The Orchestration Method that ALWAYS Works

Alain Mayrand joins me to explain how to orchestrate from 4-part writing.
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Intetesting...what tools do I need?

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[@ad.ke.7224]

I am self-taught and started with four-part writing to learn harmony and voice leading. It's the basis for everything I write to this day, even if it gets jazzier. Greetings from Germany.

[@triPocoPi9576]

Also self taught, I just test chords to see if they sound right. Haven’t written much though.

[@enrajgro1723]

Welche Software benutzt du um so etwas umzusetzen? Ich habe schon eine DAW und eine Software aber vielleicht gibt es so etwas auch speziell für ein Orchester.

[@ad.ke.7224]

@@enrajgro1723 Ich nutze Sibelius. Ich bin eher traditionell. Ich habe auch cubase, aber eher für Mixing und Recording.

[@esjel9804]

Same here. I fell in love with Bach's coral pieces and his fugues, transcribing them for fun, studied Joseph Fux counterpoint, and that's given me enough chops to do whatever I want. Favorite orchestrators are: Ravel, Respighi, Wagner, Korsakov and John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith

[@Stoneeeeemo]

@@VictorToh3xvii it's good but far from getting anywhere near what they made in this video

[@DandGBears]

Dynamics are more of an attitude than volume control!!! That’s soooooo insightful thank you!

[@biganswershack]

Excellent principles of orchestration taught here. I'd just like to mention that when doubling the bass line at the lower octave (with double bass, tuba, etc.) it's often good to simplify it, omitting some notes and inserting rests, as constant low doubling can sound ponderous and tiring. And you can use the entrances of a simplified doubled bass line, after giving it rests, for great expressive effect.

[@mustuploadtoo7543]

This is probably my favourite orchestration channel on the internet. High quality content and regular uploads 😀

[@ppheard1254]

First 1:53 Sounds cinematic just with this alone 3:13 Sounds cinematic-er just with THIS alone 3:58 All that was needed for this to sound cinematic was the French Horns only 4:22 Hard to tell the difference but it is playing and sounds cinematic-er-er 8:25 All that's needed is this 9:19 I walked into heaven 11:04 The moving lines made me think of Squid Games 12:16 I died

[@AndewMole]

if by cinematic you mean played by orchestra...

[@rodterrell304]

LOL, well said. I'm amazed how much these guys know about orchestration and how much sense it makes. I just wish I had found this out sooner in my life.

[@foljs5858]

@@AndewMole he means like an orchestral soundtrack

[@yoavshati]

Can you make more videos about orchestration that isn't this huge epic wall of sound? Here it's quite simple because you're using the whole orchestra, but in lighter passages you don't want a tutti, and making these choices about instrumentation and what lines to actually use isn't as simple

[@odiajulius2349]

Listen to and follow the score for Bela Bartok s concerto for orchestra....everything you need or will need is there ! Thank me later !

[@aafrophonee]

@@odiajulius2349 We played this in my orchestra a few months ago. Such an amazing piece of music

[@Musicrafter12]

I think in these cases it comes down to learning how to use your inner ear. Since there are fewer instruments, it's easier to tell which instruments are doing what and it's less immediately overwhelming to effectively score for a smaller group. Though you may not be doubling parts as much, enhancements will still be welcome - they'll just be a different kind of enhancement. You'll want to focus much more on the timbre of each individual line (rather than mechanically just trying to get the thing balanced), and getting away from the notion of "each family having the complete harmony individually" is a great way to expand your palette [sic] in that regard.

[@landersiqueiros6538]

Did you find any good explanation on this?

[@mathiaslevyvalensi-compose5014]

This video works PERFECTLY as a complement to 'How to write epic cinematic music' video you made a while back. Brilliant way to present orchestration. Often, starting simple really brings out the best (and most complex in some cases) final product! Great video Ryan, thank you!

[@HeavenestStCyr]

This has to be one of my favorite videos so far! I learned a lot. Thanks to you Alain for taking the time to teach us this and to you Ryan for setting it up!

[@rodterrell304]

Ryan, that was Tremendous! Thank you so much for posting. You guys are really good.

[@cwgochris71]

Very clear presentation. I always love it when a video maker can take the mystery out of creative work and bring it down to earth. You show that anyone who wants to work at it can learn, through practice and persistence, what the professionals do. So thanks.

[@thedeafmusician]

Hey Ryan, I really love this video. I normally use this method, however I have never seen before someone creating a part of a song from zero with it, so it's incredibly helpful to reaffirm the method and add New ideas. Alain is a great teacher, at sometime I'm gona have to buy his classes

[@SolarMumuns]

The best orchestration vid I've seen on YT. So clear and simple. Bravo!

[@carminepastore3274]

I have also taken many of Alain's classes. He is an outstanding teacher and scoreclub in fantastic!

