MUS 315 - Commercial Arranging

Credits: 2
Class Hours: 2
Arranging for woodwind, brass, and rhythm section instruments in a 17-piece jazz/commercial music ensemble setting. Technical factors relevant to performance, range limits, melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic potentials. Preparation of score and parts, transposition, and voicing techniques. Use of counter-melodies and secondary lines; performing and recording of arrangements.

Prerequisites: MUS 314 - Arranging; (2cr)