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Music Music Fundamentals Music Composition

Orchestration

The complete course in instrumentation & orchestration
Rating: 4.6 out of 54.6 (620 ratings)
4,172 students
Created by Jonathan Peters
Last updated 1/2021
English
English [Auto], Indonesian [Auto], 
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What you'll learn

  • You will be learning from a professional and award-winning composer and orchestrator.
  • You will learn about orchestral instruments and their notation, transposition, ranges, register strengths, dynamic capabilities, playing techniques, and more.
  • You will learn how to properly prepare a score and parts and tips on how to proof them before publishing or performance.
  • You will acquire knowledge of the different types of timbres and textures and how and why to use them.
  • You will learn how spacing and voicing is used in orchestral chords and how to score chords for the orchestra and each section.
  • You will learn about various instrument combinations, and the different roles each instrument and section plays within the whole.
  • You will learn many orchestration tips and techniques to help you in your orchestrations.
  • You will learn strategies for reading scores.
  • You will study hundreds of score examples, diagrams, and audio clips.
  • You will get access to many free external resources.
  • You will have your knowledge tested with nearly 1,000 quiz questions.

Requirements

  • You must be able to read music and have a basic understanding of music notation
  • You must have a basic understanding of music theory
  • You must already have some basic experience in music composition
  • You must have "musescore" or some type of music notation software capable of producing orchestral size scores
  • Although not a necessity, it is very beneficial if you have some ability to play the piano (or other instrument)

Description

The course is divided into two parts: part 1 is on Instrumentation and part 2 is on Orchestration. Instrumentation is an important and necessary first step since you cannot write for orchestra if you don’t know about the individual instruments of the orchestra.

In part 1 you will learn how each instrument is constructed, how they produce sound, how they are properly notated, their playing and sounding ranges, register characteristics, dynamic capabilities and common playing techniques.

In part 2 you will learn basic concepts for writing for orchestra, including how to create and effectively use different timbres and textures, the best methods for scoring chords, the roles each instrument and section play within the whole, how to properly prepare a score and parts, and how to proof before publishing. The course concludes with an entire section of helpful orchestration tips and techniques. There are also a number of useful reference charts in the appendix.

At key points in the course  you will be given score reading assignments, listening assignments, composing assignments, and quizzes.

A vital component to the study of orchestration is score reading, and so throughout the course you will be asked to read scores. There are some score excerpts in the course but the majority of score reading will be done on your own. There is an important reason for this. Taking a course in orchestration is a great start to learning how to write for orchestra but the only way to become truly knowledgeable and skilled in this very complex art form is through a lifetime of score study and through a lifetime of experience gained from actual writing for orchestra. This cannot be emphasized enough.

Note: This is not a music theory course or a music composition course. This course was written for individuals who already have a basic foundation in music theory (including music notation) and music composition. If you need or would like to develop your knowledge in these areas please see the following courses by the instructor.

Music Theory

Music Composition 1

Music Composition 2

Four-part Harmony

Who this course is for:

  • Beginning to intermediate level composers and orchestrators
  • Composers who want to expand their writing skills into the area of orchestration
  • All musicians wanting to learn about instrumentation and orchestration
  • People who have had a course in either instrumentation or orchestration but not both and are missing half the picture

Course content

25 sections • 178 lectures • 6h 15m total length

  • Preview02:44
  • Resources
    01:46
  • Scientific Pitch Notation
    01:16
  • Section 1
    10 questions

  • Construction & Sound Production
    02:18
  • Bowing
    05:35
  • Section 2
    31 questions

  • Violin
    04:12
  • Viola
    03:10
  • Cello
    03:18
  • Double Bass
    03:30
  • Section 3
    41 questions
  • Score Study & Listening Assignments
    00:32

  • Intro
    00:11
  • Vibrato
    02:01
  • Legato & Détaché
    02:05
  • Portato
    00:40
  • Staccato & Spiccato
    02:34
  • Trills
    03:34
  • Tremolos
    04:38
  • Special Bow Placements
    01:57
  • Glissando
    02:11
  • Portamento
    01:28
  • Col Legno
    04:07
  • Mutes
    01:59
  • Natural Harmonics
    04:39
  • Artificial Harmonics
    05:34
  • Pizzicato
    02:44
  • Snap Pizzicato
    01:41
  • Multiple Stops
    03:03
  • Divisi
    01:55
  • Bowed String Demonstrations
    00:09
  • Section 4
    79 questions
  • Score Study & Listening Assignments
    00:16
  • Writing Assignments
    00:20

  • Preview08:57
  • Section 5
    32 questions

  • Chords
    01:55
  • Glissando
    01:19
  • Trills
    00:50
  • Tremolos
    01:48
  • Harmonics
    04:36
  • Harp Demonstration
    00:09
  • Section 6
    35 questions
  • Score Study & Listening Assignments
    00:15
  • Writing Assignments
    00:19

  • Construction & Sound Production
    01:07
  • Transposition
    01:30
  • Section 7
    15 questions

  • Flute
    03:18
  • Piccolo
    01:50
  • Oboe
    01:58
  • English Horn
    01:43
  • Clarinet
    03:01
  • Bass Clarinet
    01:53
  • Bassoon
    01:57
  • Contrabassoon
    02:20
  • Section 8
    101 questions
  • Score Study & Listening Assignments
    01:23

  • Intro
    00:07
  • Vibrato
    01:33
  • Tonguing
    02:51
  • Flutter Tongue
    02:22
  • Trills
    03:30
  • Tremolos
    03:19
  • Glissando
    01:37
  • Mutes
    00:39
  • Woodwind Demonstrations
    00:09
  • Section 9
    40 questions
  • Score Study & Listening Assignments
    00:09
  • Writing Assignments
    00:20

  • Construction & Sound Production
    02:23
  • Section 10
    17 questions

Instructor

Jonathan Peters
Award-winning Composer
Jonathan Peters
  • 4.6 Instructor Rating
  • 3,448 Reviews
  • 19,684 Students
  • 7 Courses

   

Jonathan Peters is an award-winning composer currently residing in the beautiful state of Colorado. Since 1990 he has worked as a composer, conductor, arranger, recording artist, educator and author. Mr. Peters holds a B.A. in liberal arts from Thomas Aquinas College and continued his graduate work for a M.M. in music composition at California State University Northridge, which included areas of study in advanced composition, theory, orchestration, and film scoring.

Mr. Peters’ music has been performed both internationally and by orchestras across the United States. He has won multiple awards and recognitions, such as 1st place in the 1996 Composers Today Contest. His nearly 50 works include 2 full length operas, a symphony, orchestral works, chamber music, choral pieces, and works for solo piano.

Recordings by Mr. Peters can be heard on the radio, and his many albums sell in stores world-wide. He is also the author of the Scholastic Music Series, a collection of educational CDs that use music as a tool to teach various academic subjects. His CD, The Constellations - A Guide to the Orchestra, received the highest starred review from School Library Journal and is carried in libraries throughout the country.

Mr. Peters is the author of five academic books on music and three children’s books. Besides teaching piano privately he also gives on-line instruction in music theory, music composition, four-part writing, and orchestration. His on-line courses have been taken by thousands of students from over a hundred countries.

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