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Month: August 2014

August 27, 2014April 24, 2020

THIS is an Orchestra

I would like to warn the reader that this blog contains opinions that may not be shared by all. The habit of joining together with other musicians during performances is as old as music itself but the systematic arrangement of instrumental groups, that we now call ‘orchestration’, is comparatively new. It is a feature of […]

Tagged arranging, composing, jazz, music theory. 1 Comment
August 14, 2014April 30, 2020

Where’s the tune, pal?

In the book I make the following claim: In the main stream of conventional music, a composition that is expected to have popular appeal will fail if it does not possess, somewhere during its development, an expressive melody. Melody is the outer contour or shape that musical rhythms and harmonies present to the world. People […]

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August 8, 2014April 24, 2020

So what ARE the ‘rules’ of music?

I could open this blog by making a slick comment such as ‘Well, there AREN’T any, actually’. This isn’t too far away from the truth but, as always, the matter is a little more complicated. I think I’ll probably be correct if I say that the majority of people approach music theory, especially the theory […]

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