Small Marching Band Arranging: The Opening Hit

Time Stamps Below. A guide on how to arrange opening hits for small marching bands. When I first began writing, I couldn't find any resources online to help in learning to arrange for marching band. To this day, there are still virtually none. I'm working to slowly change that.

Introduction & Overview - 00:20
Step 1 - Tinder: The Musical Motif - 03:08
Step 2 - Small Kindling: The Basic Harmony - 03:38
Step 3 - Medium Kindling: Harmonic Movement, Basic Rhythm, Basic Counter line - 05:02
Step 4 - Large Kindling: Counter line and Advanced Rhythms - 09:08
Step 5 - Fire Logs: The Orchestration - 12:18
Bonus Content - All Steps Orchestrated - 14:36

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