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 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 Reharmonizing 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