Rote Work
If you’re looking for more creative ideas in your work, start by doing more rote work.
Arranging
What You Sound Like
Writing’s faster if you know what you sound like.
Write Every Permutation
Want to know what to write?
Most Likely Changes
When I’m teaching “off the shelf” arrangements, these are the three things I’m most likely to, um, adjust.
Reapplying Dominant Chords
V-I isn’t the only option.
Repetition As An Accelerant
I wrote 49 rhythm section arrangements in the last 10 days.
No Longer Acceptable
The good disappointment: what was once as good as I could do is now no longer acceptable.
Hear My Questions
It doesn’t need to be my voice. But practice hearing my questions in your head.
Arranging Template
Plan your arrangements on one page – before you write a note.
A Tale of Two Arts
Is good design becoming more essential or less? Let’s compare graphic design and music notation.