Inspired by an advice column, David Berger presents 10 questions that he had as a young arranger, and answers those questions in this excerpt from his book, “Creative Jazz Composing and Arranging.”
In his essay on Jazz Composition, Adam Benjamin explores originality, practice, and methods for the jazz composer.
John La Barbera continues his “On Arranging” series talking about melody and pragmatic advice for composers.
John La Barbera’s “On Arranging” series begins with the the art of arranging and advice on “line.”