“La banda de música y sus instrumentos” is the title of a band music orchestration & composition course that will be held at Cartagena's music conservatory. This academic event carried out by Javier Pérez Garrido as a teacher will show students how to arrange or compose works for concert band. 

CONTENTS

1. THE BANDS
1.1 Main characteristics
1.2 Brief tour -origins and evolution-
1.3 Different types of bands

2. SYMPHONIC BAND'S INSTRUMENTS
2.1 Usual template
2.2 Tuning, tessitura, technique, function and notation of different instruments
2.3 Instrument's location in conductor's score

3 ORCHESTRATION GUIDELINES FOR SYMPHONIC BAND
3.1 How to use the instrumental sections
3.1 Exercises

4 WORKS PERFORMED BY CONSERVATORY'S BAND
4.1 Prior review of the scores made by students
4.2 Performing of the proposed exercises.

DURATION

9 hours
Abril 1st & 8th (5:00 to 8:00 p.m.)
May 19th (4:00 to 6:00 p.m.)

REGISTRATION

Conservatorio Profesional de Música de Cartagena or email to