This tango course is aimed at English-speaking students and focuses on providing the knowledge and skills to approach the composition of tango arrangements aesthetically, stylistically and technically.

Originally recorded in Spanish, the course has been translated into English with subtitles.

 

Summary

The course begins with an analysis of the elements that coexist and shape a musical arrangement. It covers the essential technical aspects of the genre, its development and notation within an arrangement, as well as the general planning of the work and the study of compositional tools.

 

Modality

The course is divided into 8 video modules that participants can watch at their convenience. It is asynchronous and includes subtitles in English.

 

Duration

8 modules

 

Tuition fee

1 payment (full amount upfront) of $260 USD

The participation in the course is only confirmed once the payment receipt is sent to musicales.cursos@una.edu.ar. The payment methods will be forwarded via email to those who complete the registration form.

 

Course requirements / prerequisites

It is not necessary to have any previous knowledge or experience as an arranger or in tango music.

 

Program

- Work methodology
- The role of the musical arranger
- Basic orchestral roles
- Tango melody
- Fraseo in tango (notation and analysis) 
- Solo, Soli and Tutti
- Melodic ornamentation in Tango. 
- Articulation and accents (notation and analysis)
- Melody on the piano (different arrangements and notation)
- Melody on the piano with the orchestra 
- Bass lines
- Lower limit of intervals
- Mixed timbres
- Ornamentation in bass lines
- Usual harmonic uses in Tango ( analysis and historical origins)
- Re-harmonization processes and tools
- Counterpoint
- Bandoneón, instrumentology, notation and analysis

 

Bibliography

Material created and compiled by Ariel Pirotti, specially integrated with original compositions and arrangements.

 

Course objectives

- To develop the skills to aesthetically, stylistically and technically approach the writing of arrangements based on the vast repertoire of tango music
- To acquire knowledge of the different styles of tango and their main characteristics
- To understand the musical notation in connection with tango music
- Aesthetic research for the renewal and revitalization of tango
- To encourage the production of new tango compositions and arrangements
 

Registration form

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