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October 23rd - 29th, 2023
Walk in with a blank page, walk out 7 days later with a FINISHED Christmas Carol arrangement for Ward Choir and Piano.
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What We'll Do Each Day To Complete Your Carol Arrangement
PREPARATION WEEK:
(October 16-22, 2023 — Inside Member's Area)
For a week before the LIVE Challenge, you'll have various exercises to go through in preparation for our week of fun. You'll receive a series of video tutorials to help you complete your challenge. Then, during our 7 days together, our live calls will be for Q&A, implementation, and critique to make sure you get all your questions and concerns answered.
DAY 1 — STORYBOARD:
(October 23rd, 2023, 10 a.m. MST — On Zoom)
On Day 1, you'll create your own emotional storyboard for your 3-verse arrangement. With your storyboard, you'll have the key to selecting your harmonies. You'll also select from one of the 7 Carols I recommend for this Challenge. We keep it to these 7 Carols so you can more successfully complete your piece.
DAY 2 — HARMONY, PART 1:
(October 24th, 2023, 10 a.m. MST — On Zoom)
On Day 2, you'll use the principles of re-harmonization and the pre-composed alternate harmonies provided to create verse 1 of your arrangement. You'll also use these harmonies to prepare your introduction and the interlude between verses 1 and 2.
DAY 3 — HARMONY, PART 2:
(October 25th, 2023, 10 a.m. MST — On Zoom)
On Day 3, you'll continue to use the principles of re-harmonization and the provided alternate harmonies to create verse 2 and the interlude to verse 3.
DAY 4 — PIANO PART, VERSE 1:
(October 26th, 2023, 10 a.m. MST — On Zoom)
On Day 4, you'll begin turning your harmonies into a full, resonant accompaniment that will support your singers well. With just a few tweaks to the original piano mantras provided for you, your chosen harmonies will turn into a fully-fledged accompaniment.
DAY 5 — PIANO PART, VERSE 2:
(October 27th, 2023, 10 a.m. MST — On Zoom)
On Day 5, you'll continue to refine your harmony and shift it into the 2nd verse of your hymn arrangement.
DAY 6 — PIANO PART, VERSE 3:
(October 30th, 2023, 10 a.m. MST — On Zoom)
On Day 6, you'll conclude the crafting of your piano part by using another piano mantra template to accompany the original SATB version of your carol and the coda of your arrangement.
DAY 7 — NOTATION & PRINTING:
(Inside Member's Area)
On the final day, you'll discover the best practices and principles for how to typeset your arrangement in the notation software of your choice.
Plus, You'll Get These 4 Tools To Help You Complete Your Arrangement Faster...
Tool #1 — Re-Harmonizations
7 Carol Re-Harmonizations Composed by Dr. Doug (Two of Each Carol)
Total Value: $97.00
Dr. Doug has prepared multiple alternate harmonizations of each of the 7 Christmas Carols you can choose from for this challenge.
You can steal them, mix and match them, use them to your heart's content, and call them your own with full permission.
Tool #2 — Piano & Templates
5 Piano Mantras for Well-Crafted Accompaniment
Total Value: $47.00
The hardest part of any hymn arrangement is composing a good piano accompaniment. But now you don't have to worry. You can use these 5 piano accompaniment templates to quickly adapt your new re-harmonizations to a proven formula for resonant, beautiful piano accompaniment. Simply insert your harmony and model the exact formula of your preferred template.
Tool #3 — Coda Templates
5 Coda Templates To End Your Arrangement With Something Special
Total Value: $47.00
When it comes to the end of your arrangement, you want to make sure you finish with something special. The coda, the final phrase, is the most memorable part of the arrangement because it's the last thing people hear.
Now you can be sure to leave your congregation with a nice, emotional effect to get the message down into their hearts. Simply adapt one of these chord progressions to your piano accompaniment and you'll be set.
Tool #4 — Notation & Printing
Discovering the Notation Principles That Make Your Printed Music Look Great
Total Value: $47.00
Completing your arrangement is one thing, making the music look beautiful when printing is another thing entirely. You'll discover best practices for fonts, types of noteheads, margins, and much more so your music looks publishable, making it look as great as it sounds.
Tool #5: Finale Template
Use Dr. Doug's Finale File Template He Uses Each Time He Composes for SATB & Piano
Total Value: $27.00
If you don't want to worry about figuring out how to make your music look beautiful when typeset, you can simply use the file I use, which has all the notation issues solved. All you have to do is enter your notes knowing that the music is already prepared to look great.
About Your Instructor, Dr. Doug
Dr. Douglas Pew is an award-winning composer and conductor. His works have been commissioned by and performed at such venues as Carnegie Hall, the John F. Kennedy Center, and cathedrals throughout the United States and Europe.
He founded the Latter-Day Musiversity in 2020 to help fellow members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints turn their testimonies into song. He is passionate about helping members discover that they don't need a fancy degree in music to compose powerful, testimony-filled Sacrament Meeting music.
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