TLL Ukulele Podcast #30 (Audio Only) – The Give and Take of Arranging Songs
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Channel: Ukulele Underground · 2018 · Music
See the full show notes for this episode of Ukulele Underground's Thursday Live Lessons here: https://ukuleleunderground.com/2018/09/tll-podcast-30-give-and-take-of-arranging-songs/ Questions and topics covered this week: 5:20 How do you arrange complex instrumental pieces? 12:10 Aldrine breaksdown Jake's arrangement of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" 16:10 Changing the key to suit the ukulele. 19:05 What's your favorite key to arrange songs in? 19:25 How Aldrine arranged "Blackbird" with an emphasis on rhythm patterns. 25:40 Using accents and emphasis to your advantage. 28:35 Aldrine breaks down his composition of "Senor Viktor" 33:00 The Lego Analogy: How Aldrine builds songs and arrangements 43:05 More isn't always better. 48:05 Song recommendations for practicing fingerpicking patterns. 51:05 Kahai and Aaron's approach to writing songs. 1:05:30 What are your top must-learn anime songs? Listen to previous episodes of the TLL Podcast: https://ukuleleunderground.com/category/podcasts/ TLL Podcasts stream live every Thursday at 1 PM (HST). Log in to your UU+ account to watch the podcast live and ask questions in the chat. UU+ members can also watch replays of previous episodes in the archives. Aloha, -UU Staff http://ukuleleunderground.com
