Category: Music Arrangement

As with any creative skill, vocal arranging requires us to know what we like. Develop a good understanding of your own preferences when it comes to vocal arrangements. As a listener, are you moved by the addition of harmonies? Do you enjoy the sound of a choir or group or you like to hear…

I am certain in one thing – all of us take great pride in song arrangements we compose. But how do we make our songs loved by record labels? Radio stations? Worldwide listeners? It starts off with creating an appealing and professionally sounding song arrangement that will keep listener’s attention and tell the story of the song.…

Are you struggling with that woodwind arrangement? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. It’s the most flexible section in the orchestra because each instrument has its own sound. But the trouble is… Well, each instrument has its own sound. How do you blend those different tone colours together, and also make the most each instrument?…

Writing horn arrangements is a skillful balancing act. Get it right and your track has instant power and energy. Get it wrong… your track drowns in a sea of decibels.   So how to write horn arrangements with ease and get it right? 1. Pick your instruments wisely because they determine the volume, mood,…

The orchestra is the ultimate ensemble. Musically, it can do almost anything – and it’s capable of expressing every imaginable emotion. But if you’re an inexperienced music orchestrator, or you’re used to writing for virtual instruments, how do you make a real life orchestra sound good? In this blog, we’ve set out some of…

Arranging for strings is not an easy task. Writing and creating arrangements for real, living and breathing string players is an art, but it’s a skill worth learning. Because when it comes to lyrical expressive power and sheer percussive bite, a string section is one of the greatest musical tools in the box. There are…