32-3250 Pop Arranging and Orchestration

Course examines the approaches used in arranging and orchestrating for small to large ensembles, and includes writing for rhythm section, horns, string instruments, woodwinds, and electronic instruments, as well as the professional application of the notation and technology tools available to the contemporary arranger. Course addresses the stylistic elements that are idiomatic to various popular genres, while focusing on the creative and compositional aspects of writing and arranging for popular music ensembles and orchestras. The course is required for students in the Contemporary, Urban and Popular Music program, and is a junior level course.

3 Credits
PREREQUISITES: 32-3161 Pop/Jazz Theory and Musicianship COREQUISITES: 32-2925 Technology for Musicians II