REQ: Berklee Online - Arranging: Advanced Horn Writing

Learn more advanced arranging techniques for the rhythm section and horn section in this music arrangement course. In Arranging: Advanced Horn Writing, you'll learn unison, two-, three-, four-, and five-part writing, and study techniques for voicing chords, orchestration, articulations, and background lines. You'll also learn advanced topics of harmony, such as tension substitutions and lower interval limits, knowledge that you can use to create more expressive and captivating music for both live instrumentation or sequenced/sampled sounds.

By the end of this course, you will:

Understand four-part soli and four-way close
Define and understand mechanical voicings
Use and understand approach chords
Understand low interval limits, spread voicings (five-part and internal lines)
Understand mixed voicings (two, three, and four parts)
Define and understand emotional contour