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String Section

String Section

VaughanJones ― http://www.stringsection.co.uk

A blog about all aspects of writing for and recording live stringed instruments, includes articles on compositional techniques, music theory, string arranging as well as all aspects of adding real stringed instruments to songs and other forms of music.

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Listed: Apr 16, 2011

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Arranging String Parts for a Guitar Track

String Section ― Recently, I was approached by a singer/songwriter to arrange strings for an existing track that contained an acoustic guitar and vocals. The client was very specific in his brief and sent me over an mp3 of the track as well as an mp3 of the same...

Tags: String Arranging, Arranging String Parts, Guitar Chords, Professional String Arrangement, String Arranger, Strings For A Guitar Track

VaughanJones ― 2 weeks 4 days ago

Arranging Strings for a Pop Track – Tips and Techniques

String Section ― Arranging strings for a pop or rock track requires a different approach to orchestrating or even composing original music solely for string orchestra. In a word, versatility is the key to enhancing and expanding an existing piece of pop music....

Tags: String Arranging, Arranging Strings For Pop Songs, Composing For String Orchestra, Hiring String Players, String Arranger

VaughanJones ― 3 weeks 1 day ago

Orchestrating for Strings – Techniques and advice

String Section ― The string section is considered by many to form the backbone of the modern symphony orchestra and it’s easy to see why. Stringed instruments are the one section that can play for an extended period of time and still sound complete. Many...

Tags: String Arranging, Composing Film Soundtracks, Instruments In A String Section, Orchestrating For Strings, Size Of A String Section, String Arranger

VaughanJones ― 8 weeks 1 day ago

Recording strings on a budget – when the cost of hiring a string orchestra is too high

String Section ― A couple of weeks ago I was approached to add some strings to a track by a talented singer/songwriter who I had recorded for last year. He wanted to record 6 passes of first violins and 6 passes of second violin parts for two songs and the session...

Tags: Recording Projects, Cost Of Hiring A String Orchestra, Gravity Shack Studio, Hiring String Players, Overdubbing Orchestral Instruments, Overdubbing Strings

VaughanJones ― 9 weeks 1 day ago

String arranging tips, how to learn orchestration.

String Section ― Most of us when composing for a string section or full orchestra will do so in front of a keyboard. In this respect, the process isn’t too different from the time when a composer’s only tools were a pen, a bottle of ink, a blank...

Tags: String Arranging, Arranging Music, Composer, Learn Orchestration, Learn To Arrange Strings, String Arranging Tips

VaughanJones ― 13 weeks ago

Recording a solo violin with a Zoom H4n

String Section ― Over the weekend, a good friend helped me to record this video of a piece of unaccompanied solo violin music by J.S. Bach. Although he is an excellent sound engineer and producer with his own studio, we chose to record this piece with a very ...

Tags: Recording Projects, Bach Partita, Home Recording, Home Studio, J.S. Bach Unaccompanied Violin, Recording A Solo Violin

VaughanJones ― 15 weeks ago

A very good sound engineer at work….:-)

Tags: Recording Projects, String Arranging, Auto Tune, Sound Engineer Improving Voice

VaughanJones ― 15 weeks ago

Recording in Churches

String Section ― Recording in Churches – the Advantages and Disadvantages ∙ When musicians are looking for the most natural sound to record in (particularly for an acoustic instrument or group) then nothing can compare with the acoustics that a Church ...

Tags: Recording Projects, Acoustic Instrument Recording, Hiring A Church To Record, Hiring A String Section, Hiring An Orchestra, Recording Chamber Music

VaughanJones ― 16 weeks ago

What a double bass adds to a string section….

String Section ― The double bass (or contrabass) is the lowest-pitched member of the string family, as well as being one of the tallest and bulkiest of all instruments (at over 6 feet in height). Occasionally, you may see a double bassist carting this enormous...

Tags: String Playing, Contrabass, Deep String Sound, Double Bass, Double Bassist London, Hire A String Section

VaughanJones ― 16 weeks ago

Holst St Paul’s Suite: A Guide to String Writing (Part 4)

String Section ― This final movement of the ‘St Paul’s Suite for string orchestra’ is a reworking of Holst’s Second Suite in F for military band. The tune which appears throughout the movement is the folk tune ‘Dargason’, a 16th Century English dance tune included ...

Tags: String Arranging, Composing For Stringed Instruments, Dargason, Gustav Holst, Learn Orchestration, Learn To Arrange For Strings

VaughanJones ― 17 weeks ago

Holst: St. Paul’s Suite (3rd movement)

String Section ― In the first two blogs in this four-part series, I took an analytical look at the ‘Jig’ and ‘Ostinato’ movements of Gustav Holst’s ‘St Paul’s Suite for string orchestra’ from the perspective of analyzing the string writing and techniques used....

Tags: String Arranging, Composing For Strings, Gustav Holst, Intermezzo, St. Paul's Suite, String Arranger

VaughanJones ― 19 weeks ago

Holst St Paul’s Suite: A good example of String Writing (Part 2)

String Section ― The second movement of Gustav Holst’s ‘St Paul’s Suite for string orchestra’ is entitled ‘Ostinato’. This Italian word has the same basis as the word obstinate (meaning ‘stubborn’) and with good reason, as an ostinato is a persistent note or ...

Tags: String Arranging, Composing For Strings, Gustav Holst, Ostinato, Second Movement, St. Paul's Suite

VaughanJones ― 21 weeks ago

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