{"id":19,"date":"2012-12-03T03:34:17","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T08:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acappellaarranging.com\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2014-12-01T00:11:19","modified_gmt":"2014-12-01T05:11:19","slug":"reviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.acappellaarranging.com\/?page_id=19","title":{"rendered":"Midwest Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

MidWest Book Review<\/strong><\/p>\n

from “Lorraine’s Bookshelf”<\/strong><\/p>\n

“A Cappella Arranging” is a concise, practical, guided curriculum for (sophisticated) vocal music arranging at all levels. Written by practiced professionals, the text is described as “structured to act as a kind of self-contained arranging course…” but it is accessible to beginning arrangers of all ages and music students and amateurs.<\/p>\n

Readers will profit most from the book’s wisdom if they have a basic knowledge of music theory, basic notation skills, and simple piano skills. However, if some of these are lacking, supplementary resources are listed in the appendices that are helpful.<\/p>\n

“A Cappella Arranging” can be thought of as a self contained arranging course, but it can also be a reference tool. Since a cappella is the oldest form of music (vocal), it has a long and varied history of different musical trends and traditions, that are also continuing to evolve. First in the vocal arranger’s vocabulary is “Basic Arranging in 10 Steps,” a condensation of the a capella arranging process.<\/p>\n

This is followed by 24 incredible creative chapters that build on the basic steps of vocal a cappella arranging to bring it to a high level of complexity. A highly practical instruction manual, “A Cappella Arranging” covers a multitude of thorny issues for vocal a cappella arrangers in a very compact, non-threatening format.<\/p>\n

One of the stand-out chapters is Chapter 21, Specific A Cappella Styles: A “How-To History of A Cappella, covering vocal arranging history from classical music to gospel, including polyphony, chorales, barbershop, doo-wop, vocal jazz, and big band.<\/p>\n

The stellar teaching value of “A Cappella Arranging” is undeniable in this rapidly evolving profession. In addition, a number of helpful appendicdes include valuable information on other notable arrangers, recommended texts, online resources, and a glossary of terms. “A Cappella Arranging” belongs in every vocal music program, classroom, and also recording studio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MidWest Book Review from “Lorraine’s Bookshelf” “A Cappella Arranging” is a concise, practical, guided curriculum for (sophisticated) vocal music arranging at all levels. Written by practiced professionals, the text is described as “structured to act as a kind of self-contained … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":190,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acappellaarranging.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acappellaarranging.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acappellaarranging.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acappellaarranging.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acappellaarranging.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.acappellaarranging.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":187,"href":"https:\/\/www.acappellaarranging.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/187"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acappellaarranging.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acappellaarranging.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}