, 12:45 AM
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 Arranging for 4 horns Hey guys, I`ve got an issue. When arranging for more than two voices I often find that the lower voices tend to get pretty monotonous lines, so I`ve been taught to join figures and change them a bit in order to get a more rounded up line. What I mean is that sometimes the lead voice (melody) moves but the bottom voices remain the same (happens on chords with more than 4 notes usually), so instead of playing a whole note, for example, I write two half notes for those voices. The thing is that sometimes the melody moves in a normal way but the bottom voices move in quite an uneven way. For example I might have a melody thats purely moving on eighth notes but my bottom voices move by a dotted quarter note, then a half note then a quarter, and so on... is this the right thing to do? or should I stick to the figures in the lead voice regardless of how monotonous the bottom voices might end up? (I hope I`ve made myself clear)     |
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#2
12-13-2011, 03:44 AM
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 Jazz Arranging Tutorial Jazz Arranging Class | Jazz Arranging Lessons | Big Band Arranging Free Jazz Arranging Course Elements Of Jazz: Composition: Arrangement
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#3
12-13-2011, 05:41 PM
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| check out the sites that randalljazz mentioned.... check you local library for a textbook on voice leading ... adding a maj 6th or maj 7th on top will produce some nice sounds... time on the instrument...pierre |
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