[@ontherhumbline]

Your timing is impeccable. I am in the process of composing a piece where this works beautifully.

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Alain is an awesome instructor , musician and human being.

[@jacksonkerr2095]

This is incredible, thank you for posting this. I went to school for music several years ago, and it's nice to be able to brush up on some skills relating to this field. Thank you!

[@kristinabengtsson7558]

Best video I´ve ever seen on orchestration. So clear. Thank you

[@wardropper]

This is truly grand stuff. I generally work the opposite way round, arranging orchestral music for 2 pianos, but this glimpse into orchestration was really fascinating and inspiring! Thank you!

[@eleezemckenna6787]

Oh My God I just replicated this exercise using Finale and am as the saying goes "mind blown!" I can not tell you how many years I've struggled with orchestration and frustration with the process. Now I can see that the old addage "less is more" is absolutely brilliant when applied using such a simple method to produce this kind of master piece.

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Alain is soooooo good! And you let me right to his course. It's like casting your first level 9 spell.

[@jamesmihalkamusic]

Thank you for this, it will be super helpful in my future orchestration! Your videos are always so informative and inspiring.

[@Crimzan4]

Awesome you got Alain for this great and super helpful video!

[@PedalingAdventures]

Well done. There is real teaching provided here. I recognize that, at the core, there really is no such thing as being completely self taught. Formal and informal education play important roles in the learning process. And this content significantly contributes. Many thanks!

[@VFXCommander]

Alain Mayrand is the best teacher in music! Straight to the point orchestration!

[@jobaecker9752]

Beautifully demonstrated! Thank you!

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Having Ryan to get Alain join in is mind blowing to me 😍

[@JoelEverettComposer]

Quick, short, and a wonderful clear explanation of the practical application of an often - at least the way it is taught - dry academic practice. Thank you!

[@marcel_schweder-composer]

This video is a great reminder of why the skill of writing 4-part harmonies is so incredibly useful. 👍

[@lodew]

Honestly Alain approach and course is one of the best I've seen on the internet, especially for beginners

[@sebastianfia9541]

Amazing video, clear and succint. Even starting with such simple melody and harmony, the orchestration gave everything incredibile depth. Gonna try this out

[@maryshaw4399]

Great video! Thanks Ryan and Alain. Scoreclub is an awesome resource.

[@smoh-gm3dj]

Thank you so much, your videos really revolutionizing my composition

[@raymondstarostin5237]

Thanks! Very informative! I started orchestration as a part of wind and brass band conducting minor and worked a lot with SATB, this video gave me some answers on a questions I had and ideas to develop going from 4 voice orchestral sketch.

[@ojorotimi8150]

Wow, I’ve been greatly blessed by this lecture. Thanks🙏

[@leeahegg2377]

Do more like this tutorial, please! Very informative and useful!

[@BaldPerspective]

I always said it in music school & I still say it when the topic presents itself: good voice leading is generally good music.

[@JScaranoMusic]

When I start writing an orchestral score, I've always started with the full layout, with all the instruments I think I might use, because I usually know what instruments I want to use as I'm going along, and if I end up not using an instrument at all, I just remove that staff when I'm done. I always thought writing everything out this way before transferring it to a full orchestral score was just an extra step, but I can see how it might actually save time and simplify the process. I might have to give it a try.

[@musical_lolu4811]

Thank goodness for my church organ playing days! I could never have come to good SATB writing and a good SATB repertoire any better way. It's all literally under my fingers, and serves as a reference point for understanding more complex arranging. Then throw in jazz harmonic arranging in there, both vocal (e.g. Take 6, Jacob Collier) and big band, and you're ready for anything.

[@autistikicecream]

Man that's awesome! Thank you! I hope video on harmonization will come out soon!

[@TonyIrayhany]

I am a self-taught and this is the first time I am hearing about four part writing, thank you. I will dive more into it and try to apply it

[@silviermotova]

honestly thank you very much for this video. it gave me clarity about composing. thankyou!

[@willgiam3231]

This is such great stuff. Thank you!

[@petrumazilu3292]

We need more videos like this!!

[@nicolaicrabtree1336]

Wow! Just wow! Exactly what I needed right now

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Great collab! I’ll be checking out the course for sure.

[@mr88cet]

I’m also a fan of what Wendy Carlos called “selective note doubling”: Doubling on certain specific notes of a melody or bass line to give it extra color or spice. It’s a little like using brass or woodwinds as percussion!

[@jjm2k209]

This was amazing - thank you! For someone who already has music knowledge, I’ve never used or looked at a DAW and this has given me the confidence to start exploring my creative side! Appreciate your style 🙏

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love your videos, always inspiring and informative.. love from Lebanon

[@walkerdev1]

I'm 5 minutes in and have been following this as I write, it's so crazy how much it changed

[@vincentcolletti7664]

I enjoy your videos but wanted to give a special thank you for turning me on to Alain and Score Club. No pain, All gain. Supercharged my composition skills in very little time.

