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Woodwinds

    This interactive presentation contains helpful tips on writing for the woodwind instruments: Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, and Bassoon. Live audio samples are included which demonstrate instrument ranges, articulation, and dynamics.

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Brass

    This interactive presentation contains helpful tips on writing for the brass instruments: French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, and Tuba. Live audio samples are included which demonstrate instrument ranges, articulation, and dynamics.

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Percussion

    This interactive presentation contains helpful tips on writing for the percussion instruments including Timpani, Snare Drum, Tom Tom, Bass Drum, Tambourine, Wood Block, Triangle, Cow Bell, Wind Chimes, Bell Tree, Gong, Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Marimba, Vibraphone, and Chimes. Live audio samples are included which demonstrate instrument ranges and dynamics.

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Strings

    This interactive presentation contains helpful tips on writing for the string instruments: Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass. Live audio samples are included which demonstrate instrument ranges, bowings, and dynamics.

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Orchestration

    This interactive presentation contains orchestration examples with helpful tips on orchestration techniques.

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Scoring

    This interactive presentation contains helpful tips on creating conductor’s scores including the proper way to set up staves, tempo and dynamic markings, and other notations which make a score easy to rehearse and perform.

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Sample Score - Acadian Dance

    This interactive presentation contains the complete orchestral score of “Acadian Dance” by Steve Goldman. Each page of this score can be viewed while an audio recording of the page is played.

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