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This has really been bugging me lately. Whenever I read an article, or go to a concert somebody is always introduced with a big line of credits like "So-and-so is an accomplished saxophonist, leader, producer, composer, arranger..." ect. But in reality they have writte mabey a couple of charts casually and have written a couple of tunes for their small group. But that doesn't qualify you as a composer or Arranger. Just like if I were to run a mouthpiece accross some sandpaper, I'm not a refacer, I'm just some shmuck who ruined a perfectly good mouthpiece. So, just because you wrote one chart for a rehearsal band ou played in 20 years ago doesn't make you an arranger, it makes you some guy who wrote an arragement 20 years ago. It's not just some throw-away skill. It's an art that takes a long time to develop and just like playing, you are never finished learning.
I suppose this bothers me because I work hard on the art of arranging. I slave hours behind a desk and keyboard most everyday and rack my brain about every minute detail until I am completely happy with my work (which NEVER happens).
Just my stupid rant, take it for what it's worth.
~Zach
I suppose this bothers me because I work hard on the art of arranging. I slave hours behind a desk and keyboard most everyday and rack my brain about every minute detail until I am completely happy with my work (which NEVER happens).
Just my stupid rant, take it for what it's worth.
~Zach