[@DarkSideofSynth]

Such an epic melody turned into something even more epic

[@CalebSmedra]

Fantastic, as always.

[@kingu6656]

That was epic!!! 👏🏻👏🏻🙌

[@Patty-bv8jq]

This has really helped me. Thank you!!!

[@conforzo]

An idea for a video is how to deal with balancing voices in part writing. Many people who have practiced chorale writing often use all voices the entire time. Learning about that balance is important too.

[@tomfull6637]

This moved my composing horizon far away in a beat! Thx

[@gavinleepermusic]

Great video guys! I quite liked that overlapping divisi idea (1/2 V1 melody 8va, 1/2 V1 on melody, 1/2 V2 melody, 1/2 V2 harmony) so that the melody gets a net full strings section. Quite enjoyed Alain's Orchestrating The Line after Ryan turned me onto it last year!

[@MaheshKumar-wv3fb]

Oh my goodness, I thank the Universal consciousness which showed me this video in youtube, from many years I was wondering about this how a 4 part writing helps in Orchestration. Really Golden piece of info. Thanks would be a very small word to show my gratitude for this video. Many thanks Ryan! Expecting more videos like this in your channel :)

[@julespardon2252]

Amazing video, thank you so much for sharing all these knowledges !!!!!

[@jade8538]

This was incredibly helpful. I'm currently working my way through the "Tonal Harmony" textbook, which has a lot of emphasis on 4 part writing. It's often a very dry journey through the text and exercises ... but the approach laid out by Alain demonstrates that mastering the skill of good SATB writing is a worthwhile investment of time, and can really facilitate and demystify the challenge of orchestration.

[@MoreGemma]

Thank god someone's talking about four-part writing! I got to this video being afraid of stumbling with another "quick tip video" Great surprise!

[@RockerProf]

Love the pragmatism of this video. Wish I had seen this when I started writing my first orchestration about a year ago. Any chance you can do a video on the practical range of each instrument in the orchestra?

[@ChickpeaMilkshake]

Great video, thanks Ryan!

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I will subscribe soon the education in this channel is truly world class God bless for sharing this with the masses

[@baloothedrummer]

I love this kind of videos

[@jordanj9069]

A very useful concept for ALL composition

[@dauphindauphin6607]

The first 10 seconds are amazing !!!

[@antjamnow1286]

Epic and clean approach.

[@RivkaMacales]

Wonderful, thank you for this!

[@darbl.musica]

A good explanation on how to get a simple orchestration from 4 part writing. BTW, the theme reminds of Rach concerto Nª3

[@lucifervalentine5406]

Yep

[@Muzisoccer253]

this video is sooo informative in powefull, thanks a lot !

[@jorgeparr3002]

This is AWESOME STUFF 🎉 THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR 🎉

[@gabriele4449]

ok this video just made my day thanks

[@dieuwer5370]

Oh wow, you make it sound so easy! Never thought about making a short score first.... damn.

[@nirandangol]

One more episode with Alan mayrand please!

[@ArnoldVeeman]

This is exactly how I taught my students how to write orchestral and even (considerate) band music. Some picked it up. Others just filled in the harmony lazily 😅 But this technique is by far the best, in strategic terms.

[@thelime9133]

the melody reminds me alot of the 3rd rachmaninoff piano concerto

[@lucifervalentine5406]

Yes!

[@MG-vo7is]

This was amazing! Thank you. (Also, first video and subscribed.)

[@Heosmin]

Super helpful, thank you!

[@BlazhenBazeNastevski]

1st. I loved it without the ostinatos it had it's own character. 2nd: 4part harmony is the "Holy grail". Outstanding video every musician/composer should see this bravo

[@dagmarintreble]

That was interesting, thank you!

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Great video! Thank you for sharing.

[@benjaminl429]

This was brilliant.

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Wonderful.

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Thank You Very Much!🙂🙏

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great vid!

[@fourp0ds78]

I took some notes on the steps, and wow. It's very long! But I'll definitely try this out!

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Excellent video, thanks 😊

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This is so good!! Thanks

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Amazingly useful video. I didn't learn anything like this during 5 years of college with a music composing major. Why couldn't those years have been as productive as this short video?

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because the college didn't engage me as a teacher?

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@@JuanMariaSolare Obviously, but there's only one of you, sadly.

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Awesome stuff thanks for sharing.

[@LannyRoe]

Gracias, this will be put to good use

[@saxmanash]

This one video is better than my entire university course.

[@balbino4]

Very very very very good! Thank you very much!

[@jorgeparr3002]

More of this MAGIC STUFF🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉PLEASE 🎉

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Great video, thank you!

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Really insightful - many thanks - subscribed!

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Wow! Eye opening.

[@johnhill762]

This is excellent.