Great to see you back on RUclips with a new video Elliot! Keep them RUclips videos coming our ways, would love to see some of your arrangements synched with the sheet music like with the Lorenzo Ferrero you idd once, that was great. Also, very much looking forward to bring your newest solo arrangement to life, such a special project. You're one of a kind!
Really enjoyed the video! I've been writing lots of charts for Little Big Band gig recently, a video on how to write voicing's that work with a smaller horn section, while keeping the "big band sound" would be really super useful to me!
I love to watch how you arrange. You can do it so much faster!!!! Don't copy music. Sibelius has wondelfull "Explode" function. You can add intervals beneath melody just by clicking shift+(2,3,4 etc.) corresponding to intervals (second, third,fourth). You can also make your individual plugin to add diminished chord to selected note. When its all done sibelius will Explode your chords to altos and tenors. Love your job. Think about this method 😀.
This is great, thanks. Short (even shorter than this) on a specific topic, or a specific thing about a specific topic would be great. Its really valuable to see and hear how a big band score is done. Maybe handling a bass line, writing a drum part, Thad Jones voicing, Ellington voicing, Fletcher Henderson voicing, Eddie Sauter voicing, Bob FLorence etc, .using clarinet, using sop, chart structure etc They don't all have to be in depth, just opening the topic, maybe in depth comes later. Love what you do.
@@PandemoniumBigBand yes granted, I'm thinking as a short format video. Assuming that might be easier on your time. I can't tell you how amazingly useful your videos are, even if one doesn't do any arrangements the insight into whats going on is terrific.
Great video as always! I’ve been curious recently about arranging for a group where two altos double on flute and about how that has been orchestrated in the past. Maybe some example charts or tips?
Hi Elliot, you're an amazing composer and arranger that inspires me greatly. I am a young aspiring arranger hoping to take lessons with you a soon as i can if you still offer them and i am able to sort out a notation software. I was just wondering about arranging guitar and piano parts together; i was once told that having piano and guitar comping on chords at the same time can make an arrangement sound disjointed as they are inevitably going to make different decisions rhythmically. Do you find this to be an issue? If so, how do you like to combat it? As guitar parts are one of my biggest struggles as a new arranger. I would greatly appreciate any wisdom you could share and look forward to more videos of you and the pandemonium big band.
George, I tried replying to your email, but it got bounced back. Please send me another message and make sure to leave a working reply email: pandemoniumbigband@gmail.com
You left F against E in that first triplet Alto 2 vs. Tenor 1 where it didn't exactly make harmonic sense to me, even as a passing tone, considering the other note options available. Putting them together in m9 or M7 chords... I get that. And you left the E natural in the Bari after changing it to Eb in the Alto 1. This is why speed editing gives me a headache. And at the end, you had the Alto 1, Tenor 2, and Bari all in unison... which is not great, but then when you changed it to drop 2, you now have both Tenors in unison... and not even split by octaves... and they're still doubling the Alto 1 part. So that is a weird decision (speed oversight). Hopefully, this would be given more thought in a more extended revision session, which I'm sure you would... as the video description insinuates as much.
Yes, as the on-screen text says, I made a voicing mistake in the 8th bar. This was just supposed to be a fun arranging exercise. These mistakes are just evidence that I was being honest with the concept. No one is perfect.
Also why do you choose to have the tenor saxes in regular treble clef instead of treble clef 8vb? I prefer it so I don't have to deal with all those leger lines in the bottom
I put my Tenors and Bari in bass clef concert and treble written. I don't like legerlines and I also don't want to think 8vb, lol. Also, I'm a trombone player, so there's that... It's all about preferences.
Great to see you back on RUclips with a new video Elliot!
Keep them RUclips videos coming our ways, would love to see some of your arrangements synched with the sheet music like with the Lorenzo Ferrero you idd once, that was great.
Also, very much looking forward to bring your newest solo arrangement to life, such a special project. You're one of a kind!
Solid work! It's always interesting to see how fellow professionals create their workflow. Thanks for this video!
Really enjoyed the video! I've been writing lots of charts for Little Big Band gig recently, a video on how to write voicing's that work with a smaller horn section, while keeping the "big band sound" would be really super useful to me!
I love to watch how you arrange. You can do it so much faster!!!! Don't copy music. Sibelius has wondelfull "Explode" function. You can add intervals beneath melody just by clicking shift+(2,3,4 etc.) corresponding to intervals (second, third,fourth). You can also make your individual plugin to add diminished chord to selected note. When its all done sibelius will Explode your chords to altos and tenors. Love your job. Think about this method 😀.
Look forward to this...
Good to see you again Elliot! Great work
Thank you! It’s good to be back
I love all these videos, they’re very helpful to use this stuff in my music
My Favourite youtuber is back!!
Thank you! That means a lot
Love your videos man !!!!
long time no see❤❤
Yay!!
Typist becomes arranger. The wonders of modern technology.
Great video, Elliot. Good solid info presented in a practical way, Easy to apply.
Glad to have you back!
Glad to be back!
This is great, thanks. Short (even shorter than this) on a specific topic, or a specific thing about a specific topic would be great. Its really valuable to see and hear how a big band score is done.
Maybe handling a bass line, writing a drum part, Thad Jones voicing, Ellington voicing, Fletcher Henderson voicing, Eddie Sauter voicing, Bob FLorence etc, .using clarinet, using sop, chart structure etc They don't all have to be in depth, just opening the topic, maybe in depth comes later.
Love what you do.
Great suggestion! I’ve done a couple of these already
@@PandemoniumBigBand yes granted, I'm thinking as a short format video. Assuming that might be easier on your time.
I can't tell you how amazingly useful your videos are, even if one doesn't do any arrangements the insight into whats going on is terrific.
Great video as always! I’ve been curious recently about arranging for a group where two altos double on flute and about how that has been orchestrated in the past. Maybe some example charts or tips?
Love it!!
nice!
hes back
Dm9 in penultimate bar would be much more coherent as a D7(b9, b13).
Hi Elliot, you're an amazing composer and arranger that inspires me greatly. I am a young aspiring arranger hoping to take lessons with you a soon as i can if you still offer them and i am able to sort out a notation software. I was just wondering about arranging guitar and piano parts together; i was once told that having piano and guitar comping on chords at the same time can make an arrangement sound disjointed as they are inevitably going to make different decisions rhythmically. Do you find this to be an issue? If so, how do you like to combat it? As guitar parts are one of my biggest struggles as a new arranger. I would greatly appreciate any wisdom you could share and look forward to more videos of you and the pandemonium big band.
George, I tried replying to your email, but it got bounced back. Please send me another message and make sure to leave a working reply email: pandemoniumbigband@gmail.com
@@PandemoniumBigBand thank you for letting me know. I have done now.
You left F against E in that first triplet Alto 2 vs. Tenor 1 where it didn't exactly make harmonic sense to me, even as a passing tone, considering the other note options available. Putting them together in m9 or M7 chords... I get that. And you left the E natural in the Bari after changing it to Eb in the Alto 1. This is why speed editing gives me a headache. And at the end, you had the Alto 1, Tenor 2, and Bari all in unison... which is not great, but then when you changed it to drop 2, you now have both Tenors in unison... and not even split by octaves... and they're still doubling the Alto 1 part. So that is a weird decision (speed oversight). Hopefully, this would be given more thought in a more extended revision session, which I'm sure you would... as the video description insinuates as much.
Yes, as the on-screen text says, I made a voicing mistake in the 8th bar. This was just supposed to be a fun arranging exercise. These mistakes are just evidence that I was being honest with the concept. No one is perfect.
Also why do you choose to have the tenor saxes in regular treble clef instead of treble clef 8vb? I prefer it so I don't have to deal with all those leger lines in the bottom
8vb treble clef is tougher for me to read. That is the only reason. If it's better for you then use it.
I put my Tenors and Bari in bass clef concert and treble written. I don't like legerlines and I also don't want to think 8vb, lol. Also, I'm a trombone player, so there's that... It's all about preferences.
@@PandemoniumBigBand I can read it
Is there anyway to get your arrangements?
Send me an email! pandemoniumbigband@gmail.com