6 Steps to Big Band Writing with Steven Feifke

[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

For all chords written in concert and transposed voicings for 18 piece big band plus the scores and explanations from the tutti passages visit: www.jazzlessonvideos.com/pdf-packages

[@jerrodshackelford6773]

I've got the Nestico book, the Berklee books, the Gary Lindsay book, Inside the Score... But one more wouldn't hurt.

[@monsterjazzlicks]

Brookmeyer is the man ;-)

[@mr.macintosh8559]

Oh my gosh, same!

[@catarinapimenta2238]

Hey Jerrod. Are you willing to share the books? Tks

[@musical_lolu4811]

I've got loads of actual charts, reduced and analysed. I've also got ears. I think I'm good.

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

Make chords write for sax write for trumpet write for trombones voicings all together now.

[@Sploooks]

As someone who learns chiefly through observation this was an absolute dream to watch! Thanks very much for making this ❤

[@user-ym2vh3bb1z]

thank you chad, very cool!

[@MrHestichs]

I think the most important thing writing for big band i have learned doing it a fair bit now is, the most important thing is how the part looks. Is it clean, does the grouping of bars make sense, are the rhythms clear. Are there clear dynamics, consistent use of Sharps or flats. Those are the things that matter a ton that are not apart of the creative proccess. It's more of a craft thing really.

[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

MrHestichs totally! This video and package is about how to actually write/arrange music for 13 horns and rhythm section, not about “copyist” techniques, though Steven does touch on that lightly as well in the package :)

[@MrHestichs]

@@ChadLefkowitzBrown Wonderful. I can recommend making videos about the coypist side too. Because there is virtually no information about that. You would have a monopoly for sure on that ;) For my case, I just wrote for the town big band where I play and encouraged all kinds of feedback.

[@247hdjazz]

absolutely wrong!!

[@MrHestichs]

Care to explain?@@247hdjazz

[@BijanTaghavi]

Love that smile @13:41! Great video Feifdog, very informational and useful for many beginning big band writers.

[@robertjones9598]

Thanks! I'm a rock guitarist but I've recently grown to really like the 'sound' of brass in big band/swing/blues/pop music and want to maybe incorporate some elements into my tracks, but I'm completely clueless about arrangement (or even instrument sections). Very enlightening video (despite the fact that I'm not in the target audience of savvy music theorists!).

[@llewelynstevenson8057]

No musical training. I write gospel songs [sing words, work out basic chords and find the key, can write a basic melody line]. As a volunteer dj on a community radio I chose to play the jazz of a hundred years ago (approx) and wondered if I could fit my songs to the big band style so am trying to understand what makes it and get the "feel" of it. Unfortunately can't afford the Au$42 to by your material. Thanks. I will come back again and listen, something might start "sounding in my head" and give me a breakthrough.

[@brianmyers8350]

This is so awesome, I am absolutely in love with the vibe of knowledge sharing that is going on these days, thanks so much for this fucking awesome video!!!

[@rk702]

What's the ladies name playing Bari? When I was in HS we had an associate Jazz band director named Diane DeRosa, she was a great player, she too played Bari. Richie DeRosa is her brother, he played with Jerry Mulligan.

[@alexbatey3255]

I believe that's Lauren Sevian.

[@iamtheimagedoctor]

Makes me wish I'd held off and hadn't wasted all that tuition and 4 years at Berklee

[@MoonhareStudio]

That was a really fascinating insight into a musical form I have no experience with so if it makes sense to me then you've done a really good job. Looking forward to experimenting with some of these techniques now.

[@julioquevedo6545]

Que tal amigo el curso sólo está en inglés ?

[@liriosanz]

Buenisimo !!!! gracias por compartir

[@kliudrsfhlih]

This is an awesome video, very informative and interesting. But whoever mixed it did a horrible job mixing the voice vs the band. Jesus, you should have seen me jump off my seat.

[@diegorocca5210]

Real Chad video.

[@TracksWithDax]

Absolutely amazing!!! Just might be one I add to my collection. There's not enough modern big band learning material out there!!

[@SayersPipes]

Chad, Great video again. Now I know this off topic so my apologies, but what is your mouthpiece set up there? Tip opening, chamber, baffle etc ? I know it's a SYOS piece but was wondering about the spec?

[@TaraCathieHill]

SO helpful! Thank you so much for making this!!

[@GerrySenco]

Kanye West on the drums tho

[@AndresLilloSax]

This is so great! I love it!

[@NelsonRiverosMusic]

I'm having such a hard time in my Arranging big band class. I need help with Soli line, Brass writing, everything, drops 2's etc. Does this have it all? I have to do an arrangement of a standard for the whole orchestra; 13 horns and rhythm section.

[@hollaarsch1]

great lead alto

[@geniflute]

This is so good. I am getting this.

[@247hdjazz]

arranging is one thing...but how about your volume??

[@tontao21]

Thank you Chad

[@good.citizen]

Please list all your players #attribution 👏👏📲

[@abedinsubashi]

When I write for sax solis, I use block voicing. It’s easy and I get a good result. I wanna try writing for big band but I always hit that cursed writers block. Combine that with my lack of knowledge of jazz theory and you get a person who has a hard time writes simple sax solis

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

Block voicing?

[@anonymuos1592]

@@TomEyeTheSFMguy Basically means that every voice is playing chord tones. Each instrument is playing a different note in the chord. Here's a video by Adam Neely that explains this exact concept: ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/raC7lJhphZ2mra8 )

[@musical_lolu4811]

Learn the language of bebop, specifically. Then take it from there.

[@robinlee232]

Why only 8 thousand plus views?!? Thanks much for this video(s)!!! :)

[@raypere43]

Hello, beautiful work of what I was looking for, nevertheless, I will ask anyone of you with your permission to help me with arrangement of a song. I needed in a week time for a recording. Horns section: Trombone,sax, trumpet and piano, guitar, drums and bass. I will provide the main chart with chords of the original and a track of the song made before.

[@raypere43]

[e-mail]

[@saxofonistacr]

Add a link to the descrition to make it easier to go buy it :)

[@ChadLefkowitzBrown]

Saxo Fonista the link is in the description :)

[@saxofonistacr]

@@ChadLefkowitzBrown Sorry, I reloaded the page and now I can see it. It looked empty before to me. Is this the only video in the course or is there additional video material, I understand there is a PDF too I just want to know if there are more practical examples recorded. Thanks

[@faonfaon]

So good and we learn so much ! Thanks to you all !

[@rozibertok8444]

hi, I want big band drumless track impossible get this, can you help me? you have composed tracks vst or something?

[@laughingmantis1769]

try searching "big band drum backing track" on youtube.

[@gshechter2001]

Thank You.

[@mikekloepfer7424]

SWEET.

[@jony6390]

amazing

[@rik-keymusic160]

Thanks man! this is awesome !

[@haikel527]

Great job

[@GuitarHanho]

thank you really helful!

[@victorpetermusic]

Wow, this is a great intro. Thanks a lot!

[@Nikos_prinio]

The guy with the big beard is snoozing... (12:20)