Download or read book The Practical Band Arranger written by L. P. Laurendeau and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Practical Band Arranger: A Systematic Guide for Thorough Self-Instruction; The Elements of Harmony, Character and Compass of Band Instruments and Their Practical Uses, Transposition, Arranging, Etc., Provided With Numerous Music Examples and Full Score Illustrations We do not wish to discourage the student by this rather formidable exposition of the requirements Of the case, but do wish to impress upon his mind the necessity of adequate study. There is no royal road to the mastery Of the art of arranging music; therefore the amateur with the ambition of attaining some degree Of ability in the art must be willing to labor arduously in order to reach the goal. In these talks we shall endeavor to smooth the way for the student, and to Show him how to direct his efforts; but he must do his Share, and study diligently. We shall commence by treating Of elementary harmony, a knowledge of which is a positive necessity to the arranger. The student must patiently wade through this seemingly arid subject, striving to assimi late all details; this course, well pursued, gives promise of ultimate, if laborious, success. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.