A Strange Arrangement

Rob McCarthy
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A Strange Arrangement is a podcast where the same song gets rearranged again and again...and again.....and again. It is about the many ways we can rearrange music into different forms - twisting, pulling, adding and subtracting pieces and parts until you achieve a desired outcome. On this show, a different musician takes the same song - ”Auld Lang Syne” - and rearranges it via rhythm, harmony, and more. By observing and hearing how others rearrange music, hopefully you too will get ideas on how to compose and orchestrate music yourself! asamusicpodcast.com Rob McCarthy is the editor, technician, theme song writer, producer (what is that?), and host of this podcast. Daniel Joel Newman created our cover art. You can find more of his work at danieljoelnewman.com

  1. 05/10/2024

    S2 Ep14 - Ray McGale's Gently Plays Circles Around You

    Ray McGale is a fingerstyle guitarist from Long Island, NY, who has written dozens of guitar covers, which he performs frequently - how perfect for a podcast! On this episode Ray talks about his approach to arranging, and all the techniques he throws into his arrangement of Danny Boy.   Find Ray Here: https://www.youtube.com/@RayMcGaleAcoustic   Visit our Website asamusicpodcast.com

    21 min

  2. 04/05/2024

    S2 Ep13 - Adapting for Vibraphone with Nathan Dufresne

    Finally a vibraphone episode! Nathan Dufresne is a solo percussionist and a member of the Columbia Orchestra.  Today he talks about arranging a jazz standard ("Ain't Misbehavin'") for solo vibraphone, and how he overcomes the challenge of condensing multiple parts to be played wth just 4 mallets.     find Nathan on TikTok at @dufresne_percussion find Nathan on Youtube: Nathan Dufresne Percussion   Other Audio: "Ain't Misbehavin'" by Fats Waller   visit our website asamusicpodcast.com

    10 min

  3. 03/15/2024

    S2 Ep12 - An Epic Journey with Ryan Muns

    Ryan Muns is the composer and operator of Eyes on the Moon Studios, specializing in custom music for TTRPGs and Fantasy settings.  Ryan took the time this week to arrange a celtic tune, "The Parting Glass" into a full blown rocking orchestral arrangement.  He takes the time to talk about orchestration, embellishments, modes, and most importantly, naming musical instruments.    find his music here: https://www.youtube.com/user/DarthRaith Eyes on the Moon Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EyesOnTheMoonStudios   visit our website: http://www.asamusicpodcast.com/

    25 min

  4. 03/01/2024

    S2 Ep11 - Celia Tewey Makes It Funky

    Celia Tewey is a multi-instrumentalist who practices "genre-flipping" classic songs, putting them in a new musical style.  On this episode, she takes the Debussy's "Clair de Lune" and puts it in a funky, jazzier setting.  We talk about rhythmic and harmonic changes, as well as the journey of going from classical to jazz piano playing.   find her music here: https://celiatewey.com/music visit our website asamusicpodcast.com

    13 min

  5. 04/21/2023

    S2 Ep10 - Lasya Soothes with the Bansuri

    Lasya is a Bansuri player and producer from New Delhi. She fuses eclectic music styles and draws influences from genres spanning classical, Indian folk, experimental, hip-hop and avant-garde.  In this episode she arranges Louis Armstrong's "What A Wonderful World" for her instrument, talking about her vision for the arrangement and the steps taken to make that vision happen.   find her music here: https://lasya.bandcamp.com/album/monsoon   visit our website asamusicpodcast.com

    7 min

  6. 03/07/2023

    S2 Ep9 - Phrygian Mode + UPDATES

    Let's use the Phrygian mode to make the new year song sound sinister (mmm. that alliteration though).   Use the code ARRANGEMENT to get a free download of James Fernando's Hot Cross Buns pdf! http://www.jamesfernando.com/sheet-music/hot-cross-buns   Hey ya'll, Rob here again.  This episode will be it for a few months because of a few life events (all good!) going on that require more attention, and I only want to put these episodes out if I feel it will be a good job.  More coming soon! And thank you for listening thus far!   For more good stuff: https://linktr.ee/Strangearrangement

    8 min

  7. 02/03/2023

    S2 Ep8 - James Fernando Returns with Rhythmic Illusions

    Our guest from Season 1, James Fernando, sent me his arrangement of Hot Cross Buns, one day, and we need to talk about it, and before you get all "Pff...Hot Cross Buns? Really?" Trust me, you want to hear this.  James joins me and a rambunctious baby at my favorite local haunt to talk shop again.   Check Out James's new album, Piano Poetry, out now! http://www.jamesfernando.com/   Feauring clips from: 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je maman" by Mozart, performed by Stefano Ligoratti -  Prelude and Fugue in F Minor by J. S. Bach, performed by Peter Bradley-Fulgoni

    22 min

  8. 12/16/2022

    S2 Ep7 - Rob Talks Modes (Dorian Mode) and has a breakdown

    I talk about putting a song into the dorian mode, the chord changes we can do with that, and I get all bent out of shape over trying to choose what to put down.  Enjoy!

    12 min
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A Strange Arrangement is a podcast where the same song gets rearranged again and again...and again.....and again. It is about the many ways we can rearrange music into different forms - twisting, pulling, adding and subtracting pieces and parts until you achieve a desired outcome. On this show, a different musician takes the same song - ”Auld Lang Syne” - and rearranges it via rhythm, harmony, and more. By observing and hearing how others rearrange music, hopefully you too will get ideas on how to compose and orchestrate music yourself! asamusicpodcast.com Rob McCarthy is the editor, technician, theme song writer, producer (what is that?), and host of this podcast. Daniel Joel Newman created our cover art. You can find more of his work at danieljoelnewman.com

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  • Creator
    Rob McCarthy
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    29
  • Rating
    Clean
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