Arranging for Small and Medium Ensembles:

1 Instrumental Information:
  • Transposition
  • Ranges, Sound Characteristics
2 Fundamentals:
  • Tensions
  • Anticipations, Delays
  • Approach Notes Reharmonization
3 Voicings:
  • Five-Part Soli Voicings
  • Five-Part Spreads
  • Five-Note Soli Voicings
4 Chord Scales
  • Chord Scale Theory
  • Creating a Chord Scale
  • Notes to avoid
  • Chord Scales Notiation and Labeling
  • Tonal Chord Scales
  • Modal Chord Scales
5 Voicings in Fourths
  • Introduction
  • Five-Part, Four-Part and Three-Part Voicings in Fourths
6 Clusters
  • Introduction
  • Five-Part, Four-Part and Three-Part Clusters
7 Upper Structure Triads (UST)
  • Introduction
  • Six, Five, Four and Three-part  UST
8 Writing for Six Parts
  • Basic 6-part writing
  • Spreads
  • Tutti
  • Voicings in Fourths
  • Voicings in Fourths
  • Spreads + Fourths
  • Clusters