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Contemporary A Cappella Arranging in 10 Easy Steps
Katie Wardrobewww.midnightmusic.com.au
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1. Choose a song
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• Suitability for your group & soloist
• Try to choose something different!
• Choose a song you like
basic considerations
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• Sting
• Michael Jackson
• The Jackson 5
• Stevie Wonder
• Justin Timberlake
• Beatles
• Maroon 5
• Queen
artists
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public domain songs
• Traditional songs
• Hymns
• Folk songs
The Idea of North: Sweet Sweet Spirit
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or an arrangement of.....
• ......an arrangement
Got To Get You Into My Life:
• The Beatles• Earth Wind and Fire• Firedrill!
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• Make use of iTunes
• Playlist for each style, soloist or theme
keeping track of ideas
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2. Listen to the song....
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....a lot
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3. Decide basic parameters
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• Number of parts
• Solo
• Song structure
overall decisions
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musical style• change key
• change tempo
• change “feeling”
• or remain faithful to the original?
Tears for Fears: Mad World
Gary Jules: Mad World
Jackson 5: I Want You Back
Sonos: I Want You Back
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4. Gather materials
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5. Consider how you’ll “record” song and how group will learn song
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6. Get the melody down
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melody
• Write out melody for entire song
• Provides structure/form to work with
• If writing/recording digitally, can move melody to an alternative part later
The Real Group: I’m With You
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transcribing tips
• Find a quiet place
• Use headphones
• Learn playback shortcuts in iTunes
• Find CD player with responsive controls
• Technology can help: try Audacity
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7. Create a strong bassline
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melody + strong bassline
The Real Group: I’m With You
= good arrangement
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8. Add interesting backing parts
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backing parts
• Rhythmically interesting
• Different texture
• Imitate instruments
• Use words from melody
• Use imaginative syllables
The Real Group: I’m With YouSoCal VoCals: Falling SlowlyFiredrill!: My Yard
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9. Make a good arrangement outstanding
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contrast• Unison section into many parts
• Sparse arrangement vs full
• Contrasting texture
• Different tempos
• Add vocal percussion
Cluster: One Note Samba
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10. Share your arrangement
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• print scores
• email PDF versions
• upload a playable/printable version to a website (Sibelius: Scorch; Finale: Finale Viewer)
• create audio file - backing track
notated arrangements
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• print scores (sometimes...not so sophisticated)
• create audio file - backing track
MIDI sequencing
• create audio file - backing track
audio recording
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Other tips
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