Close voiced horns - Can MuseScore 4 do Big Band? Part 2

[@EvanWiederandersMusic]

There's a channel called Hal Leonard Jazz Ensemble that has different big band arrangments with sheet music and sound. It costs money to download the arrangments, but you can take a screenshot of a part you like and copy the notes to MuseScore. It's a long process, but I find it very helpful to look at the notes and voicings and analyze an arrangement. Enjoying your series!

[@mccoydtromb]

Thank you very much. Always good to have more learning opportunities.

[@yohan1539]

thanks for uploading!

[@AnthonyMorgan-m9p]

Thanks for posting, it's interesting to see the journey. The huge difference between mf and f (not just in volume but in tone) is very frustrating across all instruments, isn't it, but for most Brass it is even more marked. I'm toying with a Big Band too, so this is so helpful and honest! Keep going, and good luck!

[@mccoydtromb]

Thank you for the encouragement! Good to know there are other people finding the same problems. I'm excited to try out the new musesounds guitars...

[@AnthonyMorgan-m9p]

@@mccoydtromb , I didn't know about the guitars, thanks for highlighting. They will be a great background rhythm for a big band! Eagerly await the next chapters :)

[@SiggeSvahn]

At your tempo (126 BPM) I suggest that you adjust the swing ratio to 70% (now it appears that you have it set at 60%). Maybe the samples will not cope well wiith my suggestion but it could be worth a try anyhow.

[@mccoydtromb]

Thank you, I'll give it a go.

[@OffiongEniang]

I love it!!❤

[@mccoydtromb]

Thank you!

[@fg87fgd]

My dear friend of notation, after copying the part you could use Tools->Transpose->Diatonical instead. In this case down by 3rd, 5th, 6th. The result was pretty good.

[@mccoydtromb]

Thanks for the tip. That would certainly give you a form of closed voicing, but then would all be parallel chords, right?

[@fg87fgd]

@@mccoydtromb Correct, but I still think it is a faster way to end up at intended closed voicing.