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 Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:41 am
We've all had our fair share of horrible arrangements. Discuss your experiences in this new topic.
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:05 pm
I have a pretty open mind when it comes to playing music. I dont really like playing watered down versions of great songs.
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Fashionable Conversationalist
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:41 pm
The worst band arrangement I have ever played was "the Beatles' Medley". It was a poor mixture of very simple melodies and horrible harmonies. But in the end, I was comissioned to write another arrangement. Actually, now that I think of it, it was pretty good because I was paid a fair bit of money. mrgreen
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Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:47 pm
#1. We played five or six songs for the nationals last year, and ALL except one was by this guy. who happens to write terribly boring piano parts. So I was either really bored/left with a LOT of creative control. I forget his name though, which is bad, I have to be able to avoid it.
I'm sure I'll recognize it if I see it again though.
And to be fair, the rest of the band's parts were fine.
#2. Our R&B band director bought a couple of pieces from a local arranger.
TERRIBLE.
I mean, they just SUCK. There's always harmonies we have to change, melodies that aren't played by the right people.. He wrote the entire rythm section part for one song (The Impression That I Get) in one four time??!? everyone else being in four four??!. Anyway, that was the end of dealing with him.
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:42 am
kila_chan #1. We played five or six songs for the nationals last year, and ALL except one was by this guy. who happens to write terribly boring piano parts. So I was either really bored/left with a LOT of creative control. I forget his name though, which is bad, I have to be able to avoid it. I'm sure I'll recognize it if I see it again though. And to be fair, the rest of the band's parts were fine. #2. Our R&B band director bought a couple of pieces from a local arranger. TERRIBLE. I mean, they just SUCK. There's always harmonies we have to change, melodies that aren't played by the right people.. He wrote the entire rythm section part for one song (The Impression That I Get) in one four time??!? everyone else being in four four??!. Anyway, that was the end of dealing with him. Sounds horrible with that rhythm part. One four? While the rest is four four? What's up that? Are you absolutely sure that this guy was a professional arranger?
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 6:36 pm
it wasn't a bad arrangement, but my highschool's Moonlight Serenade would have been so much better if I wasn't the only sax who could use vibrato : (
Oh, and in general, the Bb Real Book 5th Edition (not the Hal Leonard one)is crap.
And speaking of the Real Book, did anyone ever notice that Windows is a half step off? My friend swears by that, but I don't know.
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Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 4:41 am
Ash Rail it wasn't a bad arrangement, but my highschool's Moonlight Serenade would have been so much better if I wasn't the only sax who could use vibrato : ( Oh, and in general, the Bb Real Book 5th Edition (not the Hal Leonard one)is crap. And speaking of the Real Book, did anyone ever notice that Windows is a half step off? My friend swears by that, but I don't know. The Real book is the foundation of basic arrangement. Most professional arrangers know that it's crap and that's why they make better arrangements of it. I've done it
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Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 5:50 am
The Bb one is disgusting. It rarely ever marks key changes, it just has a lot of accidentals. Sometimes it'll even leave some of them out.
My combo has all three of the original 5th and a hal-leonard one for the bassist.
We all agree that the Bb has the worst notation. Cept for the Eb, a lot of stuff in there is writting smaller.
I've got a notebook where I transcribed easier to read arrangements.
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:51 pm
Ash Rail The Bb one is disgusting. It rarely ever marks key changes, it just has a lot of accidentals. Sometimes it'll even leave some of them out. My combo has all three of the original 5th and a hal-leonard one for the bassist. We all agree that the Bb has the worst notation. Cept for the Eb, a lot of stuff in there is writting smaller. I've got a notebook where I transcribed easier to read arrangements. where can i get the bass one and the Eb one
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Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:37 pm
You can get them at most music stores. My friend made some of his own and i might help him oput with the Bb version.
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:34 pm
MHHornfreak You can get them at most music stores. My friend made some of his own and i might help him oput with the Bb version. that would be a REALLY COOL guild project, dont ya think
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Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 11:20 pm
sheathforkatana MHHornfreak You can get them at most music stores. My friend made some of his own and i might help him oput with the Bb version. that would be a REALLY COOL guild project, dont ya think It's really quite easy to put something together like that. From the real book, you could easily make arrangements for a jazz combo, jazz ensemble or the big band.
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:48 pm
OMG!!! the song i like but cant stand to play was "Confirmation" by Charlie Parker. it is a good song but its really fast and i can never play the whole song without messing up *OMG so many triplets* eek ....when i buy myself a flute ima play it again!!!
*im coming for ya Confirmation!!!* xd pirate
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:01 pm
gonk
That's my favorite song.
(It is pretty easy on flute, and fun.)
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:04 pm
I think mine would be one arrangement of the James Bond Theme. It was horrible...
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