Exercise 4.1 Strings

Exercise 3.2 Strings

Week 1 of 5 week improvisation course Gary Burton

I play the vibes during this course.

Gary Burton Week 1

^ short improvisations in different modes on vibes.

Gary Burton Week 2

Gary Burton Week 3

Improvisation on Memories of tomorrow on vibes.

Gary Burton Week 4

Gary Burton Week 5

Make use of full Orchestra ( Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion) to create track of around 3 minutes.

Lesson 12 Main Assignment

Orchestrate a complex harmony/melody on piano

Lesson 1 Exercise  2.2 Full Orchestra Version 1

Chord sequence ( E Am E B E ) orchestrated for full Orchestra version 2

Lesson 4  Exercise 1 Chord Sequence version 2

Piece from Berklee which you have to reproduce with articulations in your DAW. Strings, Brass and Woodwinds.

Lesson 4   Exercise 2 Articulations

Create Chaotic Descending Texture with String section.

From E4 till G2

Lesson 8 Exercise 1 Chaotic Descending Texture

Chord and swell experiment with multichannel Kontakt instrument with 10 Spitfire instruments divided over 6 midi channels.

Cymasphere Chords And Swells

Compose the music for the Troy movie trailer

Lesson 1 Troy Trailer

Write a chord progression for intimate ballad in C of 16 measures. End measure 8 in G and measure 16 in C

Lesson 3 Exercise 1 chord progression for Ballad

Write a chord progression for intimate ballad in C of 16 measures. End measure 8 in G and measure 16 in C.

But now I added a Melody on piano.

Lesson 3 Exercise 1.2 chord progression for Ballad added Melody

Compose a romantic ballad for 1 minute deleted movie scene.

Lesson 3 exercise 3.2  Romantic Ballad

Orchestrate a love theme for a small setting.

Used string section for part 1 and 2 harmony.

Used oboe for part 1 melody and violin 1 and flute for part 2 melody.

Lesson 4 exercise 1 Orchestrate a small Romantic Ballad

Orchestrate a large statement now of the same composition.

Lesson 4 exercise 2 Orchestrate a Large Statement Romantic Ballad

Compose and Orchestrate a romantic score for the romantic movie Sense and Sensibility ending.

It is set in 18th century London.

Lesson 4 exercise 3 Compose Orchestrate Romantic Score

Write a sad chord progression in Dminor

D min, G min, F min, A min, Bb maj, G min, A min, C min, F maj, F maj, C maj, A min, Bb maj, Bb min7, A maj, G min

Lesson 5 exercise 1 Write a sad chord progression

Write a sad chord progression in Dminor. This is my second progression.

Lesson 5 exercise 1.2 Write a chord progression for a Sad Ballad

Write a melody for a Sad Ballad. I wrote for Solo Violin.
You can use the chord progression from Exercise 1.

Lesson 5 exercise 2 Write a Melody for a Sad Ballad.

Write a melody for a sad ballad. Here I combined the two chord progressions. Wrote the first part for Solo Violin and the second part for Frecnh Horn. Orchestrated it for small ensemble with strings, piano and harp.

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