250 Pages of knowledge with plenty of great examples, study notes and a cd of the arrangements included in the book. Contents About the Author x Preface xiii CHAPTER ONE BASICS 2 Balance 2 Economy 3 Focus 4 Variety 6 CHAPTER TWO WIND INSTRUMENTS 12 Part One-Brass Trumpet 12 Trombone 18 French Horn 23 Tuba 30 Brass Combinations 32 Part Two-Woodwinds Saxophones 46 Clarinets 51 Flutes 56 Double Reeds 61 Special Purpose Wind instruments 66 Harmonica 68 Accordion 68 Combining the Woodwinds 69 Part Three-Combining Brass with Woodwinds 74 CHAPTER THREE STRINGS 102 Violin 104 Viola 114 Cello 116 Bass 117 Harp 118 Voicing the Strings 124 Combining Strings with Winds 155 CHAPTER FOUR THE RHYTHM SECTION 165 Bass 166 Guitar 170 Other Plectrum [nstruments 176 Drums 177 Percussion 179 Keyboards 183 CHAPTER FIVE THE SYNTHESIZER 187 CHAPTER SIX VOICES 192 CHAPTER SEVEN MELODIC CONSIDERATIONS 199 CHAPTER EIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LYRIC 214 CHAPTER NINE THE RECORDING STUDIO 226 Glossary to Chapter Nine 231 CHAPTER TEN GENERALADVICE 235 Recorded Examples TRACK 1 Ex. 1, Page 2 "TIME AND LOVE" (Time and Love)-Jackie & Roy TRACK 2 Ex. 2, Page 4 George Benson-Rhythm and Strings TRACK 3 Ex. 3, Page 16 "FREE AS A BIRD" (Giant Box)-Don Sebesky TRACK 4 Ex. 4, Page 29 A Demonstration of French Horn sounds TRACK 5 Ex. 5, Page 44 Four Brass and Rhythm TRACK 6 Ex. 6, Page 70 Flute and Oboe Ex. 7, Page 70 Flute and Clarinet Ex. 8, Page 71 Clarinet and Oboe Ex. 9, Page 71 a) Unison Flute and Oboe b) Unison Flute and Clarinet c) Unison Oboe and Clarinet TRACK 7 Ex. 10, Page 91 Seven Brass, Flute and Rhythm TRACK 8 Ex. 11-12, Page 91 Seven Brass, Piccolo and Rhythm TRACK 9 Ex. 13, Page 114 A Demonstration of Violin sounds TRACK 10 Ex. 14, Page 124 "DAY BY DA Y" (Time and Love)-Jackie & Roy TRACK 11 Ex. 15, Page 155 a) Sixteen Strings and Rhythm b) Strings, Rhythm and Flute TRACK 12 Ex. 16, Page 156 "FIREBIRDS/BIRDS OF FIRE" (Giant Box)-Don Sebesky TRACK 13 Ex. 17, Page 157 Sixteen Strings, Harp and Clarinet Ex. 18, Page 157 Sixteen Strings, Harp and French Horn TRACK 14 Ex. 19, Page 177 Rhythm and six different Guitar sounds TRACK 15 Ex. 20, Page 183 Rhythm Track TRACK 16 Ex. 21, Page 187 "MARRAKESH BLUES" (Blue Moses)-Randy Weston TRACK 17 Ex. 22, Page 190 Synthesizer Commercial Ex. 23, Page 190 Synthesizer Demonstration TRACK 18 Ex. 24, Page 195 "Summer Song" (Time and Love)-Jackie & Roy TRACK 19 Ex. 25, Page 201 "MOMENT to MOMENT" (First Light)-Freddie Hubbard TRACK 20 Ex. 26, Page 201 "THE SUN DIED" (Help Me Make It Through The Night)-Hank Crawford TRACK 21 Ex. 27, Page 225 "WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE WORLD NOW?" (Morning Star)-Hubert Laws