This is a comprehensive instructional text and reference guidebook on the art and craft of jazz composition and arranging for small and large ensembles. It is written from the perspective of doing the work using music notation software, and contains many practical and valuable tips to that end for the modern jazz composer/arranger.

This is a comprehensive instructional text and reference guidebook on the art and craft of jazz composition and arranging for small and large ensembles. It is written from the perspective of doing the work using music notation software, and contains many practical and valuable tips to that end for the modern jazz composer/arranger.

Supplement located in Reference.

This book "teaches students, hobbyists, multimedia specialists, musical aspects of computer-based music production. Concepts such as sequencing, synthesis, and digital editing are presented in a holistic, approachable way that is applicable to products from a wide range of vendors. Musical concepts such as composition, arranging, and orchestration are explained in a way that can be easily assimilated and applied to a wide variety of projects ranging from traditional acoustic ensembles to synthetic orchestrations." -- back cover.