Published 31/5/06
Interactive courses on the principals of orchestration available on-line
Virtual instrument designers Garritan have announced a new on-line course, based on 19th-century Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's lessons on the principals of orchestration. There will be 26 in-depth lessons covering melody, harmony and composition on a range of popular orchestral instruments, with interactive activities and feedback (see full details below).
During the course, 275 animated scores will be used to demonstrate composition techniques, while students can listen to embedded audio examples and experiment with MIDI files. At the end of the course, Garritan plan to announce a competition that allows the students to put their newly-learned skills to the test and have their work performed by a full (and real) symphony orchestra.
Due to the nature and content of the course, learners are expected to have basic knowledge of instruments in the orchestra and must be able to read music on treble, bass and alto clefs. You will also require a computer with Flash version 8.
Syllabus
Lesson 1 - GENERAL REVIEW - Strings & Woodwinds
Lesson 2 - GENERAL REVIEW - Brass, Percussion & Other Instruments
Lesson 3 - MELODY - Strings - Melody in Stringed Instruments
Lesson 4 - MELODY - Strings - Grouping in Unison
Lesson 5 - MELODY - Strings - Doubling, Thirds & Sixths
Lesson 6 - MELODY - Woodwind - Melody in Woodwind
Lesson 7 - MELODY - Woodwind - Unison & Octaves
Lesson 8 - MELODY - Brass - Melody, Unisons & Octaves
Lesson 9 - MELODY - Different Groups of Instruments Combined
Lesson 10 - MELODY - Different Groups of Instruments (Cont.)
Lesson 11 - HARMONY - General Observations
Lesson 12 - HARMONY - String Harmony
Lesson 13 - HARMONY - Woodwind Harmony
Lesson 14 - HARMONY - Woodwind - Several Parts & Duplication
Lesson 15 - HARMONY - Brass Harmony
Lesson 16 - HARMONY - Combined Groups - Wind & Brass
Lesson 17 - HARMONY - Combined Groups - Wind & Brass (cont.)
Lesson 18 - HARMONY - Combined Groups - Strings & Wind, Three Groups
Lesson 19 - COMPOSITION - Orchestrating the Same Music
Lesson 20 - COMPOSITION - Tutti
Lesson 21 - COMPOSITION - Soli
Lesson 22 - COMPOSITION - Range Limits, Transference, Alternating Chords
Lesson 23 - COMPOSITION - Volume of Tone Qualities, Repetition, Sfz, Emphasis
Lesson 24 - COMPOSITION - Cresencdo and Diminuendo
Lesson 25 - COMPOSITION - Effects, Rhythm & Color
Lesson 26 - VOICE & ORCHESTRA - General Overview
The course is free and to take part, surf to www.northernsounds.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=77, where you will find the first few lessons.
www.garritan.com
During the course, 275 animated scores will be used to demonstrate composition techniques, while students can listen to embedded audio examples and experiment with MIDI files. At the end of the course, Garritan plan to announce a competition that allows the students to put their newly-learned skills to the test and have their work performed by a full (and real) symphony orchestra.
Due to the nature and content of the course, learners are expected to have basic knowledge of instruments in the orchestra and must be able to read music on treble, bass and alto clefs. You will also require a computer with Flash version 8.
Syllabus
Lesson 1 - GENERAL REVIEW - Strings & Woodwinds
Lesson 2 - GENERAL REVIEW - Brass, Percussion & Other Instruments
Lesson 3 - MELODY - Strings - Melody in Stringed Instruments
Lesson 4 - MELODY - Strings - Grouping in Unison
Lesson 5 - MELODY - Strings - Doubling, Thirds & Sixths
Lesson 6 - MELODY - Woodwind - Melody in Woodwind
Lesson 7 - MELODY - Woodwind - Unison & Octaves
Lesson 8 - MELODY - Brass - Melody, Unisons & Octaves
Lesson 9 - MELODY - Different Groups of Instruments Combined
Lesson 10 - MELODY - Different Groups of Instruments (Cont.)
Lesson 11 - HARMONY - General Observations
Lesson 12 - HARMONY - String Harmony
Lesson 13 - HARMONY - Woodwind Harmony
Lesson 14 - HARMONY - Woodwind - Several Parts & Duplication
Lesson 15 - HARMONY - Brass Harmony
Lesson 16 - HARMONY - Combined Groups - Wind & Brass
Lesson 17 - HARMONY - Combined Groups - Wind & Brass (cont.)
Lesson 18 - HARMONY - Combined Groups - Strings & Wind, Three Groups
Lesson 19 - COMPOSITION - Orchestrating the Same Music
Lesson 20 - COMPOSITION - Tutti
Lesson 21 - COMPOSITION - Soli
Lesson 22 - COMPOSITION - Range Limits, Transference, Alternating Chords
Lesson 23 - COMPOSITION - Volume of Tone Qualities, Repetition, Sfz, Emphasis
Lesson 24 - COMPOSITION - Cresencdo and Diminuendo
Lesson 25 - COMPOSITION - Effects, Rhythm & Color
Lesson 26 - VOICE & ORCHESTRA - General Overview
The course is free and to take part, surf to www.northernsounds.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=77, where you will find the first few lessons.
www.garritan.com
