2014
Ask Video
Thomas Goss
03:05:00
English
Join A-list orchestrator, Thomas Goss – along with top professional orchestra players – and learn the art of composing and orchestrating for strings!
The orchestrator is, perhaps, the most highly skilled craftsman in the music business. They work hand-in-hand with all the greatest film and game composers to create the sound, mood and energy that drives the emotion and feel in any musical and theatrical situation.
In this course, Thomas Goss, teaches you everything you need to know to orchestrate for the largest section in any orchestra: the strings. He takes you on a 3+ hour, 38-tutorial journey that covers every aspect of writing and orchestrating for this powerful symphonic ensemble.
The first half of this course is dedicated to an in-depth guide to the string section. This is where you learn the concepts and mechanics that apply to all the strings as a whole. Thomas explains the articulations, bowing mechanics, section techniques with numerous examples from live symphony orchestras and videos of individual players demonstrating each technique in the orchestrator’s toolbox.
From there Thomas introduces each string section—the violins, violas, celli and double basses—and explains each group’s range, character and sonic role. This is where you get to know the different sections intimately, with their strengths (and limitations) and learn how they fuse to become “The Strings.”
Included in this course is Thomas’ custom PDF guide, “Studying String Orchestration” which you can download via the Resource file link on the course’s product page.
So join Thomas on this extraordinary symphonic journey and see how this course will inspire you to compose, arrange and orchestrate for strings!
01 Course Introduction and Orientation (02:43)
02 Goals, Approach, and Materials (02:48)
03 Introduction to String Instruments (04:19)
04 The String Section (05:12)
05 Seating Plans (04:21)
06 String Instrument Construction (04:03)
07 Pitch, Tuning, Intonation, and Fingering (07:30)
08 The Bow (02:34)
09 The Mechanics of Bowing (03:18)
10 Bowing as Phrasing (05:00)
11 Bowing and Articulation (07:10)
12 Vibrato and Non-vibrato (04:38)
13 Trills and Tremolos (03:22)
14 Bowing Special Effects (07:22)
15 String Effects and Scordatura (05:51)
16 Double-stops and Divisi (06:37)
17 Harmonics (06:36)
18 Mutes (03:27)
19 Glissando and Portamento (03:29)
20 Pizzicato (07:08)
21 Introduction to the Violin (07:49)
22 The Violin’s Flexibility (03:53)
23 First Violin: Orchestral Role (04:25)
24 Second Violin: Orchestral Role (05:18)
25 Solo Violin (03:11)
26 Introduction to the Viola (06:39)
27 Viola: Strengths and Limitations (04:40)
28 Viola: Orchestral Role (04:29)
29 Solo Viola (02:19)
30 Introduction to the Cello (05:59)
31 Cello: Range and Sonority (06:18)
32 Cello: Orchestral Role (06:16)
33 Solo Cello (02:42)
34 Introduction to the Double Bass (05:15)
35 The Unique Character of the Double Bass (05:21)
36 Double Bass: Orchestral Role (06:09)
37 Solo Double Bass (02:01)
38 Score Reading the String Section (04:00)
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