Weeks 10 & 11: Module 4 & 5

Dates: Weds, 11/6 & 11/13

Location: Stoeckel Hall, Rm. 106

Topic: Instrumentation/Scoring for Brass, Harp, Celesta and Piano

Class Notes/Lecture – Study of Orchestration (Adler):

Adler, Ch. 4:  Plucked String Instruments – Harp Only
Adler, Ch. 13:  Keyboard Instruments – Piano and Celesta
Adler, Ch. 11:  Scoring for Brass, and Brass Combined with Strings and Winds
Adler, Ch. 12: The Percussion Ensemble

Labs #7
Finish your Menotti Lab Assignment

Labs #8

Watch the following Vienna Instruments Video Tutorials:

http://www.vsl.co.at/en/68/141/1524/2460/1390.vsl
Overview – 6:45
Organizing Vienna Instruments – 4:55
Customizing Vienna Instruments – 4:07
Velocity Crossfade and More – 5:51
Finetuning and Stacking – 9:42
Preset Settings – 2:49

Watch the following Vienna MIR Pro Basics Video Tutorials:

http://www.vsl.co.at/en/68/141/1524/2463/2113.vsl
Setup and Overview – 3:51
Instrument Section – 4:50
Output Section – 5:33

Watch the following VSL and Notation Video Tutorials:

http://www.vsl.co.at/en/68/141/1524/2461/2116.vsl
VSL and Sibelius 7 –