Arranging – Page 2 – Jed Scott Music

Interpretive Range

December 7, 2025December 7, 2025 jedscottArranging, Christmas, Creativity, Recommended Reading/Listening

Christmas music is the perfect tool to teach interpretive range.

Learning From Music Outside Your Genre

September 7, 2025September 7, 2025 jedscottArranging, Composition, Music Literacy

I love looking at scores and parts from other musical traditions.

Sameness

September 4, 2025September 4, 2025 jedscottArranging, Vocal Jazz

Can variation be a liability in jazz arrangements?

Less Harmony

August 22, 2025August 22, 2025 jedscottArranging, Music Literacy, Vocal Jazz

Consider the value of less harmony in your jazz arrangement.

No Shortage of Ideas

May 26, 2025May 26, 2025 jedscottArranging, Choral Music, Creativity

So why steal someone else’s?

75/25

April 23, 2025April 23, 2025 jedscottArranging, Composition, Rehearsal Technique

Rehearsal time isn’t evenly divided across a piece.

What Is A Cappella?

April 16, 2025April 16, 2025 jedscottArranging, Choral Music, Composition

I ask this question in all honesty.

No Good Solutions

January 28, 2025January 28, 2025 jedscottArranging, Composition, Music Literacy

Some good music defies good notation.

Back To Real Time

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025 jedscottArranging, Composition, Creativity

Don’t forget how your creative work changes your perception of time.

Public Domain Day 2025

January 1, 2025December 30, 2024 jedscottArranging, Copyright

Today, a whole new list of songs enters the public domain. How exciting!