Year of release : 2014
Manufacturer : Ask Video
Manufacturer site : www.askvideo.com/course/orchestration-the-string-section
Posted by : Thomas Goss
Duration : 03:05:00
Type of handing out material : Video Tutorial
Language : English
Description : Learn the art of composing orchestration for strings with Thomas Goss, one of the best professional orchestral musicians! The orchestrator is perhaps the most highly skilled master in the music business. They work hand in hand with the greatest composers who write music for films to create sound, mood and energy that drives emotions to experience any musical and theatrical situation. In this course, Thomas Goss teaches you everything you need to know to do orchestration for the largest section of any string orchestra. He invites you on a journey of 38 lessons, which covers all aspects of writing and orchestrating for this powerful symphonic ensemble.
Join A-List Orchestrator, Thomas Goss –
The orchestrator is, perhaps, the most highly skilled craftsman in the music business. It’s a funky way to make it.
In this course, you can find out how to go. He takes you on a 3+ hour, symphonic ensemble.
In-depth guide to the string section. This is where you learn all the concepts of a whole. It explains how to use it in public orchestrator’s toolbox.
From there, Thomas introduces each string section — a violins, violas, celli and double basses — and explains each It’s where you’re getting “The Strings.”
Included in this course is a custom PDF guide, “Studying String Orchestration”.
So you can make out, arrange and orchestrate for strings!
Content:
02 Goals, Approach, and Materials (02:48)
03 Introduction to String Instruments (04:19)
04 The String Section (05:12)
05 Seating Plans (04:21)
06 String Instrument Construction (04:03)
07 Pitch, Tuning, Intonation, and Fingering (07:30)
08 The Bow (02:34)
09 The Mechanics of Bowing (03:18)
10 Bowing as Phrasing (05:00)
11 Bowing and Articulation (07:10)
12 Vibrato and Non-vibrato (04:38)
13 Trills and Tremolos (03:22)
14 Bowing Special Effects (07:22)
15 String Effects and Scordatura (05:51)
16 Double-stops and Divisi (06:37)
17 Harmonics (06:36)
18 Mutes (03:27)
19 Glissando and Portamento (03:29)
20 Pizzicato (07:08)
21 Introduction to the Violin (07:49)
22 The Violin’s Flexibility (03:53)
23 First Violin: Orchestral Role (04:25)
24 Second Violin: Orchestral Role (05:18)
25 Solo Violin (03:11)
26 Introduction to the Viola (06:39)
27 Viola: Strengths and Limitations (04:40)
28 Viola: Orchestral Role (04:29)
29 Solo Viola (02:19)
30 Introduction to the Cello (05:59)
31 Cello: Range and Sonority (06:18)
32 Cello: Orchestral Role (06:16)
33 Solo Cello (02:42)
34 Introduction to the Double Bass (05:15)
35 The Unique Character Of The Double Bass (05:21)
36 Double Bass: Orchestral Role (06:09)
37 Solo Double Bass (02:01)
38 Score Reading the String Section (04:00)
Sample files : none
Video Format : MP4
Video : AVC, 1280×720, 16: 9, 30.000 fps, ~ 532 Kbps
Audio : AAC, 44.1 KHz, 96.0 Kbps, 2 channels
