Problems with scoring from midi….
Many of the songwriters and music producers we deal with don’t read music and therefore rely on allowing programs such as Logic to print out […]
Read More →Many of the songwriters and music producers we deal with don’t read music and therefore rely on allowing programs such as Logic to print out […]
Read More →Throughout history, many composers have been primarily keyboard players yet have still written magnificent works for stringed instruments. They were able to do this by […]
Read More →Although some clients who require string parts arranging for their tracks just give the string arranger ‘free rein’ to compose the parts in their own […]
Read More →All the members of the family of instruments in the string section (excluding the double bass) are tuned in fifths. This means that (including the […]
Read More →This is a technique reserved for the most skillful players and when executed rapidly and cleanly, up and down bow staccato can have a mesmerising […]
Read More →Marcato (from the Italian for ‘marked’) is an umbrella term that can apply to all instruments and therefore not a specific string instruction (like spiccato […]
Read More →The word vibrato comes from the latin ‘vibrare’ meaning ‘to shake’ and it is a slight (and often rapid) wavering of the pitch for emotional […]
Read More →‘Double Stopping’ is a term used to describe the simultaneous playing of two notes on a stringed instrument. It is a versatile technique which can […]
Read More →When a composer or string arranger wishes to create a specifically warm or hazy sound, they may well write in the direction ‘Sul Tasto’ meaning […]
Read More →In earlier blog entries, I wrote about how different bowing techniques can affect the sound of a violin or string section and how it can […]
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