5 Tips for Writing for Orchestra

The world of classical arranging has always felt very foreign and intimidating to me but after a lot of study, as well as a lot of trial and error, I managed to put together my first real orchestral arrangement. It ended up being much longer, more frustrating, and more rewarding than I had anticipated, and I wanted to share some things that I used to approach the project that I found helpful. Enjoy! featuring: Orchestral Fantasy on strings: /c/OrchestralFantasy JohnStacy on brass: /user/TheJohnStacy Bassoonify on bassoon: /c/Bassoonify Medllix on flute and oboe: /c/Medllix Soundole on clarinet: /user/SoUnDoLe Standalone upload of arrangement: /watch/stWIRkodDesdI Bandcamp: https://8bitmt.bandcamp.com/track/your-affection 0:00 Intro 3:23 My Arrangement 6:03 Tip 1: Create a Minimum Viable Product 8:48 Tip 2: Use a Reference Track 12:01 Tip 3: Think of a section as one chordal instrument 17:41 Tip 4: Think of a section as a collection of individuals 20:36 Tip 5: Separate your 'Writer Brain' and your 'Editor Brain' PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/8bitmusictheory DISCORD: https://discord.gg/R8XUEdT NOTEBOOK: https://www.themusiciansnotebook.com/collaborations/8-bit-music-theory TWITTER: https://twitter.com/8bitMusicTheory #Orchestra #videogamemusic #musictheory

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