The final project will consist of a standard practice piece orchestrated for full orchestra incorporating the techniques studied. Textbooks Adler, Samuel. The Study of Orchestration, 2nd. Workbook for the Study of Orchestration. Active involvement through workbook assignments and orchestration assignments for various combinations of instruments including full orchestra is a major component of the course.
Students also have instant access to a computer generated sound realization of the project.
Students will often have the opportunity to hear acoustic instruments play their arrangements and will use CD recordings coordinated with the workbook to help them identify instruments, families of instruments, combinations of instruments and idiosyncratic information about each instrument of the orchestral family. In addition at least one internet assignment, one library research project and one VHS or live performance listening project will be conducted. Course Requirements 1. Numerous assignments from the workbook will be graded throughout the semester. Orchestration projects of various instrument groupings will be required.