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I`m a semi-retired professional music arranger with over thirty five years in all phases of the commercial music production business. I can try to answer questions regarding music arranging, theory, orchestration , and/or composition for most acoustic ensembles .( jazz band or orchestral ) I can try to offer suggestions about studio music recording procedures and some basic MIDI applications , too. In the course of my career I`ve worked with such artists as Doc Severinsen and the old Tonight Show Band, Bill Watrous, Buddy Greco, John Gary, Mel Torme, Julius LaRosa, as well as the Pop programs of the Fort Worth, Dallas, North Carolina, and Houston Symphonies, as well as library music material for ABC, ESPN, and NFL Films.
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Hi James: Unfortunately, the way you phrased your question makes it difficult to answer, becaause semantically "stylishness" can mean different things to different people. If the kind of music you
Hi George: You're already on the right track if you are studying theory, but you obviously haven't got as far as chordal EXTENSIONS yet. This merely refers to the process of adding additional color
Hi Alex: Well.. the method you describe is the one I used for close to 40 years ( as did most arrangers of my generation ) I learned on a band bus how to write without a keyboard ( using a pitchpipe
Hi John : Sorry to say , with the price range you have available, I know of no decent program that will serve your needs. Normally, I would recommend Cubase of the ones you've listed, but in a way
Hi Theo: What you're calling "arranging" sounds more like "transcribing" if you're taking someone elses song off a tape, adding the chord changes , and creating a lead sheet that could be used by
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