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You sound like you have a good plan to get started. I hope it goes well.

Sy

I would suggest that you start by doing the listening and composing activities in my book "A Composer's Guide to Understanding Music with Activities for Listeners, Interpreters, and Composers." You can find more information about the book at my website http://cooppress.net

Sy

As I am in the process of composing a duet for violin and tuba for Kenyon and Marcy Wilson for a premiere at the Southeast Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference in March 2011, I am amazed at the number of duets (over 30) I have arranged and composed over the years. Some of these duets are for standard ...

As artists, most of us are aware of the delicate balance that exists between being true to one’s art and meeting the desires of our audiences. However, these two philosophies need not be in opposition to each other. I feel that is important for all of us to create ways to unite these goals as the pe...

You are invited to sign up for the free Co-op Press Monthly Newsletter, featuring the compositions and arrangements of Sy Brandon. When you sign up, you can select a free composition or arrangement to be emailed to you as a pdf file. The Monthly Newsletter highlights a composition and/or arrangement...

I believe that it was the late Dr. Neil Humfeld, former Trombone Professor at the University of Texas at Commerce, who had a requirement that all his students giving recitals needed to contribute in some way to expanding the repertoire of their instrument. They needed to do an arrangement of somethi...