Hello! We continue our orchestration theme and I'll be focusing on woodwinds this week. I have posted a new demonstration and project in the Musicianship Workshop for Gold-level members. It's never too late to join us!

Mastering MuseScore

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MuseScore Café

This week in the MuseScore Café with Marc Sabatella, we continue our third-Wednesday "Score of the month" series. I will be entering a page of music from an orchestral score and discussing the techniques I use along the way.

Tip of the Week

When writing ensemble music, it is common for multiple parts to have similar rhythms, even if the pitches differ. In such cases, you often want to apply the same dynamics and articulations to all similar parts. In this video post, I show you how to accomplish this quickly and easily using MuseScore Studio 4.

Musicianship

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Music Master Class

This week in the Music Master Class with Marc Sabatella, we discuss orchestrating for woodwinds and check out projects and other music submitted by Gold-level members.

In Theory

Dynamic markings provide an obvious way to control the volume level of your music - they inform players as to how loud or soft to play. But it's also possible to control volume in a more subtle but equally powerful way in ensemble music through your orchestration choices. In this video post, I demonstrate how your decisions about which instruments play which notes can have a significant impact on the dynamics in your music, independently of any markings you add.