Orchestration 3: Compose Orchestral Music For Brass

Master the brass section to create epicness, powerful climaxes, intense solos and more in your compositions.

What you'll learn

How to compose and orchestrate music for the brass family

All the techniques and articulations the brass family can play

An in-depth look at each brass sub-family: horns, trumpets, trombones, tubas

How to use brass with strings and woodwinds for your orchestral compositions

How to analyze and learn for yourself how brass works within a full orchestral score

How to use brass for intensity-building, power and doubling, solos, musical climax and background layering

Requirements

No prerequisites. The ability to follow a musical score is useful but not mandatory.

Description

Learn to properly utilize the brass section to create pure epicness in your works.Brass is a very important part of the orchestra, particularly for build-ups and climaxes. Learn to use this family to your advantage in this complete brass course.We will cover all the Brass families: Horns, Trumpets, Trombones and Tubas. This includes not just the orchestral instruments, but other instruments as well, such as brass in the marching band, brass ensembles, and other non-orchestral ensembles. Other instruments we will cover are the cornet, flugelhorn, sousaphone, euphonium, and more. You will get a complete and well-rounded learning experience covering ALL these brass instruments.There are a ton of resources in this course, so you can watch many live examples of the instruments we cover.This course is a thoroughly guided course, which means that after we learn a new articulation, or learn about a new instrument, you will be instructed to look at the Resources folder, where there are plenty of examples for you to dive into.This way, you will learn not just theory, but through seeing the real instruments. The well-thought out quizzes are designed to really challenge you and make sure you've absorbed all the material: theory, resources and practical exercises.A Practical Learning ExperienceI've included many more orchestration exercises, as well as a lot more orchestration examples. You will receive multiple challenges throughout the course, especially in the orchestration section and analysis section. There will be plenty of opportunity for you to test your orchestration abilities and practice what you've just learnt.Not only that, but you will also see my own solutions so you can compare answers and arrangements.Learn to use the orchestral brass section for - solos, harmony and background, countermelody, layering/doubling with strings and woodwinds, repetition, build-ups, climaxes, intensity, power and contrasting sections.Are you ready to learn everything you've ever wanted to know about the brass? Dive in today, and learn all the ways you can use the brass to your advantage to really drive up the intensity of your compositions.

Overview

Section 1: Course Introduction

Lecture 1 Course Overview

Section 2: Intro to Brass

Lecture 2 Intro to the Brass Section

Lecture 3 Brief History of Brass Instruments

Lecture 4 How Brass Instruments Produce Sound

Lecture 5 Types of Brass Ensembles

Lecture 6 Score Layout for Brass in Orchestral Scores

Lecture 7 Transposition for Brass

Lecture 8 Brass Sample Libraries

Lecture 9 Section 2 Review Material

Section 3: Brass Articulations

Lecture 10 Intro to the Brass Articulations

Lecture 11 Brass Articulations Master List and Demonstrations

Lecture 12 Overblowing and the Harmonic Series

Lecture 13 Embouchure, Tonguing and Brass Sound Production

Lecture 14 Legato on Brass

Lecture 15 Non-Legato and Staccato on Brass

Lecture 16 Multiple Tonguing Articulations

Lecture 17 Trombone Tonguing and Brass Vibrato

Lecture 18 Glissando on Brass

Lecture 19 All Types of Brass Trills and Shakes

Lecture 20 Bells Up and Percussive Effects

Lecture 21 Multiphonics and Microtones

Lecture 22 Mutes

Lecture 23 Section 3 Review Material

Section 4: The Horn Family

Lecture 24 French Horn Part 1 - Characteristics

Lecture 25 French Horn Part 2 - Examples

Lecture 26 Wagner Tuba

Lecture 27 Alto Horn

Lecture 28 Mellophone

Lecture 29 Mellophonium and Horn Writing Tips

Lecture 30 Horn Family Demonstrations

Lecture 31 Section 4 Review Material

Section 5: The Trumpet Family

Lecture 32 Trumpet

Lecture 33 Cornet

Lecture 34 Bass Trumpet

Lecture 35 Piccolo Trumpet

Lecture 36 Flugelhorn and Trumpet Family Tips

Lecture 37 Trumpet Family Demonstrations

Lecture 38 Section 5 Review Material

Section 6: The Trombone Family

Lecture 39 Intro to Trombone Family

Lecture 40 Trombone

Lecture 41 Trombone Glissando

Lecture 42 Bass Trombone

Lecture 43 Alto Trombone

Lecture 44 Contrabass Trombone

Lecture 45 Valve Trombone

Lecture 46 Trombone Family Demonstrations

Lecture 47 Section 6 Review Material

Section 7: The Tuba Family

Lecture 48 Tuba

Lecture 49 Euphonium and Sousaphone

Lecture 50 Tuba Family Demonstrations

Lecture 51 Section 7 Review Material

Lecture 52 Brass Family Demonstrations Master List

Section 8: Orchestration for Brass

Lecture 53 Orchestration for Brass Intro

Lecture 54 Blending Brass and Other Families

Lecture 55 Practical Guidelines for Brass Scoring

Lecture 56 Brass Scoring Examples

Lecture 57 Orchestration Exercise 1: Brass Ensemble

Lecture 58 Orchestration Exercise 2: Legend of Zelda

Lecture 59 Exercise 2 Solution

Lecture 60 How to Orchestrate Brass with Strings

Lecture 61 Orchestration Exercise 3: Brass with Strings

Lecture 62 Exercise 3 Solution

Lecture 63 How to Orchestrate Brass with Woodwinds: Part 1

Lecture 64 How to Orchestrate Brass with Woodwinds: Part 2

Lecture 65 Brass as Melody - Star Wars Analysis

Lecture 66 Brass as Musical Climax - Hedwig's Theme Analysis

Lecture 67 Effects on Brass

Lecture 68 Orchestration Exercise 4: Brass, Woodwinds, Strings

Lecture 69 Exercise 4 Solution

Lecture 70 Section 8 Review Material

Section 9: Analysis of Brass in Orchestral Scores

Lecture 71 1812 Overture Challenge Intro

Lecture 72 Case Study: 1812 Overture Sections A-I

Lecture 73 Case Study: 1812 Overture Sections J-R

Lecture 74 Section 9 Review Material

Section 10: Course Wrap Up

Lecture 75 Course Wrap Up

Lecture 76 BONUS LECTURE: Next Steps

Beginners new to brass orchestration and instrumentation,Anyone wanting to learn the brass instruments in-depth for composing,Anyone wanting an overview of the brass family and how you can use it no matter what genre you create for,Students continuing the Orchestration Series,Composers and producers looking to brush up on their brass knowledge,Anyone wanting to practise their orchestration skills