Big Band Arranging Secrets Revealed #6!!!
In this lesson I talk about sax section voicing, present 9 (yes 9) techniques, and talk about when to use each one.

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Watch the previous lessons:
Closed Voicing:    • Closed Voicing, pt. 1 - Big Band Arra...  
Closed Voicing 2:    • Closed Voicing, pt. 2 - Big Band Arra...  
Non-Chord Tones:    • Harmonizing Non-Chord Tones - Big Ban...  
Shout Chorus:    • Shout Chorus - Big Band Arranging SEC...  
Tritones and Tritone Substitution:    • Tritones and Tritone Substitution - B...  

All of the background music was recorded by the Pandemonium Big Band and composed by Elliot Deutsch.
Two for One:    • Two for One feat. Dan Kaneyuki  
Gingerlily:    • Gingerlily feat. Nick Mancini  
The Cassowary:    • The Cassowary (homage to The Chicken)  

0:00 Intro
1:40 Unison
3:06 Octave Unison (4 up, 1 down)
3:40 Octave Unison (2 up, 3 down)
4:02 Two Part
4:38 Closed Voicing
5:40 Drop 2
8:19 Drop 2, Drop 4
9:40 Drop 2 (four part)
10:35 Drop 2 w/bari roots
11:21 Conclusion (all examples REDUX)
12:50 Final Thoughts

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