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In straightforward, step-by-step fashion, authors Blake Henson and Gerald Custer show how to take a piece of existing music and craft a workable, polished arrangement that meets the needs of your ensemble in the real world.

Arranging: A Beginner s Guide is full of ideas, examples, and exercises to try out and adapt, grounded in the belief that arranging is not only a necessary skill, it is one that is relatively easy to learn and master. This book is written for conductors, church musicians, teachers, and students at all levels.

Learn how to:

Reconfigure a piece to fit your choral circumstances
Translate your ideas into practical, performable music
Turn a solo song into a choral piece
write a descant
Transform a piano part into an arrangement for band or strings
Extend a hymn into an anthem with introduction, interludes, and coda
Create within copyright law

With numerous examples and helpful tips plus humor and insight this engaging and practical workbook is designed to make the arranging process simple and fun.