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#SaveTheSingOff

adune55
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 21:47
I was a fan first. By now you’ve probably heard the news that NBC has decided not to pick up "The Sing-Off" for a fourth season.  As an employee of the show (or I guess now, former employee!),...

Arranging: Creating An Emotional Arc

adune55
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 18:59
When I was in seventh grade I joined the track team.  I have no idea why – I’m not especially fast, nor do I really like running.  In fact, I dislike running so much that I’ve tried some...

Robert Dietz Blog: Album Vision

adune55
Saturday, October 29, 2011 - 12:07
In one of my very first columns [http://www.casa.org/content/robert-dietz-you-need-producer] I talked about getting a producer involved with your project in order to provide a cohesive vision that...
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Creative Soloing

adune55
Saturday, August 13, 2011 - 15:41
I review about 25 albums for RARB each year, so if you approximate about 12 tracks per album, that means I’m listening critically to somewhere in the ballpark of 300 solos a year: one solo every 1.2...

Arranging Creatively – Intermediate Tricks and Tips (Part 2): Harmony

adune55
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 10:00
Last time we took a look at the first major tool you have in your arranging arsenal to start interpreting or re-interpreting a song: rhythm.  That discussion centered mostly on syllable choices...
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Concert Review: The Idea of North at The Basement / Sydney, Australia

adune55
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 11:42
If you’re a long-time a cappella fan like me, you probably have a handful of groups whose recordings you love, but whom you never think you’ll get to see in concert.  I’ve been very fortunate...

Arranging Creatively – Intermediate Tricks and Tips (Part 1)

adune55
Sunday, April 24, 2011 - 14:30
If you’ve read the last two installments of this column about arranging approaches you might have a few questions about how to actually execute these ideas in practice. Fear not – the next two...
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Advanced Arranging: Arranging Re-Interpretively (Building a New Blueprint)

adune55
Friday, March 11, 2011 - 13:40
Now that we’ve talked about ways to interpret an arrangement while staying true to the basic blueprint of the song, let’s look at what happens when you throw said blueprint out the window. From here...

Arranging Creatively – The Basics (arranging emotionally)

adune55
Sunday, February 13, 2011 - 16:20
We’ve talked a bit about creativity coming from outside sources, but how about things your group can do on its own to be creative? As you craft the sound of your album there are few things more...
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Recording Review: Sonos' "December Songs"

adune55
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 11:43
There are two things that Sonos does exceptionally well: command a stage, and sing! Those of us who saw them perform at SoJam 2010 can attest to their ability to keep an audience on its toes. Here on...