10 Mistakes Beginning Arrangers Make | And How to Avoid Them!

If you are a beginner jazz arranger, this video will give you some tips on mistakes to avoid when crafting your combo or big band arrangement. Need help with a jazz arrangement? I offer Zoom classes at a very reasonable cost. Email me at jazzarrangingclass@ or complete this short survey. Buy me a Coffee: Timestamps: MISTAKE #1 - No Style or Tempo Marking on the Score and Parts - 0:28 MISTAKE #2 - Failing to Tell a Musical Story in Your Arrangement - 0:59 MISTAKE #3 - Lack of Re-harmonizing Standard Chord Changes - 1:40 MISTAKE #4 - Overcrowding an Arrangement - 2:12 MISTAKE #5 - Few or No Articulations - 2:47 MISTAKE #6 - Failure to Manipulate Span Weight and Density - 4:16 MISTAKE #7 - Lack of Courtesy Accidentals - 4:45 MISTAKE #8 - Improper Use of Ranges in Horns - 5:46 MISTAKE #9 - Poor Choice of Key - 6:31 MISTAKE #10 - Improper Formatting of Sco