WRITING FOR VIOLIN & CELLO: Beginner-Intermediate Advice for Arranging Strings and Orchestration

Ryan Leach โ€ข February 26, 2021
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Videos about the craft of writing music for film, TV, and video games. ๐Ÿ› My flagship course Pillars of Composition โž” https://tinyurl.com/pillarsofcompositioncourse ๐ŸŽผ Early access, exclusive content & more on Patreon โž” https://www.patreon.com/ryanleach ๐Ÿ“ฎ Join my newsletter โž” https://tinyurl.com/ryanleachnewsletter ๐Ÿค– Discord โž” https://discord.gg/4RvXGeKY22 ๐ŸŽ“ Private lessons โž” http://ryanleach.com/lessons/ As an 8 year old growing up in South Australia, Ryan started studying guitar so that he could play Beatles songs, which marked the beginning of a lifelong passion for music. Now an award winning composer for Film and TV, his music has been heard on every major network and clients include Disney, MTV, Rainn Wilson's SoulPancake, and the Netflix Original film Candy Jar. Before branching out as a freelance composer, Ryan earned a degree in Film Scoring from Berklee College of Music and worked as assistant to veteran composer Michael Levine at Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions.

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In this video I share 31 tips about writing for strings that I have picked up over the years as a composer for film, TV, and video games as well as an arranger on hundreds of songs. These tips are to help beginner to intermediate arrangers write better music for violin, viola, cello, bass, string quartets, string orchestras, and whatever other string ensembles you can think up! ๐Ÿฅณ Check out my new course Pillars of Composition! https://tinyurl.com/pillarsofcompositioncourse ๐Ÿ› Learn how to compose music! โž” https://tinyurl.com/pillarsofcompositioncourse ๐Ÿง™ Compose in the style of Harry Potter: https://tinyurl.com/magicmusiccourse ๐ŸŽ“ Study with me โž” http://ryanleach.com/lessons/ ๐ŸŽผ Early access, exclusive content and more on Patreon โž” https://www.patreon.com/ryanleach ๐Ÿ“ซ Join my newsletter for updates and more โž” https://tinyurl.com/ryanleachnewsletter ๐Ÿค– Come join us on DISCORD! https://discord.gg/YCpmQVepu9 ๐Ÿ† Composing Competitions every 3 months! https://www.youtube.com/@composingcompetitions _____________________________________ FOR MUSICIANS ๐ŸŽถ ScoreClub - https://tinyurl.com/scoreclubryan *OUTSTANDING* composition courses including โ€œOrchestrating the Lineโ€ which completely changed my approach to writing music. Master the Score ๐ŸŽป 20th Century Orchestral Writing - https://master-the-score.teachable.com/a/aff_kdbj7w4q/external?affcode=827102_zlce6r1r ๐ŸŽš Mixing Cinematic Music - https://master-the-score.teachable.com/a/aff_krxyb085/external?affcode=827102_zlce6r1r ๐Ÿ’ฅ Hybrid Orchestral Composition and Sound - https://master-the-score.teachable.com/a/aff_wdltvt0m/external?affcode=827102_zlce6r1r ๐Ÿค– Syntorial - https://tinyurl.com/syntorialryan The ABSOLUTE BEST way to learn how to use a synthesizer. It makes learning how to program a synth feel like a video game! ๐ŸŽน Master the Score https://www.masterthescore.com/ ๐ŸŽต Sound Stripe https://tinyurl.com/soundstriperyan Where I get my background music (awesome for YouTubers). STAY IN TOUCH ๐Ÿค–Come join us on DISCORD! https://discord.gg/YCpmQVepu9 ๐ŸŒ Website โ€” https://www.ryanleach.com โœ‰๏ธ email โ€” ryanleachmusic at gmail.com GEAR I USE EVERY DAY ๐ŸŽน M-Audio Keystation 61 MK3 https://geni.us/oTCT ๐Ÿ–ฅ LG 34โ€ UltraWide Monitors https://geni.us/dux3mE โŒจ๏ธ Logitech MX Keys Keyboard https://geni.us/PkPvYs ๐Ÿ–ฒKensington Expert Wireless Trackball Mouse https://geni.us/QKnLbJ ๐ŸŽง Apple AirPods Max https://geni.us/jzYq5 ________ PS: Some links may be affiliate links which I receive a small kickback at no extra cost to you. Stock footage provided by Videvo, downloaded from www.videvo.net Thumbnail photo by shahin khalaji on Unsplash TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:15 Tip 1 0:52 Tip 2 1:15 Tip 3 1:35 Tip 4 1:55 Tip 5 2:18 Tip 6 2:49 Tip 7 3:13 Tip 8 4:00 Tip 9 4:38 Tip 10 5:05 Tip 11 5:27 Tip 12 5:47 Tip 13 6:25 Tip 14 7:02 Tip 15 7:07 Tip 16 7:29 Tip 17 7:44 Tip 18 8:18 Tip 19 8:45 Tip 20 9:06 Tip 21 9:34 Tip 22 10:02 Tip 23 10:28 Tip 24 11:00 Tip 25 11:23 Tip 26 11:50 Tip 27 12:12 Tip 28 12:45 Tip 29 13:21 Tip 30 14:08 Tip 31

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