Before and After: Covering the Smiths
Learn about the power of arrangement through a comparison of The Smiths’ original “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out” and the cover by Teeth & Tongue.
Learn about the power of arrangement through a comparison of The Smiths’ original “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out” and the cover by Teeth & Tongue.
Listen to the before and after of this Postmodern Jukebox cover of “All About That Bass” – then learn in detail what makes it tick.
Arranging for song writers can be intimidating but is a vital component to a song’s success. Discover the three elements to a musically effective arrangement.
A muddy sound can absolutely ruin a mix. But with the right kind of audio ear training and some tips and tricks, you can take your mix from average to awesome.
There’s a big trap that most newbie music arrangers fall into. Discover what that is, and the secret solution to great musical arrangements in this article.
The final tutorial in Songwriter’s Secrets guides you through how to arrange your song for maximum impact using re-mixes of Disney’s Let it Go as examples.
Few artists are as creatively experimental as Björk, which makes her music the ideal exploration ground when stretching and improving your musical ears.
Find out what makes “Pagan Poetry” by Björk such a special track, and how you can use it to improve your musical listening skills through ear training.
Hans Hansen of “The Music Arrangers Page” explains the listening skills and sound judgements that went into this arrangement of the jazz standard “Jordu”.