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attempt at arranging

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 12:33 am
by YuriK
So I'm arranging Watching the Detectives for my school's male acappella group that I'm in, and I'm realizing that it's much different (and maybe harder) than writing a song. Anyone have any tips?

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 2:19 am
by robroe
arranging like writing the vocal parts for the group ?


80% of that song is a single vocal track

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 2:52 am
by YuriK
Yeah, writing the vocal parts.
Well, the solo is the main part, but I gotta write the backing 4 parts. The verse is easy and I finished it, but the chorus is sort of difficult and i havent figured out what to do there.

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:12 am
by robroe
tell me what part you want me to transpose for you in the video. like give me a time # into it

the first part of the chorus is Unison or enharmonic

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Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:25 am
by robroe
into an enharmonic hole
into an enharmonic hole (sang enharmonicly)

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Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:25 am
by YuriK
Im nit just taking the instruments and making them into vocal lines, im creating new lines for vocals. Ill get it, I was just wondering about any tips that people have. I'm taking music theory in the apring semester so thatll probably help for other arrangements that I might write.

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:28 am
by robroe
what Key?

he wrote it in Am which is fucking simple. no black keys