32-2250
Course examines techniques of orchestration for smaller pop ensembles, including amplified instruments and synthesizers. Compositional skills are developed through layering of sound, and enrichment and transformation of basic pop chord progressions. Students construct arrangements for four to eight brass and wind instruments combined with rhythm instruments (piano, drums, guitar, bass) and background vocals in various pop styles, such as hard rock, contemporary, R&B, new wave, hip-hop, and blues.
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