I recently started reading a book called “Arranging for Strings” which has been very interesting because it explains the difference between arranging for folk violinists and classical violinists. It mentions how the former emphasize bow changes and the latter do the exact opposite so that gives you clues on what type of musicians to recruit when writing for an orchestra. It also has information on how to get the most out harmonies for string instruments but I haven’t yet reached the basis of that theory, probably in the coming days. I’ll probably not be able to use it for the current project because it’s almost finished, but hopefully it’ll come in handy for the self-initiated one.
This is what the book looks like; I got it from the LRC on campus.
To further my learning, I also joined an online course for film scoring in Udemy. It was pretty cheap and it has given me some great tips to create tension in music and to convey a particular emotion. I am excited to complete that course soon.
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