Arrangement Contest 4 - Brainstorming Topic

[Olimar12345]

Last time there were only two entries though.

[MaestroUGC]

I didn't participate in the Solos one so I don't count that as a contest we did.

[Olimar12345]

Oh we did it, you were just to scared to do it mr. ineedeveryinstrument

[MaestroUGC]

I actually got about half through it before I just stopped working on it.

I tend to just drop projects for months before returning.

[Olimar12345]

^nasty habit.

Alright, since no one else has posted about it yet, 'I'll assume that a non-blind approach will be the way to go with this one.

[MaestroUGC]

You can probably make the sign-ups then so we can get an idea of who's playing/judgroring.

[Sebastian]

I'll play:)

[MaestroUGC]

An idea for next time, if only a simple one: Theme and Variations.

We can set a number of variations needed and possibly require certain ones to be done (invert key to minor/major; rework into a different meter, etc.)

[Clanker37]

What about jazzification/ big band arrangement? Some people could go to town!

I would be partial to Theme and Variations as well.

[Olimar12345]

Theme and variation sounds like a fun idea! I'd be down!

Jazz? Eh. I feel like not enough of the arrangers would know enough about it to execute it very well.

We could always restrict the song; we haven't done that yet. d:

[SlowPokemon]

Whoa. Theme and variations would be incredible. But I think it would also be very difficult.

[MaestroUGC]

TWe should propbably give people a choice between 3 songs or so for Theme and Variations, gives people a chance to compare what they did to each other for a single common theme.

[JDMEK5]

I don't think I have enough knowledge on jazz theory or music analogy to participate in either of those even if I had the time. I could see many others being in the same boat as I.

[FireArrow]

I think we should arrange something into fugue form, easier than jazz atleast.

[Olimar12345]

It would most likely yield similar results, though. Not enough people knowing how to do something like that.