Orchestration 1: Compose Orchestral Music for Strings (Course)

Udemy

San Francisco, CA

Learn to write for orchestral instruments properly and unleash the epic power of the orchestra in your work.

 

What you'll learn

- Compose and orchestrate the strings

- Make complex and well-informed orchestration decisions

- Instrumentation, limitations, strengths and weaknesses of each stringed instrument and each string itself

- Understand in great detail string articulations and techniques

- How to analyze and dissect string works and pieces for study

- How to make a piano reduction from an orchestrated score

 

It's time to learn orchestration and use the massive sound of the orchestra in your compositions, while fully knowing what you are doing!

Do you want to use the power of the orchestra in your compositions? Do you want that big and full orchestral sound, but aren't sure where to begin? Ever fiddled around with orchestral plugins, without truly knowing how to actually write for the instrument?

 

Orchestration is much more than just selecting a VST and blindly composing away. There are many things you need to consider as an orchestrator. 

 

By the end of this course, you will understand the string family completely and be able to analyze string works, use any string articulation and technique in your compositions, and know how to orchestrate for strings, all the while composing through an orchestrator's perspective.

 

Who this course is for:

- Anyone who wants to learn to compose orchestral music

- Anyone who wants to learn orchestration and instrumentation

- Composers and producers want to incorporate orchestral elements into their music

- Anyone interested in the string family and its capabilities

Details

Program Type:
Course
Online Instruction:
Yes
Program Cost:
$95